Community Foundation of the New River Valley
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About Community Foundation of the New River Valley
Our mission is to encourage charitable giving, nurture collaboration, and invest in lasting solutions that enhance the quality of life for all in our region.
Focus Areas
General operating supportCompetitive responsive grantsEducation grants for public schoolsScholarshipsCommunity initiatives (food access, early childhood, aging)Capacity building and nonprofit training
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportorganizational capacity building
Topics
general nonprofit supportprogram sustainability
About Community Foundation of the New River Valley
A defining feature of The Community Foundation of the New River Valley Inc is its mix of local scholarship support and place-based community grants across the New River Valley. Recent awards show that it funds education, emergency response, food access, aging services, nonprofit leadership, and community projects, with several grants directed to organizations serving the region’s day-to-day needs. Among the largest recent awards are $75,000 to Bridges to Prosperity and $59,928 to Engineers in Action Univ Bridge Program, both in 2025. The foundation also supported regional service organizations such as New River Community Action in Radford, Community Health Ctr of the NRV in Christiansburg, and New River Community College Educ Fdn in Dublin. Its giving pattern includes both competitive awards and endowed scholarship distributions, reflecting a structure that combines community grants with student support. The foundation’s own mission emphasizes charitable giving, collaboration, and lasting solutions that improve quality of life in the region. That mission aligns with its repeated support for organizations tied to education, basic needs, and nonprofit capacity in the New River Valley.
What Community Foundation of the New River Valley Funds
Education is one of the clearest throughlines in the grant record. The foundation gave $9,280 in 2025 to New River Community College Educ Fdn in Dublin, and also awarded $7,750 in 2025 to Springhouse Community School in Pilot. Food access and basic needs appear in several community grants. In 2023, it awarded $12,000 to Feeding Southwest Virginia in Salem, and in 2024 it gave $6,980 to Plenty in Floyd. Aging and family support also show up in the recent grants. The foundation gave $8,400 in 2023 to New River Valley Agency on Aging in Fairlawn and $7,000 in 2024 to Warm Hearth Foundation in Blacksburg. Capacity building and local nonprofit infrastructure are present as well, including $10,500 in 2025 to Community Health Ctr of the NRV in Christiansburg and $11,000 in 2025 to New River Community Action in Radford.
How Community Foundation of the New River Valley Gives
Typical awards cluster in the mid-thousands, with a 25th percentile of $6,000, a median of $6,980, and a 75th percentile of $8,930. The recent record also includes larger outliers, including two six-figure-scale awards in 2025. The foundation’s pattern is repeat engagement rather than one-off support: several recipients appear across multiple years, including Engineers in Action University Bridge Program, New River Community College Educational Foundation, Springhouse Community School, Floyd Center for the Arts, and NRV Cares. The organization does not fund individuals directly, and it does not make program-related investments. Its listed grant programs include unsolicited options such as the scholarship program, responsive grants, early childhood awards, and GiveLocalNRV incentives.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$221K
Total Assets
$19.8M
Total Revenue
$4M
Total Expenses
$1.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $6K and $9K, with a median of $7K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$7K
75th Percentile
$9K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Patricia B Hyer
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