The Cabell Foundation Awards Menokin $350,000 Challenge Grant
The Cabell Foundation recently awarded Menokin a challenge grant in the amount of $350,000 to support the Glass House Project and the continued stabilization of the remaining portions of the south and west walls. The construction team made significant progress on the project in 2020; they are slated to begin work again in the warmer months this year.
New gifts and pledges made to the Raise the Glass capital campaign from January 28, 2021 will be matched one to one up to $350,000 by the challenge grant. To learn more about the campaign and make a gift, visit our campaign page.
About the Raise the Glass campaign
Raise the Glass is an $8.5 million historic initiative to replace the missing walls, floors, and roof portions of Menokin’s 18th-century ruin with structural glass, allowing visitors to see and experience the remaining original construction from over 250 years ago. The fusion of architecture and history will create something entirely new in the field of historic preservation and interpretation. It epitomizes the blend of antiquated and modern, providing a deeper understanding of the connections between history, architecture, the building arts, and the landscape.
About the Cabell Foundation
Founded in 1957 by Mr. Robert G. Cabell, III, and Mrs. Maude Morgan Cabell, the Cabell Foundation was established as a private, non-operating foundation to support the permanent needs of charitable organizations throughout Virginia, with particular emphasis on agencies in the metro Richmond region. Since its inception, the Cabell Foundation has provided permanent gifts and challenge grants to a diverse mix of nonprofit institutions. Mr. and Mrs. Cabell believed the Foundation should be responsive to human need in its deliberations and in taking initiative that would inspire the community to action. Early awards supported higher education and the cultural arts, including the Valentine Museum, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Randolph Macon College and Hampden-Sydney College.