About Shenandoah Community Foundation
Provide financial support and capacity-building resources to nonprofit organizations serving Shenandoah County, supporting community strengths and solutions across arts & culture, civic affairs, education, environment, health, and family/child/social services.
Focus Areas
ScholarshipsEducationYouth programs (4-H, FFA)ArtsCommunity developmentGeneral nonprofit support/grants
Who They Fund
community arts participants and local artistsstudents and scholarship recipientsfamilies, children, and maternity home residentsdisplaced persons/refugees (Ukraine crisis)low-income individuals experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness
About Shenandoah Community Foundation
Shenandoah Community Foundation’s largest recent grant was a $506,000 award in 2023 to the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival for music programs and a performance arts center. That scale sits alongside a grantmaking pattern that reaches from arts and education to food access, health, housing, and disaster response, all within Shenandoah County and nearby Virginia communities. The foundation’s recent record also shows support for recurring local institutions such as Shenandoah County Public Schools, which received $150,000 in 2025 for education and arts and culture, and Shenandoah Community Health Clinic, which received $26,487 in 2025 for medical services. Across the recent grants list, the foundation pairs large institutional awards with smaller program and equipment grants. It has funded music and arts programming at Shenandoah County Public Schools, creative computer lab work at The Art Factory, and food distribution through Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Health-related grants appear repeatedly, including support for clinic and hospital services in Woodstock and Winchester. Housing and shelter grants also appear, including assistance for Family Promise and emergency shelter work tied to the Ukraine crisis. The overall picture is a community foundation focused on practical support for local nonprofits serving Shenandoah County and the surrounding region.
What Shenandoah Community Foundation Funds
Arts and culture appear in several forms. The foundation gave $150,000 in 2025 to Shenandoah County Public Schools for education-arts & culture, and earlier awarded $22,873 in 2023 to the same system for a music and arts program. It also supported The Art Factory with $30,000 in 2023 for a creative computer lab, showing interest in arts education with a technology component. Education funding extends beyond schools. Prince William County Bar Foundation Inc received $30,000 in 2025 for education scholarships, and Lfcc Educational Foundation received $10,000 in 2023 for education. Youth programs also sit within the foundation’s broader priorities, alongside scholarship support. Food and health are other recurring themes. Blue Ridge Area Food Bank received $50,000 in 2023 for food and $22,500 in 2025 for food distribution, while Shenandoah Community Health Clinic received $26,487 in 2025 for medical services and Shenandoah Memorial Hospital Foundation received $16,000 in 2025 for medical support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$297K
Total Assets
$11.8M
Total Revenue
$1.4M
Total Expenses
$862K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $23K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$23K
Geographic Reach
Local8 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JERRY A GERMROTH
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