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Bowman-Shannon Cultural Arts Fund Grant

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Overview

Bowman-Shannon Cultural Arts Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Shenandoah Community Foundation
Last Updated: January 06, 2026

Summary

The Bowman-Shannon Cultural Arts Fund, managed by the Shenandoah Community Foundation, aims to promote cultural arts in Shenandoah County, Virginia. This fund supports various artistic expressions, including visual arts, music, dance, and writing, encouraging participation from all nonprofit organizations, not just those focused on arts. It empowers individuals and groups to explore their creativity through diverse mediums, enriching the community's cultural landscape.

Overview

Bowman-Shannon Cultural Arts Fund Shenandoah Community Foundation is home to the Bowman-Shannon Cultural Arts Fund, the purpose of which is to educate, guide, and stimulate the enjoyment of and participation in cultural arts in Shenandoah County, Virginia. For this purpose, “cultural arts” includes, but is not limited to, individual and group artistic expressions through drawing, painting, collage, glasswork, pottery, and other ceramics, weaving, sculpture, carving, photography, film, video, other digital and electronic media, music theatre, dance, writing, and any other mode or medium of visual, aural, tactile, physical, or written artistic expression, including artistic expression for or by special needs individuals.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grants from this fund are not limited to groups with an arts mission but can be used by any nonprofit organization for artistic-related activities.

What Shenandoah Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

Grants in 2024
12
Total given
$362K
Median grant
$16K
Range
$7,500–$150K
  • By dollars: Virginia 87%, North Carolina 6%, Colorado 4%. Top recipient cities: Woodstock, VA; Manassas, VA; Mount Jackson, VA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 58% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Shenandoah County Public Schools · Woodstock, VA

    Education-arts & culture

    $150K

  • Community Resources for Education and Wellness · Mount Jackson, VA

    Community center-arts & culture

    $50K

  • Prince William County Bar Foundation Inc · Manassas, VA

    Education -scholarships

    $30K

  • Shenandoah Community Health Clinic · Woodstock, VA

    Medical

    $26K

  • Blue Ridge Area Food Bank · Verona, VA

    Food distribution

    $23K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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