Grant Opportunities
Here you will find information about specific requirements for current grant opportunities through NPCF. For general information about our grant guidelines and eligibility, visit our Grants page.
If you have a project for which you are seeking funding that does not fit into any available opportunities, but you feel it may be of interest to us, please feel free to reach out to us directly by messaging Dede McClure at communityservices@npcf.org.
Patricia and Nicolaas Kortlandt Memorial Fund
Applications Open: June 12, 2024
Applications Close: July 3, 2024
The following represents the Eligibility Principles that the Patricia and Nicolaas Kortlandt Memorial Fund creators believe best represent their goals for the grant. These grant guidelines are specific to this grant. Northern Piedmont Community Foundation also has a set of grant guidelines for all the grant cycles we run throughout the year.
This Kortlandt Fund invites proposals for projects that serve Fauquier County in order to strengthen the fabric of Fauquier County.
Patricia and Nicolaas Kortlandt Biographies
Nicolaas A. (Nic) Kortlandt was born in Zeist, The Netherlands. Nic immigrated to the United States in 1949 and was employed as the riding instructor for Dana Hall Schools in Wellesley, Massachusetts where he met his future wife, Patricia Beach. Patty and Nic were married on September 23, 1950 in her home town of Glen Rock, New Jersey.
In 1954, Patty and Nic purchased Sunnyside Farm in Rectortown where they operated a farming operation until Patty’s death in October 1999. Nic continued the farming operation until he sold and moved to his house in Marshall.
The Kortlandts were known for their extensive community service and commitment. Working tirelessly for the improvement of the education of our youth, the improvement of agricultural production practices and the preservation of our natural resources.
Mr Kortlandt was active in several local Ruritan clubs serving as an officer, Zone or District official. He was especially proud of his efforts to establish the “Reading Is Fundamental” program which was funded by these Ruritan Clubs and provided books at no cost to the students at Thompson and Coleman Elementary Schools. For many years, he served on the Fauquier County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, serving as President and Vice-President. Nic was a long time Director of the John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District and served as a Director for the NOVA 4-H Center in Front Royal.
Mr. Kortlandt died January 7, 2011.