Our Affiliates
Since the Partnership's founding, its work has grown into five active affiliates — each tackling a different piece of the mission, from redeveloping underused properties to training Portsmouth's next generation of civic leaders. Here's what each one does today.
Portsmouth Development Foundation
PortsEvents
Bloom CoWorking
Lefcoe
Portsmouth Partnership Foundation
Portsmouth Partnership Foundation
From the earliest efforts of the Portsmouth Industrial Foundation onward, the Portsmouth Partnership’s focus on economic development was evidenced by the kinds of community investments that it made. The following investments, made between 1993 – 2003, were in addition to the $2,500,000 in earlier business loans made by the Partnership, outlined in the History section of this site:
Greater Portsmouth Development Corporation
Lindab reloation incentive
Fresnel Lens acquisition
Olde Towne Business Association
Economic Development Business Appreciation
Lefcoe Leadership Fund
Portsmouth Historical Survey
$173,100
$50,000
$10,000
$9,375
$8,759
$4,000
$2,500
In time, however, the Partnership’s board saw the need to reach out beyond support for general economic development, and to find the means to actively support the specific works of Portsmouth’s many non-profits. As a result, a new affiliate was formed. Founded in 2003 with $100,000 in seed money from the Portsmouth Partnership, the Portsmouth Partnership Foundation was created to support both worthwhile projects and non-profits within the city of Portsmouth. Today, an Advisory Committee of Lefcoe alumni reviews applications and makes recommendations to the Partnership’s Executive Committee for final approval. Since 2003, PPF grants have included the following:
Bon Secours Maryview Foundation (Heart Institute)
Portsmouth Museums Foundation (Children’s Museum expansion)
Elizabeth River Project
Friends of the Portsmouth Public Library (Churchland computers)
Hampton Roads Arts Trust feasibility study
Lefcoe Alumni Association SAIL Award
Mile Marker Zero Rendezvous
Portsmouth Community Foundation (Pokey Smokey II)
Portsmouth Economic Development Dept. – Business Appreciation
Portsmouth Economic Development Dept. – Job Fair
Portsmouth Public Schools – Porte Towne Magic
Portsmouth Schools Foundation
Seeds for a Healthy Watershed
Starbase Victory
Tidewater Community College – Portsmouth Public Schools scholarship
Todi Music Fest
Urban Arts Center
Portsmouth Museums Foundation (Winter Wonderland)
$10,000
$20,000
$2,500
$18,309
$1,000
$3,500
$5,000
$5,000
$1,279
$1,000
$3.000
$2,000
$1,787
$5,500
$25,000
$8,500
$3,000
$2,000
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
working to improve the lives of Portsmouth’s citizens:
