EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT: The Charles Pinckney Jones Charitable Trust, in partnership with a second private trust that wishes to remain anonymous, has launched a generous matching grant campaign to support The Recorder. They will match all donations and pledges for The Recorder on a one-to-one basis, up to a total of $40,000, received by the Community Foundation through December 31st. The Recorder will publish updates about the campaign, which will include the names of donors. If you wish to remain anonymous, however, please email the Community Foundation at info@cfcbr.org.
The Recorder, established in 1877, is the newspaper of record serving scenic Bath, Highland, and Alleghany counties in Virginia. Since our founding, we’ve been honored with the state’s highest award for journalistic integrity and community service—and in 2024 we received Press Forward’s Closing Local Coverage Gaps grant.
As fiscal sponsor, the Community Foundation partners with The Recorder to ensure it can:
- Produce and deliver original, local news and information to underserved audiences
- Place community listening and audience research at the center of its work
- Maintain strong networks and partnerships with community members
- Strengthen editorial impact, operational resilience, and financial health
- Recruit and retain newsroom leaders and reporters who reflect our region’s diversity
The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge accepts contributions of all forms, including:
- Checks made payable and delivered to the Community Foundation (P.O. Box 815, Staunton, VA 24402)
- Online contributions placed on your credit card
- Appreciated securities
- IRA Charitable Rollovers
Network for Good is an online donation processing platform used by the Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge. Network For Good Inc.is a (501)(c)(3) tax-exempt organization which means that your gift acknowledgement will come directly from them. Network for Good disburses contributions to the Community Foundation with instructions and preferences/designations as instructed by the donor. Please contact us with any questions.
The Community Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (54-1647385). All contributions made directly to the Community Foundation are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Please contact the staff at the Community Foundation for additional details at info@cfcbr.org or 540-213-2150.