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Field-of-interest funds support particular interest areas, specific program initiatives, causes, or geographic areas as established by the donor. FUNDS ENDOWED FIELD OF INTEREST

4-17 Fund (The Robert & Debbie Piscura Family of Draper, VA) Supports charitable work for the care and support of the New River Valley community spirit that arose to meet the tragic shootings at VT on April 16, 2007. Andy & Susan Morikawa Capacity Building Fund Supports programs that build the capacity of charitable NRV organizations to meet the critical needs of the community in a manner that is sustainable. Carolyn & Donald Rude Family Fund Supports general charitable purposes addressing the current and evolving needs of Virginia’s New River Valley, with a preference for supporting vulnerable and less fortunate people. Priorities include food security, healthcare (including mental health), children, and affordable housing; improving the quality of the environment; and educational opportunities for students and teachers in public schools. Dan & Beverly Fleming Family Fund Supports the Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley, the Women’s Resource Center of the New River Valley, the Head Start program at New River Community Action, and other qualified, charitable organizations supporting and advancing education in Virginia’s New River Valley. David & Lillian Francis Charitable Endowment Supports New River Valley charitable organizations and agencies that serve the needs of alcoholics and their families, including the education of their children. Earl Vest & Mamie Phillips Vest Unrestricted Endowment Supports the mission of The Community Foundation of the New River Valley, and for the betterment for Floyd County.

Friends of Stadium Woods Endowment Supports educational, recreational, and research activities in Stadium Woods, a rare old growth forest predominantly white oak urban forest located in Blacksburg, Virginia; and for educational, recreational, research and preservation activities related to forestland in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Fund for Equity & Inclusion (Molly McClintock & Irene Peterson) Supports general charitable purposes in the New River Valley, with a preference for programs and organizations working to advance equity, hunger relief, justice, literacy, and women. General Endowment Fund Supports all Foundation fields of interest at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Highlands Fund Supports scholarships to students pursuing a post secondary degree at a two- or four-year college or university in a science-related field of study; supports initiatives of the Community Foundation of the New River Valley; and provides grants to charitable organizations in Virginia’s New River Valley. Home – Hunger – Health Fund (C.Y. & Carole Davis) Supports organizations providing for the health and well-being of individuals and families in the New River Valley. Grants may support basic human needs including, but not limited to, access to shelter, food, and healthcare. Janice Woodard Endowment Fund Provides grants to programs and organizations that support low income and/or underserved families in the New River Valley.

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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY