Benefiting Organizations Grant Recipients
Past $5000 or $10,000 Grant Recipients:
Smithfield VA Events donates proceeds back to the community a variety of ways. One way is that we select Benefiting Organizations for $5000 or $10,000 grants from each festival. Annually we award about $70,000 - $80,000 in grants.
Non-profit organizations that support citizens or programs in Smithfield or Isle of Wight Virginia are eligible to apply. You do not have to be a volunteer group to be a grant recipient. Organizations that have received grants before are welcome to apply again but you can't get grants in back-to-back years.
Click on the button below to learn how to apply for a grant, applications are taken May - Aug 31st each year for festivals for the next calendar year.
Scroll down to the gold section to see our amazing grant recipients since 2012.
Non-profit organizations that support citizens or programs in Smithfield or Isle of Wight Virginia are eligible to apply. You do not have to be a volunteer group to be a grant recipient. Organizations that have received grants before are welcome to apply again but you can't get grants in back-to-back years.
Click on the button below to learn how to apply for a grant, applications are taken May - Aug 31st each year for festivals for the next calendar year.
Scroll down to the gold section to see our amazing grant recipients since 2012.
Grant Recipients 2012 - 2024
Listed below are the grant recipients for each festivals since we started holding festivals in 2012.
*Although not a benefiting organization, from each festival SVAEvents also makes a donation (based on tickets sales) to the
Town of Smithfield to support Windsor Castle Park (the beautiful site where we hold our festivals). Windsor Castle Park Foundation also has received donations as a benefiting organization.
*Although not a benefiting organization, from each festival SVAEvents also makes a donation (based on tickets sales) to the
Town of Smithfield to support Windsor Castle Park (the beautiful site where we hold our festivals). Windsor Castle Park Foundation also has received donations as a benefiting organization.
Upcoming Recipients:
2025 Bacon & Bourbon Fest - Oct 4, 2025
Hands & Hearts - $10,000
Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department - $10,000
*There will also be a donation to the Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park.
2025 Bacon & Bourbon Fest - Oct 4, 2025
Hands & Hearts - $10,000
Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department - $10,000
*There will also be a donation to the Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park.
Past Recipients:
2025 Wine & Brew Fest:
Smithfield High School Band Boosters - $10,000
Smithfield High School Chorus - $10,000
The DeGood Foundation, Imagination Library IOW - $10,000
Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department - $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park - $8,100
2025 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club - $10,000
Hardy Elementary School PTA - $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park - $6,225
2024 Bacon & Bourbon Fest:
The Genieve Shelter - $10,000
Girls on the Run Hampton Roads - $5,000
IOW Christian Outreach Food for Thought Literacy Program - $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park - $10,110
2024 Wine & Brew Fest:
Smithfield High School JROTC - $10,000
Smithfield Little Theater - $5,000
VA Master Naturalist - $5,000
Smithfield Packers Youth Sports - $5,000
Kiwanis Fishing Clinic Smithfield - $5,000
Lions Club of Smithfield - $5,000
IOW NAACP - $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park - $8,300
2024 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club - $10,000
Sundays at Four - $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park - $6,170
2023 Bacon & Bourbon Fest:
1750 Isle of Wight County Courthouse $10,000
Isle of Wight Historical Society $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park - $9,700
2023 Wine & Brew Fest:
Mill Swamp Indian Horses Program $10,000
Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program $10,000
Smithfield Music $10,000
Carrollton Ruritans $10,000
Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $8,100
2023 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $5,900
2022 Bacon & Bourbon Fest: (Cancelled due to hurricane but still funded these donations)
American Legion Post 49 $10,000
IOW Arts League $5,000
SHS Athletic Booster Club $10,000
VFW Post #8545 $10,000
Woman’s Club of Smithfield $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $1,500
2022 Wine & Brew Fest:
Carrollton Kiwanis $5,000
IOW Arts League $5,000
Main Street Baptist Church $5,000
Smithfield Volunteer Fire Dept $10,000
VFW Auxiliary Post #8545 $5,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $8,000
2021 Bacon & Bourbon Fest:
Angel Quilters $5,000
Boys Scouts $5,000
Carrollton Ruritans $5,000
