Together,
We Can Do More
The Community Foundation works in partnership with donors and nonprofits to improve lives in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.
The Community Foundation works in partnership with donors and nonprofits to improve lives in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.
For 27 years, we’ve nurtured philanthropic partnerships in the Valley, growing our local capacities to respond to critical community needs.
Join us in our commitment to creating a healthier, more vibrant, and better resourced community for all who call this beautiful place home.
$9.3 Million
In Grants Awarded In 2025
$1.4 Million
In Annual Scholarships
$92.9 Million
Awarded since 1998
358
Funds Created
Since 1998, we’ve been leaders and champions of community change through trusted philanthropic engagement, effective community investment, and civic leadership. With our guidance, donors have mobilized nearly $93 million to support the arts, our youth and seniors, healthcare, the environment, faith-based services, and many other areas.
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Join us every April for this online giving day supporting area nonprofits.
Explore local funding needs in this nonprofit directory published annually.
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Forever Funds harness the power of endowments to support the community you love forever. You make annual distributions to charities you support while the initial gift continues to grow.
Applications open for inaugural Rocco Fellows cohort
Local nonprofit leaders are invited to apply for a Rocco Fellowship, a new professional development program offered by The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham. Applications are open through July 1 for the inaugural cohort. The program offers a group coaching experience over nine months for as many as 14 local nonprofit leaders, as well […]
TCFHR launches new programs to strengthen organizational leadership and capacity-building
New programming at the Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham will strengthen local nonprofit leaders and their organizations through professional development, capacity-building, and collaboration. The Rocco Fellowship, a coaching program for nonprofit leaders, launches its first cohort in September 2026. The fellows, selected through a competitive application process, will participate in nine monthly group sessions […]
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Harrisonburg and Rockingham: Spring 2026 update
As of mid-May, we have 3,514 children enrolled and 2,308 children have graduated from the program. In May, Virginia surpassed the 87,000 enrollment mark. The addition of Manassas makes 31 of 38 Virginia cities and 90 of 95 Virginia counties covered by an Imagination Library program! More than 40 million books have been gifted since […]