Who funds nonprofits in West Virginia

Private foundations reported $110 million in grants to 420 organizations in West Virginia. West Virginia University Foundation received the most, $13.7 million from 68 foundations.

Where the money goes in West Virginia

City	Foundation grants received
Morgantown	$31.5 million
Huntington	$17.4 million
Charleston	$12.6 million
Wheeling	$10.6 million
Parkersburg	$6.7 million
Bluefield	$2.7 million
Martinsburg	$2.6 million
Elkins	$2.4 million
Franklin	$2.2 million
Harpers Ferry	$1.3 million
Lewisburg	$1.1 million
Beckley	$984,077

Organizations in West Virginia with the most foundation funding

West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown
$13.7 million from 68 foundations · largest: Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust
Marshall University Foundation · Huntington
$8.1 million from 31 foundations · largest: Valhalla Foundation
West Virginia University at Parkersburg · Parkersburg
$4.8 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Ross Foundation Inc
Wvu Foundation · Morgantown
$4.6 million from 36 foundations · largest: Helen Marie Lewis Medical Research Foundation
Mylan Park Foundation Inc · Morgantown
$3.6 million from 7 foundations · largest: Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust
Oglebay Foundation · Wheeling
$2.7 million from 27 foundations · largest: Stamp Charitable Fund
University of Charleston · Charleston
$2.4 million from 31 foundations · largest: Maier Foundation Inc
Davis & Elkins College · Elkins
$2.3 million from 18 foundations · largest: James S McDonnell Foundation
Future Generations University · Franklin
$2.2 million from 6 foundations · largest: Islands Fund
The Linsly School · Wheeling
$1.9 million from 20 foundations · largest: Stamp Charitable Fund
West Virginia University · Morgantown
$1.8 million from 58 foundations · largest: Golden Paws Foundation
Marshall University · Huntington
$1.7 million from 24 foundations · largest: The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
Marshall University School of Med · Huntington
$1.7 million from 1 foundation · largest: Joan C Edwards Charitable Foundation
Hillel the Foundation · Morgantown
$1.5 million from 1 foundation · largest: Beacon Foundation
Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle · Martinsburg
$1.4 million from 4 foundations · largest: Every Org
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Harpers Ferry
$1.3 million from 71 foundations · largest: The Volgenau Foundation
Rural Digital Youth Resiliency Project Inc · Morgantown
$1.1 million from 4 foundations · largest: John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation
West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education · Charleston
$1.1 million from 1 foundation · largest: Laura and John Arnold Foundation
City of Bluefield WV · Bluefield
$1.1 million from 3 foundations · largest: Hugh I Shott Jr Foundation Inc
Miscellaneous Charities · NA
$875,393 from 1 foundation · largest: The Wing 2 Wing Foundation
City of Morgantown · Morgantown
$850,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust
Glenville State College Foundation · Glenville
$755,329 from 2 foundations · largest: The Morris Foundation
Cabell-Wayne Association of · Huntington
$741,797 from 1 foundation · largest: The James H and Alice Teubert Charitable Trust
Wheeling Health Right · Wheeling
$725,316 from 19 foundations · largest: Raymond A & Gertrude D Hyer Foundation
City of Princeton · Princeton
$677,000 from 3 foundations · largest: The H P and Anne S Hunnicutt Foundation
West Virginia Wesleyan College · Buckhannon
$674,518 from 17 foundations · largest: Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation
Bethany College · Bethany
$651,318 from 16 foundations · largest: TUW A R & Edna Morgan Fund
West Virginia Health Right Inc · Charleston
$616,650 from 18 foundations · largest: Delta Dental Community Care Foundation
Marshall University Research Corporation · Huntington
$614,710 from 7 foundations · largest: The Charles A Dana Foundation
Chestnut Mountain Ranch Foundation Inc · Morgantown
$598,017 from 4 foundations · largest: Christ Foundation
Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation · Charleston
