COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR LOUDOUN & NORTHERN FAUQUIER COUNTIES HONORS PHILANTHROPIC CHANGEMAKERS
Local nonprofit leaders attend the Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Academy workshop
Community Foundation grants $2.6 million to local nonprofit organizations. Community Foundation staff pictured: Joe Scott, Nicole Acosta, Matt Bender
The Community Foundation's youth grantmaking program Forward Turn provides grants to local youth-led projects
1st Annual Gala Offers Community Service Awards & Endowments
“We’re excited about the phenomenal growth and increasing community impact we’ve had in our 24-year history,” said Nicole Acosta, who was named President and CEO of the foundation in May 2023 following the retirement of Amy Owen, who served as CEO for 12 years. “It’s time to create a new tradition for the Community Foundation to honor individuals and organizations who change our community for the better.”
The event, entitled Roots & Legacies, will soon announce three awards to be presented at the event: Philanthropist of the Year, Changemaker of the Year, and the Nonprofit Achievement Award.
“The Philanthropist of the Year award will recognize an individual who has demonstrated exceptional generosity, outstanding civic and philanthropic responsibility, and has provided exemplary leadership in advancing giving in our community,” explained Acosta.
The Changemaker of the Year award will honor an individual or organization that has directly influenced and advanced systemic change or innovation through leadership or volunteerism within the community, and the Nonprofit Achievement Award will recognize an organization in Loudoun or Northern Fauquier that has created internal service-delivery, organizational systems innovation or growth leading to increased impact within the community.
Acosta said the winners of each award will be announced later this summer. Each winner will have the opportunity to name a $10,000 charitable endowment fund and recommend the fund’s charitable purpose. The endowment funds will be established by the Community Foundation with funding from event sponsors.
Root & Legacies, which will take place at the Middelburg Barn at the historic Fox Chase Farm, will feature each of the award winners and highlight their work in the Loudoun and Northern Fauquier community.
“The Community Foundation got its start in Middleburg, and it’s only fitting that this inaugural event takes place where we planted our roots,” said Acosta. “The Middleburg Barn is the perfect venue for us to provide our attendees with an elegant dining and beverage experience. Just like our work is hyper-focused on our local community, we’ll feature local wine, local talent, and local leadership during our event.”
The event will include music, a plated dinner, local wine, celebratory awards, and an auction to raise funds for the Community Foundation’s work. For more information about the Roots and Legacies event or the Community Foundation, visit www.communityfoundationlf.org.
About the Community Foundation
The Community Foundation of Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, launched in 1999 by local volunteers and community leaders, is an emerging community foundation in one of the fastest growing communities in the United States. The Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit designed to accelerate community giving for common good in Loudoun and northern Fauquier counties, surrounding areas and across the nation and is a nationally accredited community foundation. In the last decade, the Community Foundation’s assets have grown from $1.3 million and 25 funds in 2012 to $10 million and 115 funds in 2023 while grantmaking has grown from $149,000 to more than $2.6 million. Donors who include the Community Foundation in their philanthropic vision benefit from high-touch donor fund services, knowledgeable staff, and personal assurance that legal and accounting issues are managed under one cost-effective banner provided by the Community Foundation. For more information about the foundation go to www.communityfoundationlf.org.
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