100WomenStrong Grants $639,000 to 51 Loudoun Nonprofits in Support of Shelter, Health, Mental Health, Hunger, and Education
100WomenStrong announces grants of $639,000 to 51 nonprofits headquartered or providing services in Loudoun County bringing its total funding to more than $4.6 million since 2009. Grants focus on the areas of shelter, health, mental health, hunger and education.
This week at a grant reception for 100WomenStrong’s nonprofit recipients, government and community partners, 100WomenStrong Founder and President Karen Schaufeld emphasized, “for our community to thrive, we all need to participate; it’s collaborative, not competitive.” Attendees were encouraged by Schaufeld to remember, “Small acts, when multiplied by many, can make a huge impact.”
The 2024 100WomenStrong grants are as follows:
• A Farm Less Ordinary – $10,000
• A Place To Be – $20,000
• All Ages Read Together – $25,000
• Boulder Crest Foundation – $10,000
• BRAWS – $15,000
• Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties – $10,000
• Crossroads Jobs – $10,000
• Dulles South Food Pantry – $12,500
• Dulles South Neighborhood Closet – $2,000
• Every Citizen Has Opportunities (ECHO) – $24,000
• Food for Neighbors – $5,000
• Friends of Loudoun Mental Health – $12,000
• Galilee Backpack Buddies Program – $2,500
• Good Shepherd of Northern Virginia- $5,000
• Greater DC Diaper Bank – $3,750
• Hunger Response Team of Sterling – $5,150
• Inova Health Foundation – $15,000
• Just Neighbors – $12,000
• LAWS Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services – $20,820
• Legacy Farms – $20,000
• Leonard W. Kidd Memorial American Legion Post 2001 – $15,000
• Loudoun Cares – $10,500
• Loudoun Club 12 – $12,000
• Loudoun Coalition on Women and Girls – $7,000
• Loudoun Education Foundation – $15,000
• Loudoun Free Clinic – $8,800
• Loudoun Hunger Relief – $25,000
• Loudoun Literacy Council – $20,000
• Loudoun Serenity House – $20,000
• Loudoun Therapeutic Riding Foundation – $7,200
• Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers – $24,000
• Loudoun Youth – $5,000
• Love, KK – $3,500
• Mobile Hope – $10,000
• Morven Park, Inc – $5,000
• NAMI Northern Virginia – $13,250
• Northern Virginia Family Service – $10,500
• Opportunity Scholars – $12,500
• Ryan Bartel Foundation – $10,500
• St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church – $15,000
• SCAN of Northern Virginia – $14,000
• Seven Loaves Services – $12,600
• Shelter House Inc. – $20,000
• The Arc of Loudoun – $25,000
• The Fenwick Foundation $15,000
• The New AG School – $12,000
• The Salvation Army of Loudoun – $7,200
• Vine and Fig Tree – $6,700
• Virginia Hunters Who Care, Inc. – $3,000
• Women Giving Back – $25,000
• Youth for Tomorrow – $9,000
Established in 2008 by Karen Schaufeld and 12 other founding members, 100WomenStrong gave their first two grants in 2009 for a total of $28,600. Presently, the group has grown to 68 members. Membership will be capped at 100.
“100WomenStrong is always looking for new members to become participants in helping our community of Loudoun to thrive. With more members, our giving circle of concerned philanthropists can do more for Loudoun,” said Pam Ray, 100WS Managing Director.
Eligibility for membership includes the ability to make an annual contribution of $10,000. Both individual and corporate memberships are welcomed. Donations are tax deductible and can be paid annually, semi-annually, quarterly or monthly.
For more information about membership visit https://www.onehundredwomenstrong.org/join-us/ or email Pam Ray, Managing Director [email protected]
100WomenStrong is a component fund of the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties.
About 100WomenStrong
Formed in 2008, 100WomenStrong is a group of concerned philanthropists seeking to strategically invest in organizations and programs that enrich the lives of Loudoun County residents. They are committed to improving the quality of life for residents of Loudoun County, Virginia, through strategic grants to non-profits working in the areas of shelter, health, hunger and education. Members of 100WomenStrong connect and collaborate to leverage their philanthropic resources as a component fund of the Community Foundation of Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties.
