Together,
We Can Do More
The Community Foundation works in partnership with donors and nonprofits to improve lives in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.
Together,
Who We Are
For 27 years, we’ve nurtured philanthropic partnerships in the Valley, growing our local capacities to respond to critical community needs.
Join us in our commitment to creating a healthier, more vibrant, and better resourced community for all who call this beautiful place home.
$9.3 Million
In Grants Awarded In 2025
$1.4 Million
In Annual Scholarships
$92.9 Million
Awarded since 1998
358
Funds Created
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Since 1998, we’ve been leaders and champions of community change through trusted philanthropic engagement, effective community investment, and civic leadership. With our guidance, donors have mobilized nearly $93 million to support the arts, our youth and seniors, healthcare, the environment, faith-based services, and many other areas.
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Community Initiatives
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Endowment
Support literacy by sponsoring free books for local children under age five.
Great Community Give
Join us every April for this online giving day supporting area nonprofits.
Giving Back Guide
Explore local funding needs in this nonprofit directory published annually.
Nonprofit Leadership and Support
Explore ways we can help.
Leave a Lasting Impact with a Forever Fund
Forever Funds harness the power of endowments to support the community you love forever. You make annual distributions to charities you support while the initial gift continues to grow.
News & Insights
Foundation earns ‘unmodified’ audit opinion for FY2025 financials
The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham announces that its financials have received an “unmodified,” or clean audit opinion from independent auditor Brown Edwards & Co, LLP, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. “This is the best type of audit opinion to receive, as it is a clean opinion,” said Chief Financial Officer […]
Foundation re-accredited under rigorous national philanthropic standards
The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham recently received accreditation with the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence. Community Foundations National Standards® establish legal, ethical, effective practices for community foundations. With their re-accreditation, TCFHR joins more than 500 foundations across the country who have met these rigorous requirements for donor services, investment management, grantmaking, and […]
TCFHR grows beyond $100 million in assets
Caption: Eugene Lantz, the first fundholder at The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham, shares that the foundation has reached $110 million in assets, with Executive Director Revlan Hill. (Photos by Rachel Holderman) The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham met a major milestone in late 2025, closing out the year with approximately $110 million […]