Funding search · EIN 541647385 · Staunton, VA

Community Foundation of the Central

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

266
grants reported
$5.8M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Arrow Project3 grants · $316,810
  • Augusta County Public Schools1 grant · $265,052
  • Augusta Health Foundation3 grants · $225,878
  • Blue Ridge Area Food Bank3 grants · $199,647
  • Valley Ridge District Virginia2 grants · $196,000
  • Mary Baldwin University3 grants · $191,150
  • Valley Mission3 grants · $183,500
  • Lifeworks Project3 grants · $177,100
  • Boys & Girls Club of Waynesboro3 grants · $175,965
  • Sin Barreras Without Barriers3 grants · $161,250

Giving over time

$1.8M
2022
$2.3M
2023
$1.8M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 266 grants.

  • $265,052

    Augusta County Public Schools · Verona, VA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $168,500

    Mary Baldwin University · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $164,350

    Blue Ridge Area Food Bank · Verona, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $161,000

    Valley Mission · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $159,700

    Augusta Health Foundation · Fishersville, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $151,099

    Arrow Project · Staunton, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $150,500

    Valley Ridge District Virginia · Fishersville, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $134,609

    Arrow Project · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $111,900

    Wayne Theatre Alliance · Waynesboro, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $106,500

    Boys & Girls Club of Waynesboro · Waynesboro, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $101,500

    Lifeworks Project · Waynesboro, VA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $88,635

    Brcc Educational Foundation · Weyers Cave, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $87,500

    Cat'S Cradle · Harrisonburg, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $75,000

    The Ikigai Project · Medford, OR · 2023

    General support

  • $71,500

    Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry · Waynesboro, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $70,150

    Waynesboro Family Ymca · Waynesboro, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $65,500

    Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry · Waynesboro, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $65,500

    Lifeworks Project · Waynesboro, VA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $65,000

    Dabney S Lancaser Community · Clifton Forge, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $61,215

    Woodrow Wilson Presidential · Staunton, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $58,500

    Boys & Girls Club of Waynesboro · Waynesboro, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $57,300

    Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra · Waynesboro, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $56,786

    Augusta Health Foundation · Fishersville, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $56,662

    Staunton Augusta Family Ymca · Staunton, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $56,500

    Sin Barreras Without Barriers · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $54,250

    Sin Barreras Without Barriers · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $53,500

    Blue Grass Resource Center · Blue Grass, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $53,500

    Blue Grass Resource Center · Blue Grass, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $52,685

    Staunton Augusta Family Ymca · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $51,000

    Valley Supportive Housing · Staunton, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,500

    Sin Barreras Without Barriers · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $46,500

    Valley Supportive Housing · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $45,500

    Valley Ridge District Virginia · Fishersville, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $40,700

    Shenanarts · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $37,600

    Shenanarts · Staunton, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $37,557

    Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra · Waynesboro, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $37,500

    The Nature Foundation at · Roseland, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $35,940

    The Salvation Army · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $35,615

    The Salvation Army · Staunton, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $35,500

    Stuart Hall School · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $35,000

    Well of Hope America · Covington, OH · 2024

    General support

  • $32,507

    Housing Emergency Relief · Waynesboro, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $32,270

    Staunton Augusta Family Ymca · Staunton, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $31,102

    Arrow Project · Staunton, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    116th Infantry Regiment Foundation · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    116th Infantry Regiment Foundation · Staunton, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Botanical Garden of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $26,500

    The Arcadia Project · Staunton, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $26,500

    Valley Supportive Housing · Staunton, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,984

    Valley Alliance for Education · Fishersville, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $25,725

    Jones Gardens · Staunton, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $25,553

    The Salvation Army · Staunton, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,144

    City of Staunton · Staunton, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $25,100

    Renewing Homes of Greater Augusta · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Hack Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    The Ikigai Project · Medford, OR · 2022

    General support

  • $24,463

    Augusta Regional Dental Clinic · Fishersville, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $24,000

    The Nature Foundation at · Roseland, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $22,750

    City of Staunton · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $21,700

    The Arcadia Project · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $21,500

    Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry · Waynesboro, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $21,250

    Wintergreen Performing Arts · Wintergreen, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $21,000

    The Highland Center · Monterey, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $20,986

    Mental Health America of Augusta · Staunton, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,250

    Wintergreen Adaptive Sports · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    World Food Program USA · Boone, IA · 2022

    General support

  • $19,647

    Blue Ridge Area Food Bank · Verona, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $19,143

    Augusta Regional Spca · Staunton, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $18,769

    New Directions Center · Staunton, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $18,567

    Augusta Regional Spca · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $18,486

    Augusta Regional Spca · Staunton, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $18,451

    Valley Alliance for Education · Fishersville, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $18,283

    Shenandoah Green · Staunton, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $18,025

    Brcc Educational Foundation · Weyers Cave, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $17,416

    The Arc of Augusta · Staunton, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $17,230

    Valley Program for Aging Services · Waynesboro, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $17,000

    The Highland Center · Monterey, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $16,996

    Valley Alliance for Education · Fishersville, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $16,580

    The Arc of Augusta · Waynesboro, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $16,142

    Vector Industries · Waynesboro, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $16,000

    Waynesboro Players · 2024

    General support

  • $16,000

    Wintergreen Adaptive Sports · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $15,650

    Blue Ridge Area Food Bank · Verona, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,562

    Renewing Homes of Greater Augusta · Staunton, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,295

    Vector Industries · Waynesboro, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,200

    Brcc Educational Foundation · Weyers Cave, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $15,067

    Augusta Regional Clinic · Fishersville, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $15,025

    Renewing Homes of Greater Augusta · Staunton, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    Stuart Hall School · Staunton, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Allen Chapel Ame Church · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    Virginia High School League · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $14,992

    Valley Program for Aging Services · Waynesboro, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $14,446

    Augusta Regional Clinic · Fishersville, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $14,400

    Highland Children'S House · Monterey, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $14,000

    Mary Baldwin University · Staunton, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $13,500

    Highland Children'S House · Monterey, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $13,500

    Valley Children'S Advocacy Center · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $13,500

    Wintergreen Performing Arts · Wintergreen, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $13,300

    Allegheny Mountain Institute · Staunton, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $13,216

    Jones Gardens · Staunton, VA · 2023

    General support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.