Blacksburg, VA; Thursday, June 25, 2026: The Community Foundation of the New River Valley (CFNRV) is ecstatic to announce that for the first time in its 13-year history, the GiveLocalNRV Giving Day surpassed $1 million raised for our community.
Event host, the CFNRV, invites nonprofits serving the New River Valley to participate in the Annual GiveLocalNRV Giving Day in June. Each organization creates a unique webpage at givelocalnrv.org to share their story and raise money for their mission. With 2026’s record-breaking year, nonprofits have raised more than $6.15 million with GiveLocalNRV since 2014.
“This is a huge milestone for our community, made possible by the 3,386 donors who gave to 131 nonprofits this year,” said Jessica Wirgau, CFNRV’s Chief Executive Officer. “We are simply blown away by everyone’s generosity, and by the creativity and enthusiasm nonprofits bring to this event.”
Fueling the excitement of each GiveLocalNRV Giving Day are incentive grants and prizes that the CFNRV awards through the generous support of corporate sponsors.
Above: celebrating the Giving Day with friends from Downtown Christiansburg, Inc., Inmate Family Assistance, Literacy NRV, & NRV CARES. Great job! We love a nonprofit collaboration.
2026 GiveLocalNRV Grant & Prize Recipients
Checks for all grants and prizes will be mailed from the CFNRV in mid-July.
An organization may receive only one Giving Day grant even if it qualifies for more than one and up to two prizes. If an organization qualifies for more than one grant, they will be awarded the grant of the higher monetary value.
Pre-Giving Day Prize Winners
Each prize was worth $250 and randomly drawn.
- Early Sign-up #1: Blacksburg Junior Women’s Club
- Early Sign-up #2: DePaul Community Resources
- Early Sign-up #3: PFLAG Floyd, VA
- Early Giving Golden Ticket #1: Montgomery County Friends of Animal Care and Control
- Early Giving Golden Ticket #2: New River Mount Rogers Workforce Development Board
- Early Giving Golden Ticket #3: Springhouse
- Early Giving Golden Ticket #4: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Foundation
- Early Giving Golden Ticket #5: Blacksburg Master Chorale
- Early Giving Golden Ticket #6: YMCA of Pulaski County
Early Giving Superstar Grant ($1,500): Springhouse (most money raised during the early giving period – $100,693!)
Above: celebrating the Giving Day at the Friends of Claytor Lake annual meeting.
Day-of Prizes
Power Hours: $500 each, most unique donors in specified hours
Wednesday winners:
- Power Hour 1 – Kickoff: Calfee Center
- Power Hour 2 – Happy Hour: St. John Neumann Academy
- Power Hour 3 – Primetime: Flying Changes VA
Thursday winners:
- Power Hour 4 – Early Bird: Literacy NRV
- Power Hour 5 – Coffee Break: Giles County Christian Service Mission
- Power Hour 6 – Finish Line: Leap Performing Arts Company
Golden Tickets: $250 each, randomly chosen from online donations. All organizations eligible for the 1st ticket. For the 2nd ticket, only organizations with a budget size of $200,000 of less eligible to win.
Wednesday winners:
- Golden Ticket 1 – Floyd County Humane Society
- Golden Ticket 2 – Old Church Gallery
- Golden Ticket 3 – Downtown Christiansburg Inc.
- Golden Ticket 4 – Flying Changes VA
- Golden Ticket 5 – Little Big Dog Rescue
- Golden Ticket 6 – Friends of St. Luke, Odd Fellows, and the Household of Ruth
Thursday winners:
- Golden Ticket 7 – Blacksburg Refugee Partnership
- Golden Ticket 8 – Mountain Valor Veterans Services
- Golden Ticket 9 – Inmate Family Assistance of the NRV
- Golden Ticket 10 – Blacksburg Community Band
Above: celebrating Wednesday night at the Montgomery Museum of Art & History.
Early Giving & Giving Day
Most Money Raised Grant ($1,500 each): organizations grouped based on budget size (small, medium, and large)
- Large: Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center
- Medium: Montgomery Museum of Art & History
- Small: Floyd Times
Most Unique Donors Grant ($1,500 each): organizations grouped based on budget size (small, medium, and large)
- Large: St. John Neumann Academy
- Medium: Leap Performing Arts Company
- Small: Old Church Gallery
Category-Specific Grants ($1,000 each): most unique donors for arts and culture, education, and the environment.
- Cranwell Family Foundation, Arts & Culture: Floyd Center for the Arts
- Cranwell Family Foundation, Education: Literacy NRV
- Peer Segelke Memorial Fund, Environmental: Friends of Claytor Lake
- Peer Segelke Memorial Fund, Environmental: New River Land Trust
Peer to Peer Prizes (Most money raised using peer-to-peer fundraising tools):
- 1st place ($750): Springhouse
- 2nd place ($500): YMCA at Virginia Tech
Superstars Grants (Awarded to the nonprofits that best embody the spirit of GiveLocalNRV as decided by the CFNRV – $1,000 each):
- Plenty! Farm and Food Bank
- Cardinal News
Farthest Donor Prize (Any online donation made from a billing address at least 2,000 miles from the CFNRV office. Winners are randomly selected from all qualifying donations – $250 each):
- Blacksburg Junior Women’s Club
- Calfee Center
- Blue Mountain School
Above: Snacks, a vital member of the Havenwood Equestrian Center’s team shows off his shirt.
Photo Prize (Winners are randomly selected among those who submitted a photo to the CFNRV featuring the GiveLocalNRV logo – $250 each):
- Summer Musical Enterprise
- Havenwood Equestrian Center