Piedmont Community Foundation
Post Office Box 402
Middleburg, Virginia 20118
United States
Mission
To connect people who care with causes that matter in Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties and surrounding areas. Your vision and our stewardship build permanent investment resources to benefit our community, for good, forever.
Most Meaningful Change
We have helped to facilitate a powerful giving circle among women.
1999 Year Founded
2 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$1,000,000 Endowment Value
$149,800 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Piedmont Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | Post Office Box 402 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Middleburg |
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State / Region | Virginia |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 20118 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | 101 Norht Jay Street |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Middleburg |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | VA |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | 20117 |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 540-687-5223 |
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Email | aowen@piedmontcf.org |
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Website | www.piedmontcf.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Amy Owen, Executive Director |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Amy Owen |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Executive Director |
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Year Founded | 1999 |
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Mission Statement | To connect people who care with causes that matter in Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties and surrounding areas. Your vision and our stewardship build permanent investment resources to benefit our community, for good, forever. |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 375,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 2 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 15 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $451,524 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $451,524 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $273,638 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $149,800 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $1,000,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | A little improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a slight role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | No role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Fair amount of time |
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Locally | Fair amount of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Important but not central |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Little |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Lot |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Little |
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Economic development | Not at all |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Not at all |
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Information technology | Not at all |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Little |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Not at all |
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Job training | Not at all |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Rarely |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Occasionally |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Rarely |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Never |
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Loaned staff | Occasionally |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Never |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Never |
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Providing space for local organizations | Rarely |
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Access to information technology | Occasionally |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | Getting worse |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting worse |
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Value of community assets | Getting worse |
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Quality of the environment | Getting worse |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | No change |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | No change |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | No change |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | No change |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | No change |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | Do not work in this sphere |
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Quality of the environment | Do not work in this sphere |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | A few small achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Gender equity | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Little |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Lot |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Did not answer |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Did not answer |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Did not answer |
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Particular foundation | Did not answer |
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Other organization | Did not answer |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Unimportant |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More responsive authorities | Unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | We have helped to facilitate a powerful giving circle among women. |
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