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Community Investment Funds | The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Community Investment Funds Supporting Critical Need in Northern Virginia In partnership with our donors, we support the Northern Virginia nonprofit community through grantmaking and capacity building programs. See the list of 2026 Community Investment Fund grantees here. Northern Virginia offers tremendous opportunity—but not everyone shares in it.
High housing and childcare costs, healthcare barriers, and workforce changes leave many working families financially vulnerable. The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia is responding with a more focused grantmaking strategy centered on economic mobility: helping residents move from instability to greater stability, opportunity, and financial resilience.
Please consider a gift to support our annual grant cycle distributed from the Community Investment Funds. Your gifts support organizations across the region who provide critical support to our friends, families, neighbors, and fellow community members. Every donation is combined and amplified by our Permanent Fund to create meaningful, timely impact right here at home.
Thank you for helping us make more possible for Northern Virginia. INVEST IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA'S FUTURE Nonprofits: Learn More & Apply The cycle for this year will open in January 2027. For years, the Community Foundation has addressed a broad range of needs through grants, scholarships, donor-advised funds, capacity building, research, and regional partnerships.
Our new strategy builds on that foundation with greater focus by helping us: Direct resources where needs and barriers are greatest. Make fewer, stronger grants to trusted nonprofits. Connect immediate help to lasting opportunity.
Use data and community knowledge to guide decisions. Offer donors and businesses clearer ways to invest. Learn, adapt, and improve over time.
This is not a change in mission. It is a clearer, more disciplined way to bring our grantmaking, donor relationships, community knowledge, and convening power together around shared outcomes. Eligible applicants are qualified nonprofits whose proposed work primarily benefits residents of Alexandria; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, or Prince William counties; or the cities of Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, or Manassas Park.
An organization does not need to be headquartered in Northern Virginia. If proposed work extends beyond the region, the Foundation will fund only the documented Northern Virginia portion unless a fund restriction permits broader support. Annual grant requests: $20,000–$50,000.
Most awards are expected to range from $20,000 to $35,000. Direct services: Priority will go to sustainable services with clear community impact. Smaller nonprofits: Organizations with annual budgets generally between $500,000 and $1 million, including those with shorter operating histories, may be competitive when well positioned to address defined neighborhood needs.
Partner status: Selected organizations may be considered for a two- or three-year grant totaling up to $100,000. Capacity building and emergency response: Rolling grants will generally range from $1,000 to $10,000. Our discretionary grantmaking will be organized around four connected pillars: Together, these pillars address the conditions that help people regain stability and move forward.
Housing affects school and work. Childcare and transportation affect training. Health affects employment, caregiving, and housing.
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Board review and approval. Eligibility Requirements for 2027 Eligible applicants are qualified nonprofits whose proposed work primarily benefits residents of Alexandria; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, or Prince William counties; or the cities of Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, or Manassas Park. An organization does not need to be headquartered in Northern Virginia.
If proposed work extends beyond the region, the Foundation will fund only the documented Northern Virginia portion unless a fund restriction permits broader support. For questions, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Funded through the Foundation’s 2026 Community Investment Funds (CIF) distributions, these grants reflect one of the most direct and impactful ways the Community Foundation responds to the region’s most pressing needs. Each organization received either $15,000 or $30,000 , flexible awards designed to bolster essential operations and programming.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations serving Northern Virginia. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $15,000 – $30,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Community Investment Fund Grants are due February 3, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Community Investment Fund Grants is funded by The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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