2021
In 2021, the Foundation awarded 12 grants from its unrestricted endowment to nonprofits on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation
$50,000 – STEM Lab project for seven elementary and middle schools on the Shore
Eastern Shore Public Library Foundation
$50,000 – childrens’ reading room and other equipment
Smart Beginnings
$6,600 – additional Go and Grow Packs for hospital
YMCA of the Chesapeake
$50,000 – construction of a fieldhouse
Accomack-Northampton Pregnancy Center
$10,000 – infant and toddler car seats
Eastern Shore Action Agency on Aging
$50,000 – purchase of a refrigerated truck for food deliveries
Historic Cokesbury Church
$35,000 – restoration of the building