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Private foundations in Charleston, West Virginia

38 private foundations are based in Charleston. Together they paid $13.6 million in grants in their latest year, and 23 of them accept applications. The largest is Maier Foundation Inc, with $2.5 million.

All 38 foundations in Charleston, by grants paid
FoundationGrants paidTypical grantAccepts applications
Maier Foundation Inc$2.5 million$35,000Yes
Encova Foundation of West Virginia$2.3 million$5,000Yes
The Elliot Foundation Inc$2.1 million$10,000Yes
Augusta Family Foundation Inc$1.4 million$67,500No
The Daywood Foundationinc$847,272$10,750Yes
The McGee Foundation$538,703$100,000No
HB Wehrle Foundation Stephen D Wehrle TTEE$492,200$5,000No
Bernard H and Blanche E Jacobson Foundation$410,000$15,000Yes
The Martha Gaines & Russell Wehrle Memorial Foundation$407,500$10,000No
Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation Inc$308,238$10,000Yes
The West Virginia Chamber Foundation$230,200$58,150No
Berkeley Minor and Susan Fountaine Minor Foundation$217,000$108,500Yes
The Strong-Treister Family Foundation$185,500$5,000No
Helen W Poffenbarger and Perry S Poffenbarger Foundation$175,000$10,000Yes
Herscher Foundation Inc$160,250$5,000Yes
John C & Ada K Arter Memorial Fund$159,985$159,985No
Ioof Grand Lodge Educational$144,000$144,000Yes
John C & Ada K Arter Memorial Fund$130,950$130,950No
The J Alfred & Maxine F Poe$120,000$40,000No
Bowles Rice Foundation$100,170$1,000No
Dr Om & Ruth A Harper Family Foundation Inc$100,000$50,000Yes
The Liz and Louis Weisberg Family Foundation$98,667$10,000Yes
Trust UW Forrest Garrison$83,322$83,322No
Charleston Retail Credit Associatio$79,000$3,750Yes
Albert J Humphreys Memorial Corp$66,375$4,800Yes
As Thomas Memorial Fund$63,000$2,000Yes
Lafon Family Foundation Inc$54,000$5,000Yes
The Haddad Foundation Inc$41,901$4,151Yes
West Virginia Broadcasters$38,406$2,900Yes
Bernice Pickens Parsons Foundation$31,292$1,500Yes
The Neil A Smithson Foundation Inc$17,250$2,500No
The Kimble Foundation Inc$17,000$5,000No
Charles A Lucas Foundation$15,450$250No
The Willy Foundation Inc$13,500$2,000Yes
The Emerich Scholarship Charitable Trust$13,000$2,000Yes
Charleston Womans Improvement League$2,498$207Yes
Steminine Private Family Foundation$1,006$203No
Five Promises for Children Foundation Inc$1,000$1,000Yes

Foundations are placed by the address on their IRS filing. Many give well beyond their own city; open one to see where its grants go.

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