In 2009 a permanent endowment fund was established to support CultureWorks and its mission – to strengthen arts and culture in the Richmond region.  The permanent endowment is owned and managed by The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia.  The Foundation has over $510 million in charitable assets.  The Endowment for Arts and Culture is the only fund that focuses exclusively on supporting arts and culture in our region.  Disbursements from this Endowment are advised by the Board of Trustees of CultureWorks – the service/leadership organization formed as a result of the 2009 Richmond Region Cultural Action Plan.

Established by gifts in memory of the late philanthropist Waverly Manson Cole, The Endowment for Arts and Culture welcomes continual additional outright gifts as well as deferred gifts and designations in estate plans.

Donors should make their gifts payable to:

The Community Foundation Arts and Culture Endowment

and submit gifts to:

The Community Foundation
7501 Boulders View Drive, Suite 110
Richmond, VA 23225-4047

Inquiries concerning outright gifts, deferred gifts, and estate planning to support the Endowment for Arts and Culture should be directed to Teri Lovelace, Vice President of Advancement, The Community Foundation’s Advancement Office (804) 330-7400, or  John Bryan, President, CultureWorks (804) 340-5284.