Hampton Roads Community Foundation Blog

Bob and Augusta Goodman of Virginia Beach left a lasting gift to their four children that continues a legacy of generosity. The Goodmans' estate gift underpins four donor-advised funds at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation.

Here are five ways our donors’ unrestricted and field-of-interest funds over the past five years have helped our nonprofit partners put ideas into action.

In 1992, 15 members of the Rotary Club of Norfolk stepped forward with initial contributions of $1,000 each to create an endowment fund at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Since then the endowment has grown to more than $512,000 while distributing more than $116,600 in grants to benefit dozens of Hampton Roads charities.

Kamryn Tynes was among nearly a dozen blind and visually impaired students gathered in the Virginia Stage Company’s new Education Room at the Wells Theater in Norfolk. They spent a Saturday afternoon enjoying a Dramatically Able performance sponsored by the Virginia Stage Company and Access Virginia, a nonprofit advocating for people with disabilities. The performance represented a new chapter in the Virginia Stage Company’s effort to make its 116-year-old theater more accessible to people with disabilities.