Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Community centered. Equity forward.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Competitive Grantmaking Program
CACF's Community Endowment funds small and large grant Competitive Grantmaking Programs, which accept proposals from local nonprofit organizations at different times during the year, which is all detailed on our website.
Where we work
Accreditations
Council on Foundations National Standards 2020
Awards
Promise Award 2020
Truist
Affiliations & memberships
Council on Foundations Member 2021
External reviews

Videos
Our Sustainable Development Goals
Learn more about Sustainable Development Goals.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
other nonprofit organizations and the people who live in their/our service area
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
we now highlight racial equity as an impact area for grant applications
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
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Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Board of directorsas of 03/06/2023
Mr. Glenn Rust
Virginia National Bank
Term: 2022 - 2024
Andrea Roberts
University of Virginia
Heather Carlton
U.S. Department of Justice
Glenn Rust
Virginia National Bank
Kristina Koutrakos
Libby Edwards-Allbaugh
Bob Sweeney
Jay Kessler
Helene Downs
Hantzmon Wiebel LLP
Antwon Brinson
Culinary Concepts AB
Diane Schmidt
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Central Virginia
Kristin L. Henningsen
CornerStone Partners
Ray Mishler
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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