News and Events

• December 2021, Giving Forward eNewsletter
• Fall 2021 [Digital Publication]
• November 2021, Giving Forward eNewsletter
• October 2021, Giving Forward eNewsletter
• September 2021, Giving Forward eNewsletter
• July 2021, Giving Forward eNewsletter
• May 2021, Giving Forward eNewsletter
• #904SecretSanta is back! — December 14, 2021
• The Family of J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Commits $1 Million to Assist Recent Afghan Refugees — December 10, 2021
• The LGBTQ Community Fund Awards a Total of $107,000 to Five Local Agencies — November 30, 2021
• Doug Eng Selected to Receive the Seventh Annual Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award — November 18, 2021
• Nearly $600K in Mental Health Grants for NE Florida — September 14, 2021
• Beaches Community Fund Announces More Than $355K for Beaches Nonprofits — June 1, 2021
• Art Ventures Makes Fourteen Grants to Individual Artists in NE Florida — April 29, 2021
• The Many Sides of Pride Film Festival Announces New Festival Date — February 16, 2021
• Delores Barr Weaver Expands Grant Opportunities for Black Artists — January 14, 2021
• Nearly $1.2M Awarded to Area Nonprofits for COVID Expense Relief — January 12, 2021
• Jorge Pena Selected for Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award — January 11, 2021
• 30 Art Ventures Individual Artists Featured at the Cummer Museum — January 6, 2021

• Fall 2020 [Digital Publication]
• Spring 2020 [Digital Publication]
• Philanthropists Donate $1M+ to 904Ward for Racial Understanding Work -- December 14, 2020
• More than $5MM Granted from Florida's First Coast Relief Fund -- November 18, 2020
• Beaches Community Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications -- November 16, 2020
• Carol J. Alexander & Velma Monteiro-Tribble to Join the 2021 TCF Board of Trustees -- October 30, 2020
• Five Performing/Theatre Arts Students Awarded Bernie G. Yvon Scholarships -- October 28, 2020
• The Community Foundation Launches the Respond/Adapt/Recover Fund -- October 5, 2020
• Six Grants Totaling More than 100K Made to Support Aging Adults in Our Community -- September 2, 2020
• Five Area HS Seniors Receive College Scholarships -- July 16, 2020
• Eleven Putnam County Nonprofit Organizations Receive Grants Totaling $146,900 -- July 9, 2020
• JAX Chamber Hires VP, Elevate Women to Continure Jacksonville Women's Leadership Work -- July 2, 2020
• Young Children Will Benefit from These Latest Grants -- June 29,2020
• New Report Spotlights Progress, Challenges for Jacksonville's Homeless -- June 22, 2020
• Grants to Local Nonprofits Exceed $3MM from Florida's First Coast Relief Fund -- June 18, 2020
• The Humana Foundation Gives $500,000 for COVID-19 Relief -- May 19, 2020
• 18 NE Florida Artists Selected to Receive 2020 Art Ventures Grants -- May 12, 2020
• Putnam and St. Johns County Receive $110K+ from Florida's First Coast Relief Fund -- April 22, 2020
• Beaches Community Fund responds to COVID-19 and other Beaches needs -- April 14, 2020
• Florida's First Coast Relief Fund Reaches $2MM; Makes Grants to 12 Agencies -- March 26, 2020
• Florida's First Coast Relief Fund Re-Activates for COVID-19 Response -- March 16, 2020
• Art Ventures Turns 30! -- March 6, 2020
• John Bunker named Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award winner -- February 5, 2020
• LGBTQ Community Fund Makes Grants; Announces Film Festival -- January 30, 2020
• Attention HS Seniors! 2020 Scholarship Applications Are Here! -- January 6, 2020

• Fall 2019 [Digital Publication]
• Spring 2019 [Digital Publication] 
• #904Secret Santa Completes Fifth Year of Giving -- December 20, 2019
• TCF Funds Jacksonville Women's Leadership Coalition Research; Supports New Position @ Jax Chamber -- December 12, 2019
• Seven Performing/Theatre Arts Students Receive Bernie G. Yvon Scholarship -- September 27, 2019
• The Cindy Edelman Excellence In Teaching Fellowship -- September 12, 2019
• Florida's First Coast Relief Fund Ready to Help -- August 30, 2019
• LGBTQ Community Fund Adds Four to Advisory Board -- August 29, 2019
• Fourteen Putnam County Agencies Share $117,000 in Grants -- August 8, 2019
• Just announced! 2019 Art Ventures Individual Artist Grant Recipients -- July 23, 2019
• Beaches Community Fund Makes $280K+ in Grants -- June 3, 2019
• The Community Foundation Opens Office in St. Augustine -- April 2, 2019
• UNF Professor Louise Freshman Brown Named 2019 Ann M. Baker Art Ventures Award Recipient -- January 30, 2019
• 14 Emerging Philanthropists Comprise Weaver Philanthropic Initiative Class of 2019 -- January 22, 2019
• George Egan and Buddy Schulz Join TCF Board of Trustees -- January 19, 2019
• 2019 Scholarship Applications Now Available; Deadline March 4 -- January 7, 2019
• Grant Applications Now Open for Aging Adults, Early Childhood and Individual Artists -- January 2, 2019

2018

• Fall 2018 [Digital Publication]
• Spring 2018 [Digital Publication]
• #904Secret Santa Delivers $50,000 in Gift Cards -- December 11, 2018
• New $2.2 Million Fund to create The Partnership for Mental Health -- December 6, 2018
• Sontags Give $5 Million to The Brain Tumor Network Designated Fund -- November 14, 2018
• The Fanny Landwirth Foundation Becomes the Henri Landwirth Family Endowed Fund -- November 2, 2018
• LGBTQ Community Fund Makes $130,000 in Grants; Announces Endowment -- October 3, 2018
• Six Students Receive Bernie Yvon Memorial Scholarships -- October 1, 2018
• Beaches Nonprofits Receive $317,000 from Beaches Community Fund -- July 27, 2018
• Eleven Area Individual Artists receive 2018 Art Ventures Grants -- July 15, 2018
• Survey: 75% of Local LGBT Respondents Report Unfair Treatment - June 26, 2018
• Putnam County Receives $161,000 in Frank V. Oliver, Jr. Fund grants - June 19,2018
• Jim Draper Selected for Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award -- January 31, 2018
• 2018 Scholarship Applications Now Open -- January 18, 2018
• Apply Now for Aging Adults, Early Childhood, Visual Art in St. Augustine Grants; (Putnam in February) -- January 5, 2018
• Ryan Schwartz Is TCF's New Board Chair; Michael Meyers and Julia Taylor Join Board -- January 3, 2018

2017

• Fall 2017 [Digital Publication]
• Spring 2017 [Digital Publication]
• #904 Secret Santa Strikes Again -- December 13, 2017
• Grant Applications Available for Early Childhood, Individual Artists, Beaches -- December 13, 2017
• Beaches Community Fund Seeks Preliminary Applications -- December 1, 2017
• Women's Giving Alliance Launches Delores Barr Weaver 4Sight Initiative -- October 5, 2017
• LGBT Community Fund Announces $150K+ in Grants for 2017 -- October 5, 2017
• Weaver Philanthropic Initiative Class of 2017 Makes Grants -- September 18, 2017
• Florida's First Coast Relief Fund Reactivated -- September 8, 2017
• $2 Million Donated to Florida's First Coast Relief Fund -- September 13, 2017
• Eight outstanding artists receive 2017 Art Ventures initiative grants -- August 15, 2017
• Outstanding Performing Arts Students Awarded Scholarships from the Bernie G. Yvon Memorial Fund - August 10, 2017
• $65K in new Frank V. Oliver, Jr. Endowment grants to Putnam County - July 31, 2017
• Beaches Community Fund Makes 2017 Grants -- June 1, 2017
• MyVillage Project Community Fund Announces Inaugural Grants -- February 27, 2017
• Sculptor David Engdahl Receives Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award -- February 9, 2017
• Ten emerging philanthropists selected for Weaver Philanthropic Initiative -- January 30, 2017
• 2017 Grant Applications Open for Early Childhood, Individual Artists and Visual Arts in St. Augustine -- January 3, 2017

