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
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