News & Events
Below you will find the latest news and information coming from The Community Foundation.
News Coverage
Press Releases
- 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
- Florida's First Coast Relief Fund Awards $390,000 -- December 21, 2016
- 2017 Grant Applications Open for Early Childhood, Individual Artists and Visual Arts in St. Augustine -- January 3, 2017
- Florida's First Coast Relief Fund Awards $390,000 -- December 21, 2016
- Anonymous Donors Use Local Officers to Spread Holiday Cheer – December 13, 2016
Newsletters
Past Press Releases & Newsletters
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
- 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
2015
- Winter 2015 [Digital Publication]
- Fall 2015 [Digital Publication]
- Spring 2015 [Digital Publication]
- 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