Community Impact

We proudly serve the communities in which we live and we support our team members who give their time and talent to make the world a better place. Below are a few of the organizations Northern Neck staff has supported in the past:

• Angel Tree
• Animal Welfare League
• Bay Seafood Festival
• Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck
• Breast Cancer Awareness
• CASA
• Deltaville Community Association/Deltaville Ballpark
• Dream Fields (Lancaster County Little League)
• Dress in Blue Day (Colorectal Cancer Alliance)
• For Kids
• GRASP
• Habit of Humanity, Fluvanna
• Haven
• Irvington Town Parade
• Kids Foundation (Kiwanis Club)
• Kilmarnock Volunteer Fire Department
• Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
• Lancaster Community Library
• Lancaster County Public Schools
• Lancaster County Virginia Education Foundation
• Lancaster Players
• LEAD Northern Neck
• Louisa/Fluvanna Housing Foundation
• LovABLE Services
• Meals on Wheels
• Northern Neck Family YMCA
• Northern Neck Free Health Clinic
• Relay for Life – American Cancer Society
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Virginia
• Servants at Work - Virginia (SAWs Virginia)
• Southside Survivor Response Center
• Tappahannock-Essex Volunteer Fire Department
• Special Olympics
• Village Improvement Association of Irvington
• Virginia Food Banks
• White Stone Volunteer Fire Department

 

 READ MORE HERE: Grants Awarded in December 2021

 

Community Grants – Expanding Our REACH and IMPACT

Being a Virginia-only company, we look for opportunities to help Virginians throughout the Commonwealth, not just in the Northern Neck. One of the ways NNINS helps to build a healthy and thriving community is through its grant program, offered once a year. (The 2021 grant cycle is currently closed. The next one will be in the fall of 2022.)

Grant Priorities

NNINS supports organizations that align with our brand and business mission, including those that support and promote:

• Diversity and Inclusion
• Safe and Affordable Housing
• Virginia Families (education, health and wellness, etc.)
• Community Safety
• Emergency Response
• Virginia History and Culture  
• Virginia’s Natural Environment 

How to Apply

Download and fill out a Grant Proposal Form (check again in October 2022) and submit by the appropriate deadline; completed forms can be emailed to Mike Antonio at mantonio@nnins.com.

Deadline

Applications must be received by November 15, 2022.

Eligibility

Must be a Virginia-based 501(c)(3) organization or agency serving residents of Virginia

Not Eligible

• Recipients who received any financial support from NNINS the previous two years
• Religious organizations
• Organizations or projects that discriminate against individuals based on race, religion, ethnicity, or sexual preference
• Organizations or projects that are considered to be in direct competition with NNINS
• Political organizations or candidates
• Individuals

Grant Amount

Grants typically range from $1,000 to $5,000.

Timeline

Submit a Grant Proposal form between October 15–November 15, with grant to be awarded November 30, 2022.