In 2013, the Foundation awarded six grants from its unrestricted endowment to nonprofits on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
North Street Playhouse
$40,000 - for construction of a building behind the theatre to serve as a storage and scene shop for the playhouse northstreetplayhouse.com
Atlantic Volunteer Fire and Rescue Co.
$30,000 - to help with the purchase of a new tanker truck to replace the current 1975 tanker that has been in service for 38 years Visit our Facebook Page
Mary N. Smith Alumni Association
$40,000 - for rendering operational the first floor and annex rest rooms and to repair the boiler in the former Mary N. Smith High School marynsmithalumni.com
Resource Conservation and Development Council
$40,000 - to assist a collaborative partnership to demonstrate on Occohannock Creek a living shoreline as a cost-effective, nature-based solution for protecting local communities from natural hazards like coastal flooding and erosion problems esrcd.org
United Way of Virginia’s Eastern Shore
$5,100 - for replacement of outdated equipment necessary for an efficient operation over the next five years esunitedway.org
WHRO - Eastern Shore Capital Campaign
$20,000 - grant to be directed toward an education component in all Eastern Shore Schools for online studying whro.org