Animal Welfare: Barbara Upton Wilson Fund Grant

The community foundation manages permanent funds created by people from all walks of life.

Barbara Upton Wilson Fund

The Barbara Upton Wilson Fund for humane treatment of animals supports nonprofit organizations that provide care and treatment of animals.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• The Hampton Roads Community Foundation welcomes grant applications from 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving residents of South Hampton Roads, Virginia including:
  • Chesapeake
  • Eastern Shore of Virginia- Grants to Eastern Shore nonprofits are awarded in partnership with our affiliated Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation
  • Franklin
  • Isle of Wight County
  • Norfolk
  • Portsmouth
  • Suffolk
  • Virginia Beach
• Virginia Peninsula organizations may be eligible to apply.

Ineligibility

• If your organization has received a Hampton Roads Community Foundation grant in the past three years, we ask that you not apply for funding for the same type of grant.
• Grants are generally NOT available for:
  • Organizations without public charity tax-exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Individuals
  • Fundraising events (such as tickets, raffles, auctions or tournaments), annual fundraising appeals or agency celebrations
  • Ongoing operating support
  • Capital projects and facilities and equipment upgrades that can be considered routine maintenance or replacements
  • Houses of worship unless applying for the Nightingale Fund for Faith Community Nursing or the E.K. Sloane Fund for pianos
  • Religious activities (organizations and activities that require religious participation by those receiving services)
  • Political or fraternal organizations
  • Endowment building
  • Existing obligations, debts or liabilities or costs that an agency has already incurred
  • Scholarly research
  • Scholarships, camper fees, fellowships or travel
  • Passenger vans for transporting youth
  • National or international organizations or purposes
  • Hospitals and similar health-care facilities unless applying for a Special Interest Grant
  • Projects or services normally considered the responsibility of government\*
  • Private primary or secondary schools, daycare facilities or academies other than those whose primary purpose is for students with special needs\\
  • Capital campaign requests exceeding 5% of a campaign valued at $1 million or more