Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties
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About Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties
The Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties prioritizes locally focused human-services and community resilience, funding nonprofits that deliver emergency needs (food, housing/rental assistance), supports for vulnerable populations (domestic violence survivors, people with disabilities, veterans), and local education and scholarship initiatives. Grants are often directed to hometown organizations and programs—many repeat multi-year or recurring awards—to build capacity, sustain programming, and seed scholarship funds that benefit Loudoun and northern Fauquier residents.
Focus Areas
Local emergency assistance and food security programs in Loudoun County (food pantries, senior food interventions)Affordable housing and rental/eviction prevention support for Northern Virginia residentsServices for people with disabilities and workforce training for adults with disabilities in LoudounSupport for domestic violence and trauma-informed counseling for child and adult survivorsLocal K–postsecondary scholarships and school enrichment (scholarship funds, Loudoun Education Foundation)
Who They Fund
residents of Loudoun County and northern Fauquier County
About Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties
A defining feature of the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties is its mix of large local grants and long-term support for community institutions. In 2023, it made two $350,000 general-support grants to Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing, signaling sustained attention to housing stability in Northern Virginia. The foundation also backs scholarship funds at scale, including a $220,000 award to establish the Val and Bill Tillett Scholarship Fund and a $210,000 grant to the Virginia Tech Foundation for the Floyd-Francis Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Beyond Boundaries Scholar Fund. Alongside these larger commitments, it supports local service organizations that meet immediate needs, from food and referral assistance to domestic violence services and school enrichment. The grant record shows a foundation that funds both direct services and capacity-building aims, often through general support and named funds. Its recent awards include local nonprofits in Leesburg, Ashburn, Middleburg, Arlington, Herndon, Reston, and Oakton, reflecting a donor advised and community foundation structure oriented toward the region’s civic and social-service network.
What Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties Funds
Affordable housing is one of the clearest themes in the grant record. The foundation gave $51,140 to the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance for a new Loudoun affordable housing director policy position, building on earlier $350,000 general-support grants to Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing. Food security is another recurring area: Loudoun Hunger Relief received $78,947 for intensive food and referral interventions for senior adult households in Loudoun, and $60,919 in a separate grant for general support. The foundation also funds domestic violence and trauma response. Laws Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services received $71,404 for trauma-informed counseling and advocacy services for child victims of domestic violence, physical abuse, and sexual assault, followed by $55,843 in another award. Education remains a major line of support through school and scholarship investments, including $116,258 to Loudoun Education Foundation for general support.
How Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.2M
Total Assets
$20.4M
Total Revenue
$10.8M
Total Expenses
$5.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local6 states funded
Funding intensity
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