Suffolk, VA, December 10, 2024 — The Suffolk Foundation is honored to announce the recipients of its 2024 Community Impact Grants Program, as well as the recipients of grants from the Community Action Coalition of Virginia Fund and the Virginia Whitney Godwin Fund for Animals, which are part of the Suffolk Foundation.
In total, the Foundation awarded over $350,000 to 52 nonprofits through these three programs, addressing a myriad of community issues, including education, health, arts, environment, animal welfare, and social services.
The Suffolk Foundation’s Executive Director, Lorelei Costa Morrow, said, “We are proud to support these outstanding nonprofits that are working hard to improve our community. They are tackling some of the most pressing needs that our residents face, and we are grateful for their dedication and impact.” Since 2007, the Foundation has awarded over $9.5 million in grants and scholarships.
Click here for the full list of grantees, including award amounts and grant purposes.
The Suffolk Foundation significantly increased its grant-making this year, due to several new partnerships and funds. However, Ms. Morrow said: “We still received requests for twice as much funding as we had available. For this reason, we are asking community members to consider a gift to the Suffolk Foundation’s Community Impact Fund to grow our local grant-making endowment.”
To inspire donations, the Suffolk Foundation is offering something special. “This year, if you contribute $100 or more to our Community Impact Fund as a Friend of the Foundation, you can nominate your favorite local nonprofit for a grants drawing,” said Ms. Morrow. “On New Year’s Eve, right at noon, we’ll give away three grants of $1,000 each, drawing the names of the grantees at random from all the names submitted to us by our Friends.”
To become a Friend and make a secure, tax-deductible gift online, and to submit the name of your favorite nonprofit for the grants drawing, go to www.suffolkfoundation.org/donate. Donations must be received by noon on December 31, 2024, to be eligible for the drawing.
For full contest rules, for more information about grants and scholarship, or to learn about how to start a charitable fund of your own with the Suffolk Foundation, call 757-923-9090, or visit www.suffolkfoundation.org.
