Honoring Community-minded Companies in the Region In Partnership with VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads
Since 2023, Coastal Virginia Magazineand CoVaBIZ have partnered withVOLUNTEER Hampton RoadsforThe Civic 50 Hampton Roads business recognition program. The Civic 50 is a national initiative established by Points of Light and honoring community-minded companies as determined by an annual survey administered by True Impact. This program is one of a select few regional Civic 50 initiatives in the U.S.
The Civic 50 Hampton Roads 2025 selected businesses are listed here and featured in the December/January 2026 issue of CoVaBIZ Magazine.
Among the Civic 50 Businesses, three were selected as sector leaders for small, medium and large size businesses. Those businesses are also recognized here.
TowneBank
Large Sector Leader
TowneBank’s culture is based upon local decision-making, and forging strong relationships. Dedicated to a culture of caring, the organization values each employee and member by embracing their diverse talents, perspectives, and experiences.
TowneBank is intentional about being a local leader and community asset by actively promoting social, cultural, and economic growth. Their volunteer program provides opportunities for employees to give back through volunteering, board service, and donations.
The TowneBank Foundation provides charitable grants and donations to more than 200 non-profit organizations. The TowneBank Foundation has two premier annual events: The Fall Extravaganza and the Annual Charity Golf Tournament. Since its inception in 2004, The Fall Extravaganza has raised nearly $6 million
in grants for community
organizations.
Virginia Wesleyan University
Medium Sector Leader
Virginia Wesleyan University (VWU) is a private liberal arts institution committed to offering a broad, accessible education in the arts, sciences, business, health, public service, and more.
VWU inspires students to build meaningful lives through engagement in our region and the world. The Wesleyan Engaged program collaborates with service partners like Norfolk Botanical Garden, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Special Olympics, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to foster impactful student engagement activities and support faculty-led service learning courses.
VWU is committed to affordability. It has kept tuition frozen for six consecutive years, offers renewable merit scholarships, and supports extensive Work and Learn programs that allow students to learn on the job and earn money toward tuition at the same time.
VIA design
Small Sector Leader
VIA is an award-winning, Norfolk-based multi-disciplinary architecture and design firm focused on fostering collaboration between clients and community. The firm is guided by three core principles: a future-focused outlook, client-centric design, and community-driven initiatives. Their mission is to “inspire, design, and elevate” the daily lives of their clients and the communities in which they work.
Their vision is to curate positive inspirations, create a new awareness of “why” design matters, and elevate the appreciation for impactful architecture and site design. VIA strives to create architecture that shapes the built environment and positively impacts the lives of those who interact with it.
VIA earned the coveted T. David Fitz-Gibbon Architecture Firm Award by the American Institute of Architects in fall 2024—the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a Virginia-Based architecture firm.
The Civic 50 Hampton Roads 2025
1.oak Financial
Altor Processing Systems INC
Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group
Budget Blinds of Hampton Roads
Chartway Credit Union
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
Clark Nexsen
Coastal Fermentory
Cox Communications
Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo, LLC
Hampton Roads Workforce Council
ITA International
Landmark Hotel Group
Langley Federal Credit Union
Life’s Journey LLC
MEB
Morring Law PLLC
Newport News Shipbuilding – A Division of HII
One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning of Hampton Roads
ONYX Realty Professionals
Rivers Casino Portsmouth
S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co.
Starr Motors Inc
Top Guard Security
Trane U.S. Inc.
Virginia Asset Group
WSKY TV – SKY 4 TV
About The Civic 50 Hampton Roads
The Civic 50 Hampton Roads sets the standard for civic engagement and creates a roadmap for companies committed to using their time, talent and resources to drive social impact in their company and community. Companies are selected for The Civic 50 based on four dimensions of their community engagement program: Investment of Resources, Integration Across Business Functions, Institutionalization Through Policies and Systems, and Impact Measurement.
Learn more at volunteerhr.org/civic50hr.
