The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation awarded roughly $57,000 to twenty-four community organizations at their 2022 annual CVCF grants event. This surpasses 2021’s grant allocation by nearly $25,000 and awards eight more organizations than the previous year, something that Liz Heywood, Co-Chair at CVCF, credits to increasing endowments. Notably, the late Lucy Harrell’s donation of $1 million in 2021 has contributed to a substantial increase in funds.

“It was an incredible gift, it doubled our endowment,”…