Grants Awarded
As indicated, users may search by Program Area, State, or Year of Authorization. In addition, by entering a term in the criteria field, the search will return grants with that term in either the organization name or city fields.
Grant seekers are reminded that the emphasis of the Foundation’s grants program evolves over time and that prior grants may not be indicative of the Foundation’s future program emphasis.
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Film Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
To expand Teen Screen across West Virginia and enhance Film Pittsburgh’s educational and economic impact in southwestern Pennsylvania
Date Awarded: 06/11/2024
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $75,000.00
First Choice Services (Charleston, WV)
For statewide certified application counselor services
Date Awarded: 09/09/2025
Program Area: Health
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $120,000.00
First Choice Services Inc (Charleston, WV)
For statewide expansion of the West Virginia Telehealth web-based therapy project to provide clinical care in the home
Date Awarded: 12/08/2015
Program Area: Health
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $100,000.00
FMRS Health Systems Inc (Beckley, WV)
To create patient-centered medical homes to reduce early deaths for those with mental and chronic illnesses
Date Awarded: 09/09/2013
Program Area: Health
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $21,850.00
For the Kids, By George Children’s Museum (Martinsburg, WV)
For The View from Here: Celebrating Youth Art and highlighting Martinsburg’s rich legacy as seen through the creative expressions of its youth and the historical perspectives offered by the exhibits
Date Awarded: 06/17/2025
Program Area: Arts
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $25,000.00
FortyX80, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA)
To foster Pittsburgh’s aerospace sector by providing resources, funding access, industry connections, and university partnerships, positioning the region as a hub for innovation and economic growth
Date Awarded: 03/11/2025
Program Area: Community and Economic Development
Region Served: Pennsylvania
Amount Awarded: $60,000.00
Fostoria Glass Museum (Moundsville, WV)
To enhance accessibility at the Fostoria Glass Museum, ensuring that all visitors can enjoy the museum’s exhibits and facilities
Date Awarded: 06/11/2024
Program Area: Arts
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $25,000.00
Foundation For Appalachian Kentucky, Inc. (Hazard, KY)
To convene funders for learning, analysis, and collaboration, and support for affinity groups to accelerate an equitable Appalachian economic transition
Date Awarded: 12/06/2022
Program Area: Community Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $25,000.00
Foundation For Appalachian Kentucky, Inc. (Hazard, KY)
For the Appalachia Funders Network which convenes funders for learning, analysis, and collaboration and supports affinity groups to accelerate an equitable Appalachian economic transition
Date Awarded: 12/05/2023
Program Area: Community Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $25,000.00
Foundation For Appalachian Kentucky, Inc. (Hazard, KY)
To convene funders for learning, analysis, and collaboration and support affinity groups to accelerate an equitable Appalachian economic transition
Date Awarded: 12/02/2024
Program Area: Community and Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $25,000.00
Foundation For Appalachian Kentucky, Inc. (Hazard, KY)
For the Appalachia Funders Network to accelerate an equitable Appalachian Transition by convening and connecting funders for learning, analysis, and collaboration; increasing investments in the region; and supporting sector-focused groups
Date Awarded: 12/07/2021
Program Area: Community Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $65,000.00
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, Inc. (Hazard, KY)
For Appalachia Funders Network, which convenes