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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY
Ann and H.W. Huff, Jr. Family Fund
Supports charitable work in Pulaski County that serves the
poor, the needy and the less fortunate.
Arts Alliance Endowment Fund
Supports local arts organizations and individual artists
(through a sponsoring organization) in support of arts
projects and/or specific operational needs related to the
arts.
Arts Fund of the CFNRV
(Chris Thompson)
Supports activities that promote the arts.
Beatrice S. Kalka Endowment Fund
Supports the Women’s Resource Center of the New River
Valley and other charitable organizations in the region.
Benjamin Eiss Memorial Fund
(Norman and Nancy Eiss)
Supports school teachers of at-risk students in Montgomery
County elementary schools. Coordinated with the public
school system’s STAR grants.
Cabell and Shirley Brand and SEEDS Student Fellowship
and Mini-Grant Fund
(Cabell and Shirley Brand, and Mike Rosenzweig) Provides
grants of fellowships to high school and college students to
encourage and facilitate study, research and development
of solutions to social and environmental issues such as
recycling, education, hunger, land use, homelessness,
biodiversity, and health care in Southwest Virginia,
including but not limited to VA Vital Signs Region.
Chachra Family Cultural Fund
Promotes understanding of the culture of India, by
supporting cultural activities such as workshops, readings,
movies, festivals, concerts, fireworks, and dance.
Children’s Shelter Home Endowment Fund
Supports charities that assist children in need.
Chris Thompson Family Charitable Fund
Supports general charitable purposes in the New River
Valley.
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
Donor advised funds are established by donors who wish to actively participate in the
grantmaking process by recommending charitable projects or organizations to support with
their grant dollars.