Now in its tenth year, the Bernie G. Yvon Memorial Fund at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida is awarding scholarships to eleven performing arts students: ten in celebration of the milestone, plus one additional award in honor of Professor Bernard Rene Yvon (affectionately known as Ol’ Bern), Bernie’s father, who passed award in December 2025.
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On August 25, 2026, The Community Foundation hosted a Donors Forum during Black Philanthropy Month featuring a conversation between with Tahira Christmon, Vice President of External Affairs at ABFE, and Darryl Thompson, Managing Partner and CIO of the New Voices Fund.
August 20, 2026 (Jacksonville, Florida) – A group of private and philanthropic investors today announced the launch of the $20 million Jacksonville Growth and Affordability Partnership Fund (Jax GAP Fund), an innovative loan fund designed to finance $80 million in new affordable multifamily rental housing in Jacksonville.
The Community Foundation joined First Coast Habitat for Humanity for its recent groundbreaking for RiverBank Estates, a project that received a $1M low-cost loan from