July 16, 2012

Over $1.2 million in grant funding awarded by Cameron Foundation in June 2012 cycle

In its second of three cycles for the year, The Cameron Foundation’s Board of Directors has awarded grants to nonprofits totaling $1,271,715. These funds, disbursed to 15 different organizations, are designed to benefit residents of the Tri-Cities area. For 2012, the Foundation’s first competitive grant cycle occurred in February, and a third round of awards will be considered during the October cycle.

According to Board Chair Larry C. Tucker, “Many of these grants will support the continuation of very important work that’s going on throughout the Southside community. The newer activities that are being funded this time are in response to some of our key areas of focus – these include health, human services, education, and community and economic development.” The Foundation generally reviews requests across multiple program areas, but among those, it prioritizes work in these four categories.
The June grant recipients include:

Central Virginia Health Services – $486,565
Chesterfield CASA, Inc. – $30,000
Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Alliance for Social Ministry – $40,000
Dinwiddie County Public Schools – $11,600
Drive-To-Work – $21,000
Petersburg Area Regional Tourism Corporation – $50,000
Petersburg Health Department – $192,000
Prevent Blindness Mid-Atlantic – $26,500
project:Homes – $55,000
Rawls Museum Arts – $20,000
St. Joseph’s Villa – $43,000
Theatre IV – $21,000
United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg – $88,150
Urban League of Greater Richmond – $98,900
YMCA of Greater Richmond – $88,000

The Cameron Foundation is a private foundation that supports the work of nonprofits and partner agencies to improve the quality of life of residents in the cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights and Hopewell; the counties of Dinwiddie, Prince George and Sussex; and the portion of the county of Chesterfield lying south of Route 10. It began grantmaking in 2004.