$593,366 from 7 foundations · largest: McJunkin Family Foundation Truist Foundations and Endowment Spec Pract Tr
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of WV · Charleston
$585,000 from 3 foundations · largest: Maier Foundation Inc
Kanawha County Public Library · Charleston
$566,580 from 1 foundation · largest: Augusta Family Foundation Inc
Morgan County Partnership Inc · Berkeley SPGS
$554,904 from 4 foundations · largest: Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts
Youth Services System Inc · Wheeling
$550,121 from 19 foundations · largest: West Virginia First Foundation Inc
Big Green Scholarship Foundation Inc · Huntington
$526,750 from 7 foundations · largest: Leonard R Scott Charitable Test Trust
Libera Inc · Morgantown
$521,372 from 7 foundations · largest: Roy and Gwen Steeley Foundation Inc
Huntington Museum of Art · Huntington
$519,996 from 14 foundations · largest: Rufus Switzer Trust R72841001 Co City National Bank
CAMC Health Education and Research Institute Inc · Charleston
$500,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Highmark Foundation
Coalfield Health Foundation · Bluefield
$500,000 from 1 foundation · largest: The Horizon Foundation Inc
West Virginia United Health System Inc · Morgantown
$500,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Highmark Foundation
West Virginia University Foundation - Eberly College of Arts & Sciences · Morgantown
$500,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Don & Linda Brodie Family Foundation
Seed Sower Inc · Meadow Bridge
$497,025 from 5 foundations · largest: West Virginia First Foundation Inc
Weirton Medical Center Foundation · Weirton
$481,915 from 1 foundation · largest: Starvaggi Charities Inc
Bluefield State University · Bluefield
$475,335 from 8 foundations · largest: The Paul & Carol Cole Foundation Inc
North Star Child Advocacy Center · Parkersburg
$468,000 from 3 foundations · largest: West Virginia First Foundation Inc
Marshall University Foundation Incorporation · Huntington
$450,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Encova Foundation of West Virginia
Medical Park Foundation · Wheeling
$443,104 from 2 foundations · largest: Ann Sonneborn Charitable Foundation
Martinsburg Initiative Inc · Martinsburg
$409,978 from 4 foundations · largest: Roy and Gwen Steeley Foundation Inc
Legal Aid of West Virginia Inc · Charleston
$405,994 from 7 foundations · largest: Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Childrens Museum of the Mov Inc · Parkersburg
$405,134 from 2 foundations · largest: The Ross Foundation Inc
Southern WV Fellowship Home Inc · Beckley
$396,280 from 2 foundations · largest: West Virginia First Foundation Inc
Mountaineer Food Bank · Gassaway
$384,042 from 21 foundations · largest: Eqt Foundation
Berkeley County Commission · Martinsburg
$375,387 from 1 foundation · largest: West Virginia First Foundation Inc
Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley · Wheeling
$365,723 from 11 foundations · largest: Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
WV Perinatal Partnership Inc · Charleston
$363,634 from 2 foundations · largest: West Virginia First Foundation Inc
Ohio-Wv Youth Leadership · St George
$360,777 from 1 foundation · largest: Alice Degler Smith Foundation Inc
Tucker Endowment Foundation · Parsons
$360,777 from 1 foundation · largest: Alice Degler Smith Foundation Inc
West Virginia State University Foundation Inc · Institute
$360,470 from 9 foundations · largest: Highmark Foundation
West Virginia Community Development Hub Inc · Charleston
$351,047 from 3 foundations · largest: Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Friends of Blackwater Inc · Thomas
$350,624 from 6 foundations · largest: Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Iheart Church · Mount Hope
$350,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Davis Family Foundation
Kings Daughters Child Care Center · Wheeling
$335,500 from 4 foundations · largest: Raymond A & Gertrude D Hyer Foundation
Wheeling Country Day School · Wheeling
$335,288 from 16 foundations · largest: Roy and Gwen Steeley Foundation Inc
Mission West Virginia · Hurricane
$328,042 from 7 foundations · largest: West Virginia First Foundation Inc
Payment of Scholarships Approved 13 · Various
