Operational for more than 35 years, Wolf Trap Foundation is a nonprofit organization that offers a range of artistic and educational programs. It supports a variety of musical performances, including pop, country, folk and blues. The foundation also promotes orchestra, dance, theater and opera presentations. It develops educational programs, handles ticket sales and raises funds for various community activities. The foundation also handles issues related to marketing, publicity and public relations. Its primary educational program, the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts places professional performing artists in preschool classrooms throughout the United States. The foundation offers scholarship programs for high school and college students. Wolf Trap Foundation is located in Vienna, Va.
The Foundation was founded in 1987 by a group of dedicated lawyers, The Virginia Bar Association and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities ( APVA Preservation Virginia ), the organization that owns, operates and interprets the John Marshall House so that the visiting public may learn more about the Great Chief Justice, his contributions and his family life in Richmond. The John Marshall Foundation is the steward of the legacy of the Great Chief Justice.
Close Up Foundation, founded in 1970 and located in Alexandria, Va., is a nonprofit, nonpartisan citizenship education organization. The institution provides educational programs for more than 650,000 students, educators and adults. Its programs have been placed on the National Advisory List of Contests and Activities and are endorsed by The National Council for the Social Studies. Its learning program includes seminars, study visits and hands-on learning activities that cover the legislative process, judiciary, defense, international relations, the media, and domestic and international issues. The organization operates through various departments, such as community outreach, finance, human resources, publications, transportation, and television and video media division.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, founded in 1933, represents more than 30,000 retail chain pharmacies and suppliers worldwide. It provides a forum for retailers to interact with their suppliers and business partners. It also publishes a variety of online and print materials that provide information on health and community events, resource guides, pharmacy issues, listing of related industry organizations, state boards of pharmacy and pharmacy schools. The association also undertakes annual meetings, conferences and special events, and develops and promotes policies and programs to improve merchandise distribution and retail operations efficiency. Its Web site provides information and news on pharmacy sector and health-related issues. National Association of Chain Drug Stores is headquartered in Alexandria, Va.
The Koinonia Foundation is a Christian human services organization. Services include teaching life management skills, offering goods and services to those in need and providing a community resource center.
