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Appalachia in Transition -Building Sustainable Communities

May 26, 2010 Annual Report to the Community

Local nonprofit Salary Survey conducted March 2010

Events to be held in 2010

May 16, 2006 Annual Report to the Community

Are We Making a Difference?  Evaluating the Effectiveness of The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation’s Grantmaking program

Tax Form 990 Training.  

What Nonprofits need to know about Form 990.

Diversity Training Workshop

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.

2003 Annual Report to Community

40th Anniversary Celebration

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.

A personal financial management workshop for women was held on November 5, 2002.

 

The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation ranked 91

in the 2008 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 2008 have been published. The Foundation ranked 91 in market value of assets among the 496 community foundations in the United States.

   

 New Funds

In its March 17, 2010 meeting the Trustees approved the creation of the following new charitable funds. They are:  

 

TGKVF, Inc.:

Ceperley-Cook Hopper Family Fund, a donor advised fund for general charitable purposes of the Foundation according to the donor advised policies

Dr. George N. Howard Fund, a donor advised fund for general charitable purposes of the Foundation according to the donor advised policies

Margaret Ann Moyer Fund, a discretionary fund for the general charitable purposes of the Foundation

Fund for Special Olympics West Virginia Fund, a donor-designated fund to support the Special Olympics of West Virginia

 

 

 

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