Illustrating Impact: Foundations Enhancing West Virginia

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Tumblr
WhatsApp
Email

By Kensie Hamilton Fauber

Philanthropy in West Virginia

 

The positive impact of philanthropic and nonprofit organizations in West Virginia is undeniable. There are numerous charitable organizations to choose from, each offering unique opportunities to make a meaningful difference. In this issue of West Virginia Executive, dedicated to the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, we highlight foundations making positive impacts across the state. While this map is not exhaustive, it illustrates the impressive reach of the industry.

Each of the foundations included falls under one of two major categories: public charities and private foundations. Some specific types we will highlight are community foundations, education foundations, health care conversion foundations, hospital foundations, corporate foundations, family foundations and United Way organizations across the state.

For a better understanding of how the different foundations function, readers can find the definitions below.

Foundations: In the nonprofit sector, the term foundation has no precise meaning. It can be defined as an entity that supports charitable activities by making grants to unrelated organizations and institutions or to individuals for scientific, educational, cultural, religious or other charitable purposes. While foundations are often primarily engaged in grantmaking activities, some may engage in their own direct charitable activities or programs.

Private Foundations: Private foundations are generally financially supported by one or a small handful of sources—an individual, family or corporation. These categories are not legally defined. Rather, they are commonly used in the field of philanthropy to distinguish the different kinds of private foundations.

Public Charities: Public charities include a wide variety of charitable organizations, such as hospitals, schools, churches and organizations that make grants to others. Charities that focus on grantmaking are called public foundations. Most of these foundations are publicly supported charities, meaning they receive funds from multiple sources, which may include private foundations, individuals, government agencies and fees they charge for the charitable services they provide. A community foundation is another kind of public charity. In some cases, corporate foundations are set up as public, rather than private, foundations.

     Community Foundation:
     Public Charity

  1. Barbour County Community Foundation
    Belington, WV

  2. Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, Inc.
    Wheeling, WV

  3. Community Foundation of Jackson County
    Ripley, WV

  4. Community Foundation of Mason County
    Point Pleasant, WV

  5. Community Foundation of the Virginias, Inc.
    Bluefield, WV

  6. Community Trust Foundation, Inc.
    Cumberland, MD

  7. Doddridge County Community Foundation
    Parkersburg, WV

  8. Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation
    Martinsburg, WV

  9. Foundation for the Tri-State Community, Inc.
    Huntington, WV

  10. Greater Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation
    Lewisburg, WV

  11. Hampshire County Community Foundation
    Martinsburg, WV

  12. Hardy County Community Foundation
    Martinsburg, WV

  13. Hinton Area Foundation
    Hinton, WV

  14. Little Kanawha Community Foundation
    Charleston, WV

  15. Logan County Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
    Logan, WV

  16. Nicholas County Community Foundation, Inc.
    Summersville, WV

  17. Parkersburg Area Community Foundation
    Parkersburg, WV

  18. Pleasants Community Foundation, Inc.
    Saint Marys, WV

  19. Ritchie County Community Foundation
    Parkersburg, WV

  20. Snowshoe Foundation, Inc.
    Snowshoe, WV

  21. Taylor County Fund of Your Community Foundation
    Morgantown, WV

  22. The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
    Charleston, WV

  23. Tucker Community Foundation
    Parsons, WV

  24. Webster County Community Fund
    Webster Springs, WV

  25. Wyoming County Community Fund
    Pineville, WV

  26. Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc.
    Morgantown, WV

    Education Foundation: Public Charity

  27. Blue Ridge Community & Technical College Foundation, Inc.
    Martinsburg, WV

  28. Bluefield State University Foundation, Inc.
    Bluefield, WV

  29. Bridgevalley Community & Technical College Foundation, Inc.
    South Charleston, WV

  30. Concord University Foundation, Inc.
    Athens, WV

  31. Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College Foundation, Inc.
    Moorefield, WV

  32. Fairmont State Foundation, Inc.
    Fairmont, WV

  33. Glenville State University Foundation
    Glenville, WV

  34. Marshall University Foundation, Inc.
    Huntington, WV

  35. Mountwest Foundation, Inc.
    Huntington, WV

  36. New River Community and Technical College Foundation, Inc.
    Beaver, WV

  37. Pierpont Foundation, Inc.
    Fairmont, WV

  38. Shepherd University Foundation, Inc.
    Shepherdstown, WV

  39. Southern West Virginia Community College Foundation, Inc.
    Logan, WV

  40. West Liberty University Foundation, Inc.
    West Liberty, WV

  41. West Virginia Northern Community College Foundation
    Wheeling, WV

  42. West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Foundation
    Lewisburg, WV

  43. West Virginia State University Foundation, Inc.
    Institute, WV

  44. WVU at Parkersburg Foundation, Inc.
    Parkersburg, WV

  45. WVU Foundation
    Morgantown, WV

  46. Logan Healthcare Foundation, Inc.
    Chapmanville, WV

    Health Care Conversion Foundation: Private Foundation

  47. Pallottine Foundation of Buckhannon
    Buckhannon, WV

  48. Pallottine Foundation of Huntington
    Huntington, WV

  49. Sisters Health Foundation
    Parkersburg, WV

  50. Sisters of St. Joseph Health and Wellness Foundation
    Wheeling, WV

    Hospital Foundation: Public Charity

  51. Appalachian Regional Healthcare Foundation

    Lexington, KY

  52. BMH Foundation for Community Health
    Danville, WV

  53. Cabell Huntington Hospital Foundation, Inc.
    Huntington, WV

  54. CAMC Foundation
    Charleston, WV

  55. Camden Clark Foundation
    Parkersburg, WV

  56. Davis Health System Foundation, Inc.
    Elkins, WV

  57. Highland Hospital Foundation
    Charleston, WV

  58. Logan Healthcare Foundation, Inc. *Private Foundation
    Logan, WV

  59. Marshall Health Network Foundations
    Huntington, WV

  60. Medical Park Foundation
    Wheeling, WV

  61. Mon Health Medical Center Foundation
    Morgantown, WV

  62. Pleasant Valley Hospital Health Foundation, Inc.
    Point Pleasant, WV

  63. Potomac Valley Hospital Foundation
    Keyser, WV

  64. Preston Memorial Hospital Foundation
    Kingwood, WV

  65. Princeton Community Hospital Foundation Inc.
    Princeton, WV

  66. Roane General Hospital Foundation, Inc.
    Spencer, WV

  67. St. Joseph’s Foundation of Buckhannon, Inc.
    Buckhannon, WV

  68. St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation
    Huntington, WV

  69. United Health Foundation, Inc.
    Bridgeport, WV

  70. Valley Health Foundations
    Winchester, VA

  71. Weirton Medical Center Foundation
    Weirton, WV

  72. WVU Hospitals East Foundation
    Martinsburg, WV

  73. WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital Foundation
    Ripley, WV

  74. WVU Medicine Thomas Foundation
    South Charleston, WV

    Other

  75. Philanthropy West Virginia
    Morgantown, WV

  76. Wheeling National Heritage Area Foundation
    Wheeling, WV

  77. West Virginia Community Advancement Development
    Charleston, WV

    Private Foundation

  78. American Water Charitable Foundation
    Camden, NJ

  79. Bernard McDonough Foundation
    Parkersburg, WV

  80. Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation, Inc.
    Charleston, WV

