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Board approves $5 million emergency appropriation for Community Foundation to distribute to Loudoun nonprofits
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a $5,000,000 payment to the Community Foundation for Loudoun & Northern Fauquier Counties to address an urgent rise in demand for nonprofit services; the decision followed staff briefings and was framed as a fast, flexible response to growing need.
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors on March 18 approved a one‑time $5,000,000 appropriation from real‑property tax revenues to the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties to distribute to local nonprofits addressing urgent needs.
Chair Randall said the appropriation is intended to respond quickly to increased demand for emergency assistance across the county — including food, rental and domestic‑violence services — and that county staff and local nonprofit leaders had recommended using the Community Foundation as a central distribution partner.
Supervisor LeTourneau raised process concerns and urged that any funds be tied to the county’s established areas of need and accompanied by an MOU to ensure accountability for public dollars. The chair said the Community Foundation was recommended by nonprofit stakeholders and that staff had discussed rapid distribution criteria and a subcommittee to speed grant decisions.
County Manager Tim Hemstreet (remarks summarized by staff at the meeting) and Nicole Acosta of the Community Foundation briefed supervisors during earlier meetings; the foundation said it would use its established grant‑making procedures and work with county staff to prioritize rental assistance and other emergency programs. The board’s motion asked the Community Foundation to allocate funds within county‑identified areas of need and directed staff to work with the foundation on distribution criteria.
Vote: The motion passed on the dais; the recorded outcome stated the appropriation was approved. Supervisors voting in favor announced the motion’s passage and instructions to staff and the foundation.
Practical effect: The Community Foundation will administer emergency grants to local nonprofits; the board expects the foundation to provide reporting on allocations and outcomes. Supervisors said the funds were intended as rapid relief and would not change the county’s tax rate.
