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(Lynchburg, VA – December 9, 2024) - The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation is the beneficiary of a generous gift from the estate of Lucy Woodall Harris, a Lynchburg resident who passed away in 2023. 

Through the Lucy Woodall Harris Irrevocable Trust, Mrs. Harris’s estate has given $1,125,000 to the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation in support of the Lucy Woodall Harris Fund, which Mrs. Harris established and supported prior to her death.

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(Lynchburg, VA – June 12, 2024) - The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation (“GLCF” or “Foundation”) announced today the recipients of its Spring 2024 competitive grants.

This spring the GLCF received 79 applications for grant funding. The GLCF Distribution Committee carefully reviewed each application, resulting in over $519,000 awarded in competitive grants, plus over $55,000 in recommendations from our donor-advised funds.

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(Lynchburg, VA – June 12, 2024) - The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation (“GLCF” or “Foundation”) announced the 2024 winner of its fifth annual $100,000 Century Fund Grant. The $100,000 Century Fund grant winner is Roads to Recovery. Funds awarded will be utilized for furnishings and equipment for a new detox program to open its doors and deliver withdrawal management and recovery services.

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Local Organization Accredited with Rigorous Philanthropic Standards

Lynchburg, Virginia (May 7, 2024) – The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation recently received accreditation with the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence. Community Foundations National Standards® establish legal, ethical, effective practices for community foundations everywhere.

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Paddling convoy to celebrate preservation of James River Island

(Lynchburg, VA – April 30, 2024) - Calling all paddlers and conservationists! The Central Virginia Land Conservancy (CVALC) is organizing a convoy of canoeists and kayakers on May 23, 2024 at 9:00 am to celebrate the preservation of Bald Eagle Island in Amherst County. A Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance ribbon-cutting will be held on the island to mark the transfer of the land from the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation (GLCF) to CVALC who will preserve it in its natural and undisturbed state.

(Lynchburg, VA – April 22, 2023) - The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation (GLCF or Foundation) hosted an event “Celebrating Lynchburg City Schools Strings – Past, Present, and Future" event on April 20 at the Academy Center of the Arts Historic Theatre.

Kathryn Yarzebinksi, President & CEO of The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation, announced the total amount raised to date for the Ginger Paris LCS Strings Fund. “Our original goal was to raise $100,000 by April 20,” said Yarzebinski. “We are thrilled with the response from the community and are pleased to announce that over $126,000 has been donated to date. Gifts of all sizes are pouring in from people whose lives are enriched by the LCS Strings program. These donors are supporting an endowed fund that will benefit the LCS Strings program in perpetuity.”

December 21, 2023 - The Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation announced today the recipients of its Fall 2023 competitive grants.

This fall the GLCF received a record 95 applications for grant funding. The GLCF Distribution Committee carefully reviewed each application, resulting in over $492,000 awarded in competitive grants, plus over $190,000 in recommendations from our donor advised funds. 

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(Lynchburg, VA – September 21, 2023) - The Youth Philanthropy Council is back! After being on hiatus since 2020 because of Covid-19, the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation (GLCF) is re-launching this local tradition for the 2023-2024 academic year.