  81. Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
    Pittsburgh, PA

  82. Daywood Foundation
    Charleston, WV

  83. Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
    Richmond, VA

  84. Elliot Foundation, Inc.
    Charleston, WV

  85. EQT Foundation
    Pittsburgh, PA

  86. Esbenshade Foundation
    Parkersburg, WV

  87. Evan G. Roberts Trust
    Morgantown, WV

  88. Fifth Third Foundation
    Cincinnati, OH

  89. FirstEnergy Foundation
    Akron, OH

  90. Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust
    Morgantown, WV

  91. Herscher Foundation
    Charleston, WV

  92. Hess Family Foundation
    Wheeling, WV

  93. Highmark Foundation
    Pittsburgh, PA

  94. Hugh I. Shott Jr. Foundation
    Bluefield, WV

  95. James & Alice Teubert Charitable Trust
    Huntington, WV

  96. James H. Harless Foundation, Inc.
    Gilbert, WV

  97. Maier Foundation, Inc.
    Charleston, WV

  98. McGee Foundation
    Charleston, WV

  99. Melvin B. Sprigg Trust
    Charlotte, NC

  100. Milan Puskar Foundation
    Morgantown, WV

  101. Mylan Charitable Foundation
    Morgantown, WV

  102. Peoples Bank Foundation
    Marietta, OH

  103. Robert and Frances Chaney Family Foundation
    Jacksonville, OR

  104. Ross Foundation, Inc.
    Parkersburg, WV

  105. Roy and Gwen Steeley Foundation
    Martinsburg, WV

  106. S. Kent Rockwell Foundation
    Pittsburgh, PA

  107. Schenk Charitable Trust
    Wheeling, WV

  108. Spartan Foundation
    Vienna, WV

  109. The Aetna Foundation
    Hartford, CT

  110. The Dunn Foundation, Inc.
    Mineral Wells, WV

  111. The Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health
    Charleston, WV

  112. The Huntington Foundation, Inc.
    Morgantown, WV

  113. Tom & Virginia Seely Foundation
    Berkeley Springs, WV

  114. Truist Foundation, Inc.
    Orlando, FL

  115. United Methodist Foundation of West Virginia
    Parkersburg, WV

  116. West Virginia Bar Foundation
    Charleston, WV

  117. West Virginia Catholic Foundation
    Wheeling, WV

  118. West Virginia First Foundation
    Charleston, WV

  119. Wing 2 Wing Foundation
    Huntington, WV

    Public Charity

  120. Big Green Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
    Huntington, WV

  121. Blenko Glass Foundation
    Milton, WV

  122. Crittenton Foundation, Inc.
    Wheeling, WV

  123. Discover the Real West Virginia Foundation, Inc.
    Charleston, WV

  124. Oglebay Foundation, Inc.
    Wheeling, WV

  125. Prestera Foundation for Behavioral Health Services, Inc.
    Huntington, WV

  126. Serra Foundation, Inc.
    Weirton, WV

  127. Tamarack Foundation, Inc.
    Charleston, WV

  128. Volunteer West Virginia, Inc.
    Charleston, WV

  129. Walking Miracles Family Foundation
    Charleston, WV

  130. West Virginia Farm Bureau Foundation, Inc.
    Buckhannon, WV

  131. West Virginia Humanities Council
    Charleston, WV

  132. West Virginia Public Broadcasting Foundation, Inc.
    Charleston, WV

  133. WV Press Association Foundation
    Charleston, WV

    United Way: Public Charity

  134. County United Way
    Cumberland, MD

  135. Tygart Valley United Way
    Fairmont, WV

  136. United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley
    Parkersburg, WV

  137. United Way of Central West Virginia, Inc.
    Charleston, WV

  138. United Way of Gilmer, Lewis and Upshur
    Weston, WV

  139. United Way of Greenbrier Valley, Inc.
    Lewisburg, WV

  140. United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties
    Clarksburg, WV

  141. United Way of Monongalia & Preston County
    Morgantown, WV

  142. United Way of Southern West Virginia, Inc.
    Beckley, WV

  143. United Way of the Eastern Panhandle, Inc.
    Martinsburg, WV

  144. United Way of the River Cities, Inc.
    Huntington, WV

  145. United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley
    Wheeling, WV

CURRENT ISSUE
2024 Summer
Read
Advertise
Contribute
Subscribe
Subscribe to Newsletter

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Post comment