Nelson County Community Fund Grant

The Nelson County Community Fund (NCCF) supports charitable initiatives within Nelson County by providing grants to local organizations. Established in collaboration with the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, NCCF has awarded nearly $1.4 million since 2000, impacting over 50 community agencies. Focus areas include education, healthcare, and housing improvements, with a commitment to innovative projects that meet unaddressed community needs. The fund prioritizes collaborative solutions to enhance the quality of life for all residents.

The Nelson County Community Fund (NCCF) was established to help those in need within Nelson County. NCCF operates with a totally volunteer Advisory Committee as a committee-advised fund that makes grants to local charitable organizations and agencies with the expressed goal of improving the life of Nelson County residents. Much of our work is accomplished by collaborating with nonprofits, funders, community leaders, and other partners to tackle important issues in our county. The NCCF operates under the charter of the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation (CACF) – a 501(c)(3) organization that oversees the NCCF’s unrestricted general and endowment funds.
Grants
Since 2000, nearly $1,400,000 has been awarded to more than 50 agencies and programs.
Education, scholarships, seniors, medical, dental, hunger, childcare, disabilities, refurbishing substandard housing are all areas where the NCCF has made positive, life-changing contributions.
What types of projects are supported?
Careful consideration is given to the potential impact of the project and to especially imaginative and collaborative approaches to solving community needs. Categories of support include, but are not limited to, human services, education, environment, health, community needs and development.
Both seed money grants for innovative new programs and sustaining grants to organizations performing services vital to the community will be considered. Projects of interest include those that assist citizens whose needs are not met by existing services and those that benefit a significant number of citizens of the community.

Eligibility

Grants are made to tax-exempt public charities under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and to government agencies. Grants are limited to projects in the Nelson County. Grants are made without regard to factors of gender, race, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation.

Ineligibility

Support is not generally provided for endowments, deficit reduction, fund-raising events or annual appeals of well-established organizations, religious programs, grants to individuals or projects normally under dictates of a government agency.