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

27 DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS Grantees celebrate at the 2024 reception. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY 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. Warren Lloyd Holtzman Seed Grants Fund To provide scholarships and for general charitable purposes. Wellness Fund (John & Elizabeth Bush) Promotes wellness in the New River Valley. 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 benefiting 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.

Photos by Three Bird Photography; others courtesy of GCCSM & RCB.