Smithfield Music $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $10,350
FESTIVALS NOT HELD DUE TO COVID (We were not able to fund grants during this time because we could not hold festivals):
2022 BOB Fest
2021 Wine & Brew Fest
2021 BOB Fest
2020 Bacon & Bourbon Fest
2020 Wine & Brew
2020 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
Toys for Tots IOWC $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $4,100
2019 Bacon & Bourbon Fest:
Voices for Kids CASA Southeast VA $5,000
IOW County Museum $10,000
IOW Education Foundation $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $7,800
2019 Wine & Brew Fest:
IW Academy $5,000
IOW Arts League $5,000
Smithfield Lions Club $10,000
Smithfield Packers Youth Sports $5,000
Sundays at Four $5,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $7,000
2019 BOB Fest:
American Legion Post 49 $10,000
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $4,250
2018 Bacon & Bourbon Fest:
Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program $10,000
Isle of Wight Humane Society $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $7,800
2018 Wine & Brew Fest:
Girl’s on the Run $10,000
SHS JROTC $10,000
Lizzie Foundation (Trinity UMC) $10,000
VFW Post #8545 $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $6,000
2018 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $4,000
2017 Bacon & Bourbon Fest:
IOW/Smithfield Tourism LOVE Sign Project $2,000
Town of Smithfield Police CHIP Program $10,000
The Genieve Shelter $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $5,000
2017 Wine & Brew Fest:
Mission for Hope Homeless Shelter Program $10,000
SHS Band Boosters $10,000
Smithfield Recreation Association $10,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $13,500
2017 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $7,500
2016 Bacon & Bourbon Fest: Luter Family YMCA $10,000
Smithfield Music $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Historic Preservation $13,000
2016 Wine & Brew Fest:
Mill Swamp Indian Horses Program $10,000
Smithfield Pop Warner $10,000
Western Tidewater Free Clinic $10,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Historic Preservation Fund $13,500
2016 BOB Fest:
IOW Optimist Club $2,500
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Historic Preservation Fund $7,000
2015 Bacon & Bourbon Fest: (Cancelled due to hurricane but still funded donations)
IOW Education Foundation $10,000
Southeast 4-H Educational Center $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Historic Preservation Fund $11,000
2015 Wine & Brew Fest:
Historic Smithfield Courthouse Capital Project $10,000
IOW Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Program $10,000
Smithfield Music $10,000
Luter Family YMCA $10,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Historic Preservation Fund $13,000
2015 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary $5,000
IOW Optimist Club $2,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Historic Preservation Fund $6,000
2014 Bacon & Bourbon Fest:
Luter Family YMCA $10,000
2014 Wine & Brew Fest:
Voices for Kids CASA of Southeast VA $10,000
IOW Education Foundation $10,000
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $10,000
2014 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club $2,450
2013 Wine & Brew Fest:
Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program $10,000
Western Tidewater Free Clinic $10,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $10,000
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
2012 Wine & Brew Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $10,000
Smithfield Kiwanis $10,000
SHS Athletic Boosters $5,000
IOWC Friends of Nike Skate Park $5,000
2025 Wine & Brew Fest:
Smithfield High School Band Boosters - $10,000
Smithfield High School Chorus - $10,000
The DeGood Foundation, Imagination Library IOW - $10,000
Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department - $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park - $8,100
2025 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club - $10,000
Hardy Elementary School PTA - $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park - $6,225
2024 Bacon & Bourbon Fest:
The Genieve Shelter - $10,000
Girls on the Run Hampton Roads - $5,000
IOW Christian Outreach Food for Thought Literacy Program - $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park - $10,110
2024 Wine & Brew Fest:
Smithfield High School JROTC - $10,000
Smithfield Little Theater - $5,000
VA Master Naturalist - $5,000
Smithfield Packers Youth Sports - $5,000
Kiwanis Fishing Clinic Smithfield - $5,000
Lions Club of Smithfield - $5,000
IOW NAACP - $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park - $8,300
2024 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club - $10,000
Sundays at Four - $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park - $6,170
