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  • The Foundation became operational in July 1988, when Portsmouth General Hospital was sold to Tidewater Health Care, Inc.  Our existence and mission were not affected by the 1996 sale of the hospital to Bon Secours Health System, Inc.  We are a private foundation not affiliated with any hospital.
  • Our mission is to improve the health, wellness and quality of life of the Portsmouth community. Fifty percent of our grantmaking is for children’s health in Portsmouth, ages prenatal to five.
  • A Board of Directors selected from the Portsmouth community governs the Foundation.  The Board makes all decisions on proposal funding.  We have 11 Board members who rotate off the Board after 2 three-year terms.
  • The Foundation has a staff of two people, two cats and one dog.
  • The Board awarded its first grant in July 1989.  Twenty-two years later, the Foundation has awarded nearly 900 grants totaling $12.9 million dollars.

  • The original endowment in 1988 was approximately $7.6 million.
The endowment is currently valued at approximately $13 million; this amount varies daily.

 

Staff

Alan E. Gollihue,
President & CEO

Patricia Clifford Irwin,
Executive Assistant

Tulio, Full-time cat

Scruffy, Part-time dog
Izzie
Izzie, Part-time cat