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From our BOARD & STAFF

The Williamsburg Health Foundation (WHF) Board of Trustees and Staff are pleased to share WHF’s 2024 Annual Report to the Community. In these pages, we celebrate the collective progress made by nonprofit and public sector partners to improve health and well-being across Greater Williamsburg. These organizations consistently respond to our region’s evolving needs with compassion and dedication. Because of their efforts, our neighbors of all ages are better supported, more connected, and have greater access to the resources, care, and services they need to thrive.

WHF views health as more than physical well-being. Health is shaped by opportunities to make healthy choices throughout life and includes access to quality healthcare, mental health resources, nutritious food, opportunities for physical activity, and social networks that help us maintain connection.

Guided by our mission to collaborate, innovate, and invest to impact systems that improve health and well-being, WHF’s grantmaking is focused on strengthening the healthcare safety-net for individuals who are uninsured and underinsured and addressing the behavioral and social risk factors that influence health across the life span. As we reflect on 2024 and look toward the future, we are optimistic. Through times of uncertainty, our partnerships remain steadfast. In this reflective report, we honor this network defined by resilience, determination, and a commitment to continued advancements in enhancing health in Greater Williamsburg!

“As we close out 2025, we do so with deep gratitude for the organizations and individuals who partner with us to make Greater Williamsburg healthier. Through listening and learning, we continue to be inspired by their insight and dedication. With refinements to WHF’s programmatic strategy on the horizon in 2026, our focus remains steadfast: to support lasting health and well-being for all in our community.”

Deanna Van Hersh

President & CEO

“As neighbors who live, work, study, worship, and play in Greater Williamsburg, WHF’s Board members are inspired by the efforts unfolding all around us. We’re consistently amazed at the dedication of local nonprofits working to improve health in our community. As we look to the future, we remain committed to supporting efforts that make Greater Williamsburg an even healthier place to live.”

Felicia Stovall

Chair, Board of Trustees

Behavioral
HEALTH SERVICES

Healthy
AGING

Healthy Eating
ACTIVE LIVING

Integrated
CARE

Two-Generation
FAMILY SERVICES

2024 by the NUMBERS

GRANTS Awarded

ORGANIZATIONS Supported

MILLION Funded

INDIVIDUALS Served

*TOUCHPOINTS Provided

*Meals, rides, in-home supports, clinical encounters, prescriptions, physical activity opportunities, and many others.

STRATEGIC Plan

Vision

Individuals making healthy choices in a community with health opportunities for all.

Mission

Collaborate, innovate, and invest to impact systems that improve the health and well-being of individuals living in Greater Williamsburg.

Goals

Advance organizations, systems, and public policy crucial to community health and well-being.

Target behavioral and social
risk factors that influence the health of individuals throughout the life span.

Strengthen the healthcare safety-net for uninsured and underinsured individuals.

Values

Accountable: Steward community values and assets transparently.

Ethical: Work with honesty and integrity.

Respectful: Ensure all voices are heard and recognize those who do the work.

Engaged: Connect and commit to the community.

Catalytic: Instigate change to achieve real, measurable impact.

WHF Financial Summary

WHF was established in 1996 when the Williamsburg Community Hospital and Sentara formed a partnership agreement and later merged. This agreement included a provision for a new, locally organized and managed Foundation to benefit community health. In the inaugural year, WHF started with an endowment of $55 million and anticipated providing $1 million annually to support health initiatives in the community. To fulfill the objective of providing financial support for community partner programs and health initiatives in perpetuity, the Foundation’s Board of Trustees established a goal to achieve investment returns sufficient to support ongoing operations and grant distributions and maintain pace with inflation. Under the careful oversight of the Board of Trustees, the Foundation’s endowment had grown to a value of over $154 million by the end of 2024, and WHF has awarded more than $112 million in grants to benefit health and well-being in Greater Williamsburg.

Summary Statements of Financial Position (in thousands)

2024

TOTAL ASSETS

$155,540

Liabilities: Grants and Other Accounts Payable

930

Unrestricted Net Assets

154,610

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

$155,540

2023

TOTAL ASSETS

$147,720

Liabilities: Grants and Other Accounts Payable

1,490

Unrestricted Net Assets

146,230

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

$147,720

Summary Statements of Activities (in thousands)

2024

UNRESTRICTED REVENUE AND GAINS (LOSSES)

$15,890

EXPENSES

Community Grants

5,910

Program, General, and Administrative Expenses

1,570

Federal Excise and State Tax (Benefit) Expense

30

$7,510

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

8,380

NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

146,230

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR

$154,610

2023

UNRESTRICTED REVENUE AND GAINS (LOSSES)

$17,890

EXPENSES

Community Grants

5,650

Program, General, and Administrative Expenses

1,360

Federal Excise and State Tax (Benefit) Expense

150

$7,160

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

10,730

NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

135,500

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR

$146,230

2024 BOARD of Trustees

M. Anderson Bradshaw

Attorney

M. Anderson Bradshaw, P.C.

Beth F. Davis, Chair

Director, Patient Care Services

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center

Elizabeth DeFalcon, M.D.

Staff Physician

William & Mary

Andrea M. Donnor

Acquisitions Marketing Operations

Capital One Financial, Inc.

Cheri Green

Senior Vice President, Private Wealth Advisor

Old Point National Bank

Nathan R. Green

Commonwealth’s Attorney

Williamsburg/James City County

Rhiannon M. Hartman

Attorney, Estate Planning

Carrell Blanton Ferris & Associates

Kelli Mansel-Arbuckle

Retired, Human Resources Director

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Douglas J. Myers

Retired, Senior Vice President

Morgan Stanley

Juanita M. Parks, Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer

Covenant Woods

Lawrence B. Pulley

Retired, Emeritus Dean, T.C. and Elizabeth Clarke professor

William & Mary, Raymond A. Mason School of Business

Steven R. Staples

Retired, School Superintendent/ Executive Professor

William & Mary School of Education

Felicia A. Stovall, Vice Chair

Senior Vice President, Senior Wealth Advisor & Trust Officer Head of Administration

Chesapeake Wealth Management

Glenda H. Turner

Senior Director of Marketing and Public Relations

Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

Adria Vanhoozier

President

Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg

Robert A. Whitehead, Sr.

Pastor

New Zion Baptist Church, Williamsburg

Alfred L. Woods

Former Chairman

Aegion Corporation

*Deanna Van Hersh

President & CEO

Williamsburg Health Foundation

*Ex-Officio

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