Spring 2023 Competitive Grant Recipients

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Local impact.

Serving nonprofits in the city of Lynchburg and the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell

Our Impact
Enriching lives of
families and children.

We provide grant support for initiatives keeping our community safe and healthy for all.

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Enriching
cultural opportunities.

We provide grant support for our vibrant local arts community.

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Create your legacy.

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Here for Good since 1972

The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation works to solve our community’s greatest challenges by providing grants and scholarships, and by helping individuals, families, and organizations create their charitable legacy.

Grants to Local Nonprofits

Nonprofit Collaboration

Donor Advised Funds

Scholarships

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251

Nonprofits Served

Last Fiscal Year

$2,392,611

Dollars Granted

Last Fiscal Year

$2,368,627

Donations Received

Last Fiscal Year

$67,460,957.74

Total

Assets at June 30

Why Donate?

There are plenty of reasons to donate to the Lynchburg Community Foundation. Here are seven of them.

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Our grants provide support local charitable organizations and institutions. Interested in applying?

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Creating a fund with The Community Foundation is simple. Just give us a call at 434.845.6500!

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Your gift to the GLCF will have an immediate impact on local nonprofits that are making our community a better place to live.

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The Greater Lynchburg Foundation is on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn! Here is a sneak peak of what you can expect to see when you follow our accounts.

Thanks to a grant from The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation, the Amherst County Public Schools Education Foundation sponsored the Earth Dome mobile planetarium at Amherst and Monelison Middle!
Students enter the dome and are introduced to a “star filled” sky. Read More

We are thrilled to provide lunches for this Central Virginia Academy for Nonprofit Excellence Board 101 training today, hosted by the United Way of Central Virginia!
#CommunityCollaboration #CollectiveImpact

A recent GLCF grant for the Campbell County Educational Foundation’s Central Virginia Community College CTE Regional Academy helped students like Chase during his senior year at Rustburg High School.
The program allows students to take first steps toward a trade certificate Read More

The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation - We thank you!

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The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation and SHARE Greater Lynchburg have been honored to help plan, grow, and develop this annual Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance Nonprofit Summit since its inception four years ago.
The event has an exceptional planning committee of Read More

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What a fun morning! On Wednesday, June 25 we awarded Camp Kum-Ba-Yah Nature Center in Lynchburg a spring 2025 GLCF grant of $25,431 for its "Send a Kid to Camp" program. We're excited that even more local children will have Read More

Thank you to Rachael Smith at The News & Advance for covering our exciting announcements this week! #HereForGood

Latest News

Jun 17, 2025

The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation announces over $591,000 Awarded in Spring Grants

Jun 17, 2025

The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation announces $100,000 Century Fund Recipient

Dec 11, 2024

The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation announces over $552,000 Awarded in Fall Competitive Grants and over $194,000 in Donor Advised Funds

Dec 09, 2024

$1,125,000 Gift Received Through Lynchburg Woman’s Estate Plan

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Lynchburg, VA 24504

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Local giving. Local impact.

Serving nonprofits in the city of Lynchburg and the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell

Enriching lives offamilies and children.

We provide grant support for initiatives keeping our community safe and healthy for all.

Enrichingcultural opportunities.

We provide grant support for our vibrant local arts community.

Create your legacy.

Establish a fund that will support the causes you love for generations to come.

Here for Good since 1972

Support Our Community Today