Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation Endowments

  • Belk Endowment Fund – established on 2008 to fund the Blue Ridge Parkway’s Parks As Classrooms program. Initial gift made by the Belk Foundation. Funds maintained as part of the invested legacy portfolio of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation.
  • Bland and Ada Worley Endowment – established in 1999 to honor the founding board chair of the Foundation; funds used to provide a permanent fund, the income of which may be used to support programs, projects, and operations of the Blue Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. Funds have been used primarily for the Parkway’s education outreach program. Agency endowment held by the Winston-Salem Foundation.
  • Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation Trust (Charlotte) – established in 1999 to provide program and operations support for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. Agency endowment held by the Foundation for the Carolinas.
  • Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation Trust (Roanoke) – established in 1999 by Bud and Brenda Hilton to support the charitable purposes of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. Agency endowment held by the Foundation for Roanoke Valley.
  • Elspeth and James McClure Clarke Endowment Fund - established in 2001 by the Coalition for the Blue Ridge Parkway to honor Elspeth and James Clarke and to support the charitable mission of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. Agency endowment held by the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.
  • Houck and K.B Medford Endowment Fund – established in 1997 to provide operational support to the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. Agency endowment held by the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.
  • Imerys/K-T Endowment – established in 2002 to provide income for projects and programs of the Museum of North Carolina Minerals. Agency endowment held by the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.
  • James L. and Pat Shore Clark Endowment Fund – created in 2007 for the benefit of Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. Funds maintained as part of the invested legacy portfolio of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation.
  • Judy and Bill Watson Endowment Fund – created in 2007 for the benefit of Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. Funds maintained as part of the invested legacy portfolio of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation.
  • Moses H. Cone Memorial Park Endowment – established by Alan and Sally Cone in 2001 to provide program support for the Moses H. Cone estate. Agency endowment held by the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.
  • Museum of North Carolina Minerals General Endowment Fund – established in 2003 by the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation to provide income for projects and programs of the Museum. Agency endowment held by the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.
  • O. Bliss and Susan Williams Endowment Fund – established in 2008 for the benefit of Bass Lake of the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. Funds maintained as part of the invested legacy portfolio of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation.
  • Petro Kulynych Endowment Fund – established in 2003 to fund the education outreach programs of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Agency endowment held by the Winston-Salem Foundation.
  • ZAP Fitness Endowment Fund – established in 2005 to fund the preservation of the historic carriage trails in the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. Agency endowment held by the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.