2016

• Fall 2016 [Digital Publication]
• Spring 2016 [Digital Publication]
• Florida's First Coast Relief Fund Awards $390,000 -- December 21, 2016
• Anonymous Donors Use Local Officers to Spread Holiday Cheer – December 13, 2016
• Barbara Harrell and Richard Sisisky to join Board of Trustees – November 3, 2016
• WGA Announces 2016 Grants; Launches New Focus Area – October 26, 2016
• Area Funders Establish Florida’s First Coast Relief Fund – October 10, 2016
• LGBT Community Fund Announces New Grants – September 27, 2016
• Eight Putnam County Agencies Receive Nearly $75,000 in Grants
• St. Johns County Receives More than $90,000 in Grants in 2016
• Eight Northeast Florida Artists Receive 2016 Art Ventures Grants from The Community Foundation – August 3, 2016
• Beaches Community Fund Grantmaking Surpasses $200,000 – June 24, 2016
• Delores Barr Weaver Creates $20 Million Endowment – March 23, 2016
• Early Childhood/Arts Grant Applications Now Available – January 22, 2016
• Putnam County Grant Applications Now Available – January 22, 2016

2015

• Winter 2015 [Digital Publication]
• Fall 2015 [Digital Publication]
• Spring 2015 [Digital Publication]
• Anonymous Donors Spread $50,000 Worth of Gift Cards in Northeast Florida – December 18, 2015
• Beaches Community Fund Makes First Grants – December 15, 2015
• Five Art Ventures Recipients to Present at MOCA – December 11, 2015
• 1st Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award goes to Terrance L. Patterson - November 16, 2015
• Four Local Agencies Receive Grants from LGBT Community Fund for Northeast Florida - October 7, 2015
• $75K+ New Grants Announced by Emerging Philanthropists - October 2, 2015
• More than $125,000 granted to NE Florida nonprofits - September 21, 2015
• Nine Putnam County Grants Announced - August 14, 2015
• 2015 Art Ventures awards announced - August 14, 2015
• Women's Club of Jacksonville establishes endowed fund - April 13, 2015
• Small Arts grants awarded - April 1, 2015
• Dr. Solomon Brotman and Robert Hill, Jr. join The Community Foundation as Trustees - February 17, 2015
• 2015 Putnam Co. Grant Applications Now Open - January 29, 2015
• Fifteen Emerging Philanthropists Selected for Weaver Philanthropic Initiative Class of 2015 - January 15, 2015
• Grant Applications for The Arts and Early Childhood now open - January 2, 2015

2014

• Delores Barr Weaver Gives To 20 Local Nonprofits - December 12, 2014
• Frank V. Oliver grants total $80,000 in 2014 - November 25, 2014
• William E. (Bill) Scheu Awarded Prize for Civic Engagement - November 17, 2014
• Ten local artists receive Art Ventures grants from The Community Foundation - November 14, 2014
• Nearly $200K in Aging Adults grants announced - September 29, 2014
• Donors Create New LGBT Community Fund - September 17, 2014
• Four Arts Organizations Awarded Art Venture Grants - September 5, 2014
• St. Augustine Arts grants awarded - August 25, 2014
• Putnam County benefits from Frank V. Oliver, Jr. legacy - June 30, 2014
• Former Jaguars owners donate riverfront home to The Community Foundation - May 29, 2014
• Foundation President Nina Waters receives President’s Citation from OneJax - May 22, 2014
• Quality Education for All Investments Focused on Valuing Teachers - April 10, 2014
• Individual Artist Grant Applications Now Available - March 1, 2014 [PDF, 483KB]
• The Honorable Brian Davis and Michael DuBow Join Board of Trustees - January 24, 2014
• Preliminary Grant Applications Now Available from The Community Foundation - January 3, 2014
• The Community Foundation Awards More than $250,000 in Grants - December 9, 2013