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

FUND SPOTLIGHT The NRV Dental Benevolence Fund In 2008, Joe and Margot Thompson established the NRV Dental Benevolence Fund to expand access to dental care. In its early years, the fund underwrote dental equipment and a hygienist at the Free Clinic of the New River Valley (now the Community Health Center of the NRV - CHCNRV). Later, the fund supported Dental Aid Partners, an organization providing dental care and screenings in schools and through community events. As the CHCNRV expanded its dental services and engagement with school systems over the last decade, the Thompsons refocused their fund on providing annual support to the CHCNRV to sustain and grow dental services for low-income families. Their generous support during their lifetimes and through planned gifts will support dental care in the NRV for generations.

Sharon Scott Leadership & Business Endowment

Provides grants to the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Foundation to support business involvement in the Chamber membership community; to include seats in the leadership class, possible membership support, and other programs as deemed appropriate by the Chamber. Supports Spikenard Farm in Floyd, Virginia that promotes sustainable and biodynamic beekeeping. Susan Mattingly Lyric Theatre Endowment (Lyric Council, Inc.) Supports the operations and programs of the historic Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, Virginia. Town of Blacksburg Senior Center Endowment Fund (Bruce M. & Constance D. Anderson) Supports the mission of the Town of Blacksburg Senior Center. United Way of the New River Valley Endowment Fund Supports the mission of the United Way of the New River Valley. Valley Interfaith Child Care Center Fund Supports the mission of the Valley Interfaith Child Care Center. William J. Dawson, Jr. Memorial Fund (Evelyn Sandy Dawson) Supports the ongoing work of the Community Foundation of the New River Valley. Women’s Resource Center Endowment Fund Supports the mission of the Women’s Resource Center of the New River Valley. Young Life Kids to Camp Fund Supports Young Life of Virginia with funding to provide scholarships to send kids to camp. Supports the maintenance of the International Peace Garden in Blacksburg, and educational or cultural programs associated with the garden. Zeta Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega Endowment Fund for Leadership, Friendship & Service Supports the mission of the Zeta Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega. Youngs Memorial Fund (Robert & Esther Youngs) Spikenard Farm Fund (Andy & Bonnie Huggins)

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