The Community Foundation of the NRV 2022 2023 Annual Report

ENDOWED FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS 

David & Lillian Francis Charitable Endowment Supports New River Valley charitable organizations and agencies that serve the needs of alcoholics and their families, including the education of their children. Ellenbogen Fund Supports the University Bridge Program at Engineers in Action and, after a period of ten years, also supports qualified, charitable programs operating in and/or benefitting the New River Valley, with emphasis in Montgomery County. Earl Vest & Mamie Phillips Vest Unrestricted Endowment Supports the mission of The Community Foundation of the New River Valley, and for the betterment for Floyd County. Supports educational, recreational, and research activities in Stadium Woods, a rare old growth forest predominantly white oak urban forest located in Blacksburg, Virginia; and for educational, recreational, research and preservation activities related to forestland in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Friends of Stadium Woods Endowment

Fund for Equity & Inclusion (Molly McClintock & Irene Peterson) Supports general charitable purposes in the New River Valley, with a preference for programs and organizations working to advance equity, hunger relief, justice, literacy, and women. General Endowment Fund Supports all Foundation fields of interest at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Highlands Fund Supports scholarships to students pursuing a post-secondary degree at a two- or four-year college or university in a science-related field of study; supports initiatives of the Community Foundation of the New River Valley; and provides grants to charitable organizations in Virginia’s New River Valley. Home – Hunger – Health Fund (C.Y. & Carole Davis) Supports organizations providing for the health and well-being of individuals and families in the New River Valley. Grants may support basic human needs including, but not limited to, access to shelter, food, and healthcare.

Janice Woodard Endowment Fund

Provides grants to programs and organizations that support low income and/or underserved families in the New River Valley. Jim & Sue McAlister Family Fund Supports charitable organizations providing affordable healthcare in the New River Valley as well as those addressing hunger such as, but not limited to, food pantries, area food banks, and feeding programs. Established in memory of Jim’s mother, Peggy McAlister of Wytheville, as well as Sue’s mother, Mattie Hall of Dublin. Joe & Margot Thompson Unrestricted Endowment Supports general charitable purposes addressing the current and evolving needs of the New River Valley, with a preference for programs that provide for the housing, food access, healthcare, education, clothing, reentry of ex-offenders, and other basic human needs of vulnerable or less fortunate populations. Loving Care Fund Supports children and families and provides support to the Community Foundation’s operations.

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