On February 6, 2023, the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation awarded $525,000 in grants to nonprofits serving the citizens of Gloucester County, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and York County. The Foundation is also making available to Peninsula nonprofits $30,000 for Ongoing...
The Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation awarded $550,000 to nonprofits serving the citizens of Gloucester County, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and York County. Over the past two years, Catchafire has proved to be invaluable to those nonprofits which chose to use the...
Grants Made – Fiscal Year 2020-2021 The Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation awarded $477,000 to nonprofits serving the citizens of the Virginia Peninsula. $100,000 to hire Catchafire to continue offering professional assistance to local nonprofit Executive Directors and Staff providing...
During its 2019-20 fiscal year, the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation is awarding $163,090, the third year of multi-year funding to the following nine agencies: Center for Child and Family Services for Peaceful Families Child Development Resources, Inc. for Parents as...
On November 5, the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation Board of Directors held its quarterly meeting. At that meeting it made the following decisions concerning funding for 2018-19. The Members of the Corporation approved the recommendations on January 2, 2019....
Grants Made – Fiscal Year 2017-2018 The Board of Directors decided that there would be a focus, “ABUSE, NEGLECT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,” for the Foundation’s 2017-18 grantmaking cycle. Non-profit agencies, whose primary focus is addressing the issues of abuse or...
Unlike previous years, the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation’s grantmaking for 2016-17 was not an open grant application process. The Board of Directors decided to give $400,000 to local non-profit agencies which are providing services to the Peninsula Community. A...
Grants Made — Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Theme for 2014-15: Liberating the Peninsula Community — The Foundation chose to fund agencies which are providing transformational services especially for high barrier populations which are least served, least desirable to serve and...