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July 9, 2026
IPOs and Private Business Succession: Timing Matters for Philanthropy
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July 1, 2026
Understory: Nina Waters Nonprofit Leadership Fund
Grants from the Nina Waters Nonprofit Leadership Fund are strengthening nonprofits doing the good work in the community.
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July 1, 2026
Stable Roots: The Community Endowment Fund
The Supporting Neighborhoods initiative prepares to mark a decade of grants with support from the Community Endowment Fund. In 2004, Andrew L. Bell, III, penned a letter to fundholders as president of The Community Foundation. In it, he explained how the Foundation would create a new source of funding for grantmaking through the generosity of local donors.
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July 1, 2026
Steady Springs: Endowments for Women & Girls
From the very beginning, twenty-five years ago, the women who founded the Women’s Giving Alliance understood the power of endowment.S ince inception, WGA has made more than $10 million in grants—a milestone achieved in 2025 through the annual contributions of members as well as spend-out from endowments.
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The Community Foundation in the News

June 27, 2024
Delores Barr Weaver makes ‘extraordinary’ $61 million gift to Jacksonville-area nonprofits
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May 17, 2023
News4Jax Morning Show: New Leadership at The Community Foundation
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February 25, 2021
Fort Mose’s ‘Flight to Freedom’ to Become Year-Round Black History Trail in St. Augustine
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January 14, 2021
Art Ventures Turns 30! Cummer Exhibit Celebrates Three Decades in Investment in Jacksonville Art
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Stories

July 1, 2026
Understory: Nina Waters Nonprofit Leadership Fund
Grants from the Nina Waters Nonprofit Leadership Fund are strengthening nonprofits doing the good work in the community.
Read More
July 1, 2026
Stable Roots: The Community Endowment Fund
The Supporting Neighborhoods initiative prepares to mark a decade of grants with support from the Community Endowment Fund. In 2004, Andrew L. Bell, III, penned a letter to fundholders as president of The Community Foundation. In it, he explained how the Foundation would create a new source of funding for grantmaking through the generosity of local donors.
Read More
July 1, 2026
Steady Springs: Endowments for Women & Girls
From the very beginning, twenty-five years ago, the women who founded the Women’s Giving Alliance understood the power of endowment.S ince inception, WGA has made more than $10 million in grants—a milestone achieved in 2025 through the annual contributions of members as well as spend-out from endowments.
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June 30, 2026
Legacy Spotlight: The Late Frances T. & Hal L. Lynch Jr.
Their life reads like a fairytale. Their charitable legacy at The Community Foundation will have no ending. Together, Frances and Hal led lives that were filled with faith, family, and fun. Giving back was central to their role in the community.
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