The Community Foundation of the NRV 2022 2023 Annual Report

DONOR ADVISED FUNDS . . .

Winters Family Endowment Fund Provides annual funding to the Intellectual Disabilities Agency of the New River Valley (aka Leisure Directions) and provides funding for the personal and educational needs of persons with intellectual disabilities. Worthington-Dolloff Cancer Treatment Assistance Fund Supports cancer treatment for needy patients in the NRV. Wythe County United Legacy Fund Supports qualified, charitable health and human service organizations serving Wythe County, Virginia, including but not limited to those partner organizations formerly supported by the United Way of Wythe County and programs offered by the Community Foundation of the New River Valley benefitting Wythe County charitable organizations, their leaders, and the individuals they serve. Young Women’s Life Experiences Fund Supports charities that help young girls and women under the age of 20 that need financial assistance to participate in life experiences that are conducted, sponsored, or associated with a charitable organization or agency.

2022 Responsive Grant Recipient Wilderness Road Regional Museum is also an active GiveLocalNRV giving day participant.

Walking With Fund * (Friends & family of William & Loreta Walker) Supports children at Blacksburg Middle School by partnering with the school administration to identify opportunities that ensure low-income students can fully participate academically and socially in the life of the school. Also supports projects that celebrate the many backgrounds and cultures represented at the school to ensure all students feel included.

Warren Lloyd Holtzman Merit Grant Fund Provides seed grants encouraging, supporting, and recognizing innovation, research, and upward mobility in the areas of small business development, human potential advancement, nurturing grassroots community-based programs, and expansion of the free market economy of knowledge and expertise. Wellness Fund (John & Elizabeth Bush) Promotes wellness in the New River Valley.

27

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY

Photo courtesy of the Wilderness Road Regional Museum