Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation
The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation is a nonprofit community foundation established in 1972 and headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia. The organization administers and stewards over 320 permanently endowed funds, serving as a charitable partner for individuals, families, organizations, and businesses seeking to create lasting philanthropic impact in Central Virginia. The foundation is accredited through Community Foundations National Standards, demonstrating its commitment to excellence and accountability.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$75.7M
+12.0% YoY
Annual Giving
$2.2M
+13.5% YoY
Grant Count
110
+4.8% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$20K
+8.4% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
Mission: The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation works to solve our community's greatest challenges by providing grants and scholarships, and by helping individuals, families, and organizations create their charitable legacy.
Vision: The foundation makes lasting and impactful change possible by funding the work of nonprofit organizations focused on improving the lives of those in the community.
Primary Funding Areas:
- Health and wellness
- Education
- The arts
- Animal welfare
- Environmental conservation
- Historical preservation
- Human services
- Philanthropy and voluntarism
Core Values:
- Community: Creating a better place to live through strategic charitable giving
- Collaboration: Fostering partnerships that identify, fund, and advance solutions efficiently
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Actively guiding initiatives and decisions by broad community representation
- Integrity: Preserving donor intent and maintaining the highest standards of ethical funding practices
- Accountability: Utilizing assets with transparency while building and stewarding funds for perpetuity
Grantmaking
The foundation administers multiple fund types including donor-advised funds, unrestricted funds, donor-designated funds, scholarship funds, agency funds, and field of interest funds.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation serves:
- City of Lynchburg
- County of Amherst
- County of Appomattox
- County of Bedford
- County of Campbell
All located in Virginia.
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Assets: $75,578,761 (as of June 30, most recent reporting)
Annual Activity (Last Fiscal Year):
- Total donations received: $4,664,304
- Total grants awarded: $2,647,763
- Total revenues: $5,047,252 (fiscal year 2024)
- Total expenses: $3,102,251 (fiscal year 2024)
Organization Size: 3–4 employees
Rating: Four-Star rating with 100% score from independent evaluation
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $75,653,704 | $67,554,642 | $60,177,320 |
| Revenue | $9,540,959 | $5,047,252 | $6,007,630 |
| Expenses | $3,382,981 | $3,102,251 | $2,917,216 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $4,863,869 | $2,702,429 | $2,094,660 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
Grant Size Distribution
250 grants across all recorded years
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation
GLCF: Century Fund Grant
GREATER LYNCHBURG COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Amount
US $100,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
GLCF: Fall & Spring Competitive Grants
GREATER LYNCHBURG COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Amount
Up to US $30,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
GLCF: Plymale Foundation Grant
GREATER LYNCHBURG COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Amount
US $1,000 - US $15,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
President/CEO: Ms. Kathryn Crowder Yarzebinski
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
From 2025 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS SUSAN G ACKLEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MS AMANDA STANLEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MS JENNIFER BRYANT-FOSTER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MR ROBERT W CARTER JR | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MS JANICE M MARSTON | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | — |
| MR LINZIE B JOHNSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MS KAREN S SIMONTON | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MS CHRISTINA DELZINGARO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MS KATRINA RICE | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MR JOHN M STONE | CHAIRMAN | 1 | — |
| MR SHAWN D STONE | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DR VERNA SELLERS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MR ROGER JOHNSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MS SARAH HOUCK | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MR JOHN WALKER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MR JOHN C WATERWORTH | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MS KATHRYN C YARZEBINSKI | PRESIDENT/CEO | 40 | $123,350 |
| CHERYL HALL | SECRETARY | 40 | $66,525 |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
The foundation has announced multiple grant awards in recent periods, including:
Fall competitive grants totaling over $684,000
Fall competitive grants and donor-advised fund distributions totaling over $552,000 and $194,000 respectively
2025 Youth Philanthropy program grant recipients announced
GLCF Youth Philanthropy program announces 2025 grant recipientsRecipients of The Quillian Award announced
The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation announces recipients of The QuillianThe foundation distributed over $33 million in grants since its establishment in 1972 to a wide variety of local nonprofit organizations.
Contact Information
Address: 1100 Commerce Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504
Phone: 434-845-6530 or 434-845-6500
Website: lynchburgfoundation.org
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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