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Causes: Arts & Culture, Historical Organizations, Performing Arts Centers, Single Organization Support, Visual Arts
Mission: The foundation was organized to manage the renovation and subsequent rental and maintenance of the jefferson high school. The property belongs to the city of roanoke and the foundation's exempt purpose is to raise public funding for renovation of the building such that it can be used to provide affordable office space for other non-profit/city agencies serving the public, as well as becoming a cultural center for the arts and a community center for other organizations to meet.
Programs: The foundation's shaftman performance hall serves as a permanent performance venue for presenting high quality live music performances and music education programming.
the foundation oversees the short-term rentals of venues within the facility to outside individuals and organizations.
the foundation serves as landlord to multiple area non-profit organizations.