December 4, 2013
Sacred Landmarks grant guidelines, application materials available from Cameron Foundation
Petersburg, VA (December 3, 2013) – As part of the updates being made to its grants program, The Cameron Foundation announces the availability of grant guidelines and application materials for its new Sacred Landmarks Grants. These grant opportunities are intended to help eligible congregations maintain their physical facilities and preserve important landmark buildings for future generations in the Tri-Cities area. “To my knowledge, The Cameron Foundation’s support for historic religious buildings is one of very few such efforts nationally,” President J. Todd Graham explained. “We recognize that these historic buildings are more than places of worship – they also play an essential role in providing space for community-serving programs and are equally significant as contributors to the historic fabric of the region. After researching sacred landmark grant programs from across the country and documenting the large number of important sacred structures in the Foundation’s service area, we are pleased to offer such a rare resource to this community,” he added.
As a component of the Historic Preservation funding area, Sacred Landmarks Grants are available through the Foundation’s General Grants Program. Grants of up to $25,000 will be available to eligible religious organizations for exterior preservation of their historic religious buildings. Priority will be given to projects demonstrating urgent repair needs, and to historic religious buildings listed locally, on the Virginia Landmarks Register, or on the National Register of Historic Places, either individually or as a contributing resource in a historic district. Sacred Landmarks Grants are one component of the Foundation’s highly competitive regular grant program and requests will be considered alongside many other requests for funding across the Foundation’s six areas of interest. Please click here to see more details about Sacred Landmarks Grants.
SPECIAL INFORMATION SESSION AVAILABLE
The Cameron Foundation is hosting a special information session for those interested in learning more about Sacred Landmarks Grant submission procedures. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at The Cameron Foundation’s office, located at 228 S. Sycamore St. in Petersburg. While the session is free to attend, seating is limited and attendees are asked to RSVP to Diana Lester at dlester@camfound.org or call 804-732-8900 by noon on Monday, December 9 to sign up.
ABOUT THE CAMERON FOUNDATION
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 Chesterfield County lying south of Route 10. Founded in 2003, The Cameron Foundation was formed from the proceeds of the sale of Southside Regional Medical Center by the Hospital Authority of the City of Petersburg. Since it began grantmaking in 2004, the Foundation has awarded approximately $60 million to organizations serving the residents of the Tri-Cities and surrounding counties.
More information about the Foundation, its Sacred Landmark Grants, and the Foundation’s other grant opportunities is available on its website, camfound.org, or by telephone at 804 732 8900.