Annual Report

DONOR ADVISED FUNDS . . .

Blue Roads Education Fund (Lee and Patti Talbot)

Provides grants to improve global competencies and foster innovation among teachers and school leaders in rural communities in Southwestern Virginia through customized, professional learning. Cabell and Shirley Brand and SEEDS Student Fellowship and Mini-Grant Fund (Cabell and Shirley Brand, and Mike Rosenzweig) Provides grants of fellowships to high school and college students to encourage and facilitate the study, research, and development of solutions to social and environmental issues such as recycling, education, hunger, land use, homelessness, biodiversity, and health care in Southwest Virginia. This includes, but is not limited to, the VA Vital Signs region. Chachra Family Cultural Fund Promotes understanding of the culture of India by supporting cultural activities such as workshops, readings, movies, festivals, concerts, fireworks, and dance. Children’s Shelter Home Endowment Fund Supports charities that assist children in need. Chris Thompson Family Endowment Supports general charitable purposes in the New River Valley. Community Service Fund (James and Josephine Shotts) Supports general charitable activities in the New River Valley.

Volunteers with Downtown Christiansburg, Inc. celebrate during the 2021 GiveLocalNRV Giving Day and raise money for the Little Park on Main Street.

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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY

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