Annual Report

A YEAR IN REVIEW

The Wilderness Road Regional Museum was on the CFNRV’s 2020 Responsive Grant Recipients.

Like so many organizations, the CFNRV made changes to its programs to address the COVID-19 pandemic, including streamlining the grant application process and awarding only operating funds in 2020. Both the COVID-19 and Responsive Grant Programs were simplified, with nonprofits receiving up to $4,000 in operating support to provide maximum flexibility during an unpredictable time. The CFNRV also grew the number of grants awarded and shared with the broader community what the staff was hearing from nonprofits in need. In fall 2020, we launched the online Grant Catalog, which allowed both endowed fund holders and members of the general public to read about and contribute to a grant applicant through Making Grant Money More Accessible

an easy online platform. Chief Executive Officer, Jessica Wirgau saw the Grant Catalog as a natural extension of the CFNRV’s work advising donors on the very best ways to give back. “We received many phone calls and emails from community members and civic and religious groups wanting to help nonprofits during the pandemic. They knew that people were struggling, and they wanted to help, but they didn’t always know about the organizations working in our region and what they needed to be successful. The Grant Catalog allowed them to learn needs and to make an easy, online gift.” The public donated an additional $10,000 to nonprofit organizations through the Grant Catalog, and the CFNRV intends to use the system again in 2021.

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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY

Photo by the Wilderness Road Regional Museum