2023 Bacon & Bourbon Fest:
1750 Isle of Wight County Courthouse $10,000
Isle of Wight Historical Society $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park - $9,700
2023 Wine & Brew Fest:
Mill Swamp Indian Horses Program $10,000
Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program $10,000
Smithfield Music $10,000
Carrollton Ruritans $10,000
Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $8,100
2023 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $5,900
2022 Bacon & Bourbon Fest: (Cancelled due to hurricane but still funded these donations)
American Legion Post 49 $10,000
IOW Arts League $5,000
SHS Athletic Booster Club $10,000
VFW Post #8545 $10,000
Woman’s Club of Smithfield $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $1,500
2022 Wine & Brew Fest:
Carrollton Kiwanis $5,000
IOW Arts League $5,000
Main Street Baptist Church $5,000
Smithfield Volunteer Fire Dept $10,000
VFW Auxiliary Post #8545 $5,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $8,000
2021 Bacon & Bourbon Fest:
Angel Quilters $5,000
Boys Scouts $5,000
Carrollton Ruritans $5,000
Smithfield Music $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $10,350
FESTIVALS NOT HELD DUE TO COVID (We were not able to fund grants during this time because we could not hold festivals):
2022 BOB Fest
2021 Wine & Brew Fest
2021 BOB Fest
2020 Bacon & Bourbon Fest
2020 Wine & Brew
2020 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
Toys for Tots IOWC $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $4,100
2019 Bacon & Bourbon Fest:
Voices for Kids CASA Southeast VA $5,000
IOW County Museum $10,000
IOW Education Foundation $5,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $7,800
2019 Wine & Brew Fest:
IW Academy $5,000
IOW Arts League $5,000
Smithfield Lions Club $10,000
Smithfield Packers Youth Sports $5,000
Sundays at Four $5,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $7,000
2019 BOB Fest:
American Legion Post 49 $10,000
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $4,250
2018 Bacon & Bourbon Fest:
Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program $10,000
Isle of Wight Humane Society $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $7,800
2018 Wine & Brew Fest:
Girl’s on the Run $10,000
SHS JROTC $10,000
Lizzie Foundation (Trinity UMC) $10,000
VFW Post #8545 $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $6,000
2018 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $4,000
2017 Bacon & Bourbon Fest:
IOW/Smithfield Tourism LOVE Sign Project $2,000
Town of Smithfield Police CHIP Program $10,000
The Genieve Shelter $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $5,000
2017 Wine & Brew Fest:
Mission for Hope Homeless Shelter Program $10,000
SHS Band Boosters $10,000
Smithfield Recreation Association $10,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $13,500
2017 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund $7,500
2016 Bacon & Bourbon Fest: Luter Family YMCA $10,000
Smithfield Music $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Historic Preservation $13,000
2016 Wine & Brew Fest:
Mill Swamp Indian Horses Program $10,000
Smithfield Pop Warner $10,000
Western Tidewater Free Clinic $10,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Historic Preservation Fund $13,500
2016 BOB Fest:
IOW Optimist Club $2,500
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Historic Preservation Fund $7,000
2015 Bacon & Bourbon Fest: (Cancelled due to hurricane but still funded donations)
IOW Education Foundation $10,000
Southeast 4-H Educational Center $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Historic Preservation Fund $11,000
2015 Wine & Brew Fest:
Historic Smithfield Courthouse Capital Project $10,000
IOW Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Program $10,000
Smithfield Music $10,000
Luter Family YMCA $10,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $10,000
*Town of Smithfield Historic Preservation Fund $13,000
2015 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary $5,000
IOW Optimist Club $2,000
*Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Historic Preservation Fund $6,000
2014 Bacon & Bourbon Fest:
Luter Family YMCA $10,000
2014 Wine & Brew Fest:
Voices for Kids CASA of Southeast VA $10,000
IOW Education Foundation $10,000
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $10,000
2014 BOB Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club $2,450
2013 Wine & Brew Fest:
Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program $10,000
Western Tidewater Free Clinic $10,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $10,000
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
2012 Wine & Brew Fest:
Smithfield Rotary Club $10,000
Windsor Castle Park Foundation $10,000
Smithfield Kiwanis $10,000
SHS Athletic Boosters $5,000
IOWC Friends of Nike Skate Park $5,000
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