​Tracy and Martha Jane Riffe Fund 

Mrs. Riffe donated the family home on Croft Street to the Beckley Area Foundation. By prearrangement, BAF immediately sold the property to United Way of Southern West Virginia at a price far below the appraised value. The dollars BAF received were used to create this permanent endowment that will generate annual income to help maintain United Way’s office. This transaction served to create a lasting memorial to the donor’s husband, assured her that the family home would be updated and maintained, provided a significant charitable deduction to be used to reduce federal tax liabilities and established an ongoing source of mortgage-free United Way office. A graduate of WWHS and Beckley College, and a WW II veteran, Tracy Riffe spent most of his professional career with Beckley Federal Savings Bank where he served as president for many years. Martha Jane Phipps Riffe was employed at Beckley National Bank for twenty years. Married for 64 years, they have one daughter, Sue Ellen, married to Clark Swepston of Flat Top.

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1210 South Kanawha Street
Beckley, WV 25801

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Confirmed in Compliance with National Standards Beckley Area Foundation is a member of the National Council on Foundations, Philanthropy WV, Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce, Charitable Gift Planners of WV and WV Nonprofit Association. The Foundation will make available for public inspection the last three years of its tax documents, including Internal Revenue Service Forms 990 and 990-T (if applicable), any audit, and its tax exempt letter. If the request for any of these documents is made in person, the requested documents will be provided on the day of the request if possible.  If the request is in writing (including email), copies will be provided within 30 days of the request. The requestor may be charged a reasonable fee for the cost of copying, plus storage. Questions concerning documents should be addressed to either the Executive Director or Board Chair of the Foundation.