What's New
May 16, 2006 Annual Report the the Community
What Nonprofits need to know about Form 990.
A free Diversity Workshop with Dr. Roosevelt Thomas hosted by the East End Community Development Project was held on Saturday, March 6th, 2004 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Baptist Temple. Dr Thomas is a nationally -recognized author and diversity management consultant.
LeadershipPlenty Training Program
2003 Annual Report to Community
Free Community Training Sessions
Press Articles:
April 12, 2007 - Zoning overhaul needed in sprawl fight
December 20, 2006 - Now is the best time to increase charitable giving
March 28, 2006 - Philanthropy Initiative Aims at Sustainable Kanawha-Putnam
July 14, 2005 - Community Health study will show if services working
July 5, 2004 - Social Indicators can be used to measure success
July 3, 2004 - Foundation tops $1 million in giving
March 23, 2003 - Foundation awards grants for 1st quarter of 2003
December 14, 2002 - Nonprofit sector again doing more with less, could use your help
September 21, 2002 - Reforms could change image
September 14, 2002 - Foundation celebrates 40th anniversary
September 5, 2002 - Agency recognizes development work
August 22, 2002 - Blessing, Foundation helps Valley
July 18, 2002 - Community trust essential for state's development
March 6,2002 -Thinking, acting as a community will help solve problems
February 27, 2002 - Madison Danville becomes an Affiliate of The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
January 5, 2002 - Knowledge key to nonprofits success
December 21, 2001 - Foundation Adopts East End Community Development Project
December 19, 2001 - Foundation Elects New Board Member
November 1, 2001 - Social Trust: Even in W. Va., suspicion could destroy communities
July 10, 2001 - Nonprofit organizations deserve more recognition by Becky Cain
June 23, 2001 - Former manage of Diamond department store leaves estate to The Foundation.
Youth Philanthropy Project
The Students In Free Enterprise Youth
Philanthropy Initiative (SIFE-YPI) was created in 2006 in partnership with
Triana Energy,
The
Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation ranked 70
in
the 2005 Survey of the top
Community Foundations in the US
Each year community foundations are surveyed regarding
their asset size, grants paid and gifts received. The latest survey results for
the fiscal year 2005 have just been published. The Foundation ranked 70 in market value of assets
and 72 in the grants paid category among the 641 community foundations in the United
States.
New Funds
In
its December 13, 2006 meeting the Trustees approved the creation of the following new
charitable funds. They are:
TGKVF, Inc.:
The Beatrice Bell Memorial Fund, a discretionary fund for general charitable purposes of the Foundation
Glenn (Fritz) Howard and Lois Wingett Howard Memorial Fund, a field of interest fund in the area of land use and recreation
The Lois and Lawrence C. Kaufmann, Jr. Fund, a field of interest fund in the area of education
Doris Chandler Waddill Memorial Fund, a donor-designated fund to support the Alzheimer's Association
Greenbrier Valley Affiliate:
Donald Newell, Sr. Memorial Fund, a donor-designated fund to support the WVSOM Foundation, Inc.
Gay and Becky Shinaberry Scholarship Fund, a scholarship fund to provide scholarships for young women from Pocahontas County High School whose parents are not college graduates
Do you know how generous the American people are?
