News & Events
Below you will find the latest news and information coming from The Community Foundation.
News Coverage
Press Releases
- 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
Newsletters
Past Press Releases & Newsletters
2019
- #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