2021 Mary Morton Parsons Foundation Grant Recipients
(Note - Past grants are not necessarily indicative of future grants)
In 2021, The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation awarded grants to these organizations and projects:
Organization
Purpose
Amount
Better Housing Coalition
support more affordable housing opportunities
$1,500,000.00
Chanco on the James, Inc.
construction of new and renovated facilities
$50,000.00
Cristo Rey Richmond High School
Capital needs
$500,000.00
Diversity Thrift
Purchase a new box truck
$50,000.00
Ducks Unlimited
Southeast Wetlands Conserving Crosswamp and Eastern Shore Acquisition Project
$175,000.00
Enrichmond Foundation
Capital Improvements in the Historic Fulton Community
$30,000.00
Family Lifeline
COVID grant
$75,000.00
Hanover Habitat for Humanity
Purchase of a box truck
$50,000.00
Healthy Harvest Food Bank
Construction of New facility
$100,000.00
Longwood University
Constructing new facilities at Hull Springs
$250,000.00
Maggie Walker Community Land Trust
Development of affordable housing-Henrico County
$300,000.00
Nature Conservancy
Protecting an Ecological Mine in Virginia's Coal Country
$350,000.00
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Capital campaign for Advanced Technical Training Center
$150,000.00
Project Restoration
Purchase cargo van for transportation needs
$50,000.00
Randolph-Macon College
Payne Hall-Housing & Nursing Center
$250,000.00
SAFE Harbor
Memorial Donation
$10,000.00
SAFE Harbor
Support purchase of home for Human Trafficking Emergency Shelter
$100,000.00
Saint Benedict Catholic School
HVAC system
$100,000.00
University of Lynchburg
Renovations and upgrades to the Hobbs-Sigler Science Hall and varrious Athletics facilities
$150,000.00
University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Equipment for Gilliam Arts- Steinway Pianos and other equipment needs
$150,000.00
Valentine Richmond History Center
The Valentine Moment Campaign
$500,000.00
Virginia Living Museum
Environmental Action Gallery
$75,000.00
Virginia Supportive Housing
Create two new communities in VA- Cool Lane in Richmond and The Crossings in Charlottesville
$300,000.00
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Purchase large transportation truck and smaller passenger mini-van
$50,000.00
Waymakers
COVID grant
$50,000.00
William King Museum of Art
Cultural Campus development projects
$100,000.00
YWCA
The Campaign to Empower & Transform
$500,000.00