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The Junior League of Charlottesville (JLC)’s Community Grants program awards up to $4,000 to nonprofit organizations meet immediate community needs while advancing our Community Impact Focus: Empowering Women Through Mentorship. Groups must be a 501(c)(3) organization or school.  

Through this program, the JLC provides financial support to a diverse group of organizations throughout our community working to strengthen women, girls, and families throughout Central Virginia. 

2025 Recipients 

• Heart & Soul Fitness with Nicole was awarded $2,000 to support a 10-week training program that empowers women—especially from underserved communities—to complete the Charlottesville Women’s 4 Miler. The program offers structured fitness training, mentorship, and financial support to eliminate common barriers to participation. Through peer support and community mentorship, the program helps women build confidence, resilience, and lifelong healthy habits. 
• Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center was awarded $2,000 to support their project Mentoring Women Teachers and Future Teachers, a workshop-based program designed to support educators across public, private, and homeschool settings. The program teaches lesson plans on topics like map-making, watershed education, local history, and Virginia tribes. Workshops provide hands-on training, research insights, and practical applications for classrooms. Educators learn step-by-step methods to integrate these lessons, with participants selected on a first-come, first-serve basis while ensuring representation across education sectors.
• Mahogany & Friends Foundation was awarded $2,000 to support their project Smart Money Mentors, a financial literacy program for 120 youth (ages 14–16) entering or currently in the workforce. In partnership with the Charlottesville Area Youth Internship Program (CAYIP), it provides hands-on financial education covering budgeting, saving, investing, Roth IRAs, taxes, and paycheck management. Led by women mentors, the program offers special support to young women, equipping them with financial skills and career guidance while remaining inclusive to all participants. 
• Banks Collage Elite Empire was awarded $1,500 to help fund a permanent practice space for its majorette dance program, centered on empowerment, sisterhood, and virtue. The program also hosts community events highlighting Black dance culture and mentorship. 
• Greene County Child Care Center was awarded $1,000 to support employee retention and professional development for its all-female staff of 20. The team includes part-time high school students, experienced professionals, and long-term employees. The center has identified a need for more professional development, team-building activities, and employee recognition. Grant funds will be used to support these initiatives. 
• IX Art Park was awarded $500 to support Soul of Cville, which continues to celebrate Black culture while empowering women, girls, and young adults—especially women of color—through opportunities in leadership, creativity, and economic growth. With the theme Firmly Planted, Fiercely Flourishing, the festival offers curated experiences in business, the arts, and personal development, promoting mentorship, visibility, and collaboration.  

Please click HERE to see our prior Community Grants recipients. 

Please see the Community Grants Application Process page for more details.