The Community Foundation of the NRV 25-26 Annual Report

BelleBend Fund Provides grants to improve, support, survey, and enhance the lives and educations of the very youngest citizens of Giles County and their families – prenatally through kindergarten – with particular emphasis on those living in poverty. Blue Roads Education Fund (Lee & Patti Talbot) Provides grants to improve global competencies and foster innovation among teachers and school leaders in rural communities in Southwestern VA through customized, professional learning. Braden-Galbraith Fund* (John & Marilyn Galbraith) Supports general charitable purposes addressing the immediate basic needs of NRV residents, with a preference for programs in Giles County. Cabell & Shirley Brand & SEEDS Student Fellowship & Mini-Grant Fund (Cabell & Shirley Brand, & Mike Rosenzweig) Provides grants of fellowships to high school and college students to encourage and facilitate the study, research, and development of solutions to environmental and social issues in Southwest VA, including the VA Vital Signs region.

Chachra Family Cultural Fund Promotes understanding of India’s culture by supporting cultural activities such as workshops, readings, movies, festivals, concerts fireworks, and dance. Children’s Shelter Home Fund Supports charities that assist children in need. Chris Thompson Family Endowment Supports general charitable purposes in the NRV. Community Service Fund (James & Josephine Shotts) Supports general charitable

Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund (Margot Sebba) Supports NRV public charities that assist AIDS victims and their families, children in need, hospice patients, and the homeless. Dianna Pickering Memorial Garden Fund Supports the development of interpretative botanical sites open and accessible to the general public, such as those on the grounds of Historic Smithfield. Early Childhood Education Teachers Fund (David, Marilyn, & Mark Hutchins) Supports professional development and continued strengthening of NRV early

activities in the NRV. Cottingham-Stuart Community Fund (Bob & Emily Stuart)

childhood educators. Eclectic Oenophiles Endowment

Supports general charitable purposes or the YMCA at VT. Daniel C. & Joanne L. Bell Endowment Supports charitable organizations that are engaged in hospice care.

Supports general charitable purposes with emphasis on programs and organizations serving Pulaski County and the City of Radford.

Davis Family Fund (C.Y. & Carol Davis) Supports general charitable purposes.

* Fund established in 2025

$482,135 awarded in 2025

40% of foundation assets

88 donor-advised funds

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