Leslie C. Gates Family Endowment Fund

Eligibility

Raleigh County graduates attending Virginia Tech and majoring in engineering.

Apply: Virginia Tech College of Engineering

Mr. Gates, one of the original incorporators of the Beckley Area Foundation, established this scholarship fund for an engineering student from Raleigh Co. who attends Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Leslie Gates was born in Dorothy; he earned a civil engineering degree from Virginia Tech and married Martha Rose Shrewsbury who died in 1994. Mr. Gates later married Dr. Anneva French Covey Gates. A recipient of many professional and civic awards, Mr. Gates was a recipient of the “Spirit of Beckley Award” and the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award. Mr. Gates died in Sept., 2008.

Address

1210 South Kanawha Street
Beckley, WV 25801

Telephone

304-253-3806

Fax

681-207-7242

Privacy Policy

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.