WE ARE A COMMUNITY-CENTERED, EQUITY-FORWARD ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO HELPING OUR REGION BE A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE CAN BELONG, CONTRIBUTE, PARTICIPATE, AND THRIVE. IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALING $25,000,314 FROM 1,182 DONORS WHO MADE 1,503 DONATIONS. THE FOUNDATION DISBURSED 2,514 GRANTS TOTALING $18,582,780 TO OUR REGION IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND BEYOND TO INITIATIVES WORKING IN A BOARD RANGE OF IMPACT AREAS AND CAUSES. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED 199 STUDENTS THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT TOTALING $933,890. THE FOUNDATION OPENED 31 NEW FUNDS IN 2022 AND MANAGED 432 FUNDS AS OF DECEMBER 31,2022. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND CLOSE OUT MULTI-YEAR COMMITMENTS MADE THROUGH ITS DISCRETIONARY GRANTS PORTFOLIO OF PROGRAMS AND REFINE THE DESIGN OF NEW PROGRAMS TO BE INTRODUCED IN 2023. FUNDHOLDER ADVISED COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO MAKE GRANTS IN 2022, INCLUDING THE BAMA WORKS FUND OF DAVE MATTHEWS BAND AND THETWICE IS NICE FUND. BAMA WORKS CONDUCTED TWO AWARD CYCLES AND MADE 207 GRANTS TOTALING $1,564,942. TWICE IS NICE MADE 18 GRANTS TOTALING $195,000.