$321,192 from 1 foundation · largest: The Warren & Betty Burnside Foundation Inc
The Salvation Army · Beckley
$319,000 from 2 foundations · largest: The Cline Family Fdn Inc
Wvu College of Creative Arts & Media · Morgantown
$318,000 from 1 foundation · largest: The Valerie William and Loulie Canady Foundation Charitable Trust
Coalfield Development Corp · Huntington
$313,976 from 2 foundations · largest: Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
House of the Carpenter · Wheeling
$310,190 from 17 foundations · largest: Raymond A & Gertrude D Hyer Foundation
American Foundation for the Blind · Huntington
$307,667 from 18 foundations · largest: Edwards Catherine R U W
Prestera Center for MHS Inc · Barboursville
$304,859 from 1 foundation · largest: West Virginia First Foundation Inc
City of Wheeling · Wheeling
$293,021 from 2 foundations · largest: West Virginia First Foundation Inc
Shepherd University Foundation Inc · Shepherdstown
$290,671 from 6 foundations · largest: Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc
Olive Branch Animal Rescue & Refuge · Sistersville
$282,729 from 3 foundations · largest: Harry E and Olive Barth Charitable Trust
West Virginia Rivers Coalition · Charleston
$281,694 from 10 foundations · largest: The Heinz Endowments
West Virginians for Affordable Health Care · Charleston
$280,000 from 2 foundations · largest: Carequest Foundation Inc
Cabell Huntington Hospital Foundation · Huntington
$279,770 from 8 foundations · largest: Mary H and J Churchill Hodges Foundation Irrevocable Trust
Morgan County Schools · Berkeley Springs
$272,810 from 1 foundation · largest: Roy and Gwen Steeley Foundation Inc
City of Bluefield · Bluefield
$269,550 from 5 foundations · largest: The June Oblinger Shott Foundation Inc
Valley Comprehensive Community MHC · Morgantown
$266,946 from 1 foundation · largest: West Virginia First Foundation Inc
Wheeling Hospital · Wheeling
$266,802 from 5 foundations · largest: Ethel C Elikan CRUT
McDowell County Commission on Aging Inc · Welch
$266,137 from 5 foundations · largest: Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Unlimited Future Inc · Huntington
$261,170 from 1 foundation · largest: Pallottine Foundation of Huntington
National Youth Advocate Program · Fairmont
$250,710 from 1 foundation · largest: West Virginia First Foundation Inc
Contemporary American Theater · Shepherdstown
$250,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Rogers Rissler Foundation Inc
Cottrill Opera House · Thomas
$250,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Augusta Family Foundation Inc
Wvu Hospital Inc · Morgantown
$250,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Preservati Family Char Tr Fdn
Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association Inc · Charleston
$248,758 from 8 foundations · largest: Adam F Gall Testamentary TR(1453
Oglebay Institute · Wheeling
$246,696 from 16 foundations · largest: James B Chambers Memorial
Huntington City Mission · Huntington
$234,438 from 15 foundations · largest: The Haughey Family Foundation Inc
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Inc · Charleston
$231,030 from 7 foundations · largest: Maier Foundation Inc
Burlington United Methodist Family Services Inc · Keyser
$227,845 from 4 foundations · largest: Gelwicks FBO Burlington Home-Tuw
West Virginia State University · Institute
$227,500 from 5 foundations · largest: Bernard H and Blanche E Jacobson Foundation
Clay Center · Charleston
$226,503 from 8 foundations · largest: Arthur and Joan Weisberg Family Foundation Inc
United Way of Harrison County Inc · Clarksburg
$226,200 from 7 foundations · largest: Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
United Way of the Eastern Panhandle Inc · Martinsburg
$217,246 from 5 foundations · largest: Roy and Gwen Steeley Foundation Inc
West Virginia University Research Corporation · Morgantown
$212,250 from 3 foundations · largest: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Keith Albee Performing Arts Center · Huntington
$210,000 from 3 foundations · largest: The Copen Family Foundation
West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy Inc · Charleston
$200,500 from 4 foundations · largest: Pritzker Family Foundation

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