Annual Report

Matthew Allen Special Memorial Fund (Katherine Allen)

Supports programs benefitting the social, emotional, and mental health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities through grants to qualified, charitable organizations in the New River Valley. Preference shall be given to those programs or organizations that pursue and/or promote social justice through diverse and inclusive action. Passion to Progress: The Drenan Dudley Endowed Fund (Jack, Larkin, and Drenan Dudley) Builds the capacity of qualified charitable organizations in the New River Valley, their employees, and volunteers to transform a cause or an idea into demonstrable outcomes benefitting the community. Supports qualified educational or charitable organizations providing educational instruction and tutoring, with strong preference for programs providing instruction in basic literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) to immigrants, their children, and grandchildren; and for general charitable purposes. Preference shall be given to organizations from the following counties and cities in the following order of priority: Grayson County, City of Galax, Floyd County, Craig County, Patrick County, Montgomery County (Auburn and Eastern Montgomery strands only), Carroll County, and the City of Radford. Supports the programs, activities or student/s individual need as determined by guidance counselors working with students in New River Valley public school systems. Silver Care Endowment Fund (Lynda Chamowitz and Joan Gotthardt) Supports the needs of senior citizens in the New River Valley. Virgil Speaks Fund (Suzi Gablik) Supports charitable organizations such as “What’s on Stage”, a program at Harding Avenue Elementary School; The Lyric Theatre; the Community Foundation of the New River Valley; and Beans and Rice. Shirley Van Dresser Guidance Fund (The Daughters of Shirley Van Dresser) Paws and Claws Endowment Fund (Lynda Chamowitz and Joan Gotthardt) Supports animal welfare in Montgomery County. RBN Inc. Educational Opportunity Fund

Photo by the NRV Glean Team

A volunteer stands in the the NRV Glean Team garden. The NRV Glean Team is a grantee and active member of NRV Thrive.

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2020 - 2021 ANNUAL REPORT