Founded originally as the Norfolk Foundation, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation began in 1950 with total donations of $2,350. The foundation has always had a regional focus - giving scholarships and grants across southeastern Virginia to ambitious students and essential nonprofits.
Over the past 70 years we have put more than $301 million into action through grants and scholarships, more than $19 million in 2019 alone.
Social enterprise, HandiConnect, wins the Audacious-Business Idea competition’s Doing Good category. The company is spearheaded by University of Otago entrepreneurship master’s student Nguyen Cam Van.