2024 CFNRV AR_FINAL_FB

WHERE WE’VE BEEN & HOW FAR WE’VE COME A Look Back At The CFNRV’s History

1994 : The CFNRV forms. Peggy Eaton is selected to serve as our first executive director.

1996 : The first endowed fund, the Gerus Blieszner Fund, is established.

1995 : Our first annual meeting is held, focused on developing policies & procedures.

1997-98 : Andy Morikawa becomes Executive Director. The CFNRV earns tax-exempt status.

2010 : Andy Morikawa retires after 13 years of service. The CFNRV becomes a partner in the NRV Livability Initiative.

2014 : The Fund for the NRV is established. The CFNRV hosts the first annual GiveLocalNRV Giving Day, raising just under $40,000.

2016 : The CFNRV receives the Housing & Urban Development Secretary’s Award for Public Philanthropic-Partnerships for our work on the Aging in Place initiative.

2011 : Jessica Wirgau becomes our new executive director. The CFNRV holds our first scholarship breakfast.

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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY