The Community Foundation of the New River Valley Annual Report 2024-2025

Montgomery Museum of Art & History Endowment Supports the mission of the Montgomery Museum of Art and History. Nancy & Thomas Murray Endowment for NRV CARES Supports the mission of NRV CARES. New River Family Shelter Fund Supports the mission of the New River Family Shelter. NRV Dental Benevolence Fund (Joe & Margot Thompson) Supports dental services and dental education provided by the Community Health Center of the New River Valley. NRV Leading Lights Endowment Supports NRV Leading Lights, an organization committed to acknowledging and honoring volunteers across the NRV who are making community-changing impacts. Pulaski County Library System Endowment Fund Supports the mission of the Pulaski County Library System. Radford Child Development, Inc. Fund Supports the mission of Radford Child Development, Inc. DESIGNATED/AGENCY FUNDS

The Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Virginia (BGC) serves children in Montgomery County. Photo courtesy of BGC.

Robbie Armbrister Memorial Family Services Fund (Friends & family of Robbie Armbrister)

Supports children, youth, young adults and young families with children under the age of 25 that are in crisis or need a hand up, who are located principally in the Virginia counties of Henry and Wythe through grants to Piedmont Community Services in Martinsville, Virginia and Help Overcoming Poverty’s Existence (HOPE), now known as Open Door Community, in Wytheville, Virginia. Robert J. Watson and Joanne M. Watson Endowment * Provides annual support to Micah’s Backpack, the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library, New River Community College Educational Foundation, the Salvation Army of the New River Valley, and the Women’s Resource Center of the New River Valley. Roy & Vivian Davis Memorial Fund (James & Josephine Shotts) Supports the mission of the Bladen County, North Carolina Library. SEEDS Endowment Fund Supports the mission of SEEDS (Seek, Education, Explore, Discover).

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* Fund established in 2025