Acorn Funds

Acorn Funds allow individuals, families and organizations to build an endowment over time. Donors are allowed three years to reach the minimum required to establish a permanent endowment at The Community Foundation.

Danville Pittsylvania Academy of Medicine Alliance Scholarship (‘18)

To provide scholarships for Danville/Pittsylvania County graduates who are pursuing medical fields of study.

Debra L. Dodson Fund (‘19)

To support The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region and Pittsylvania County Public Library.

G. Brooks Powell, Jr. Police Community Engagement Fund (‘18)

To support the community and youth engagement programs of the Danville, VA Police Department.

Rotary Club of Chatham Scholarship Fund (’15)

To provide scholarships for Bartlett Yancey High School graduates.

Larry N. Whitt Agricultural Enterprise & Educational Fund (‘19)

To support and promote the Caswell County Junior Livestock Show Program.
To support and promote the agricultural educational programs and curriculum at Bartlett Yancey High School, Piedmont Community College, Mt. Olive University, and Warren Wilson College.                                To support and promote the F.F.A. and 4-H programs in Caswell County.
To support and promote nonprofit animal husbandry programs or organizations in Caswell County, to include start-up livestock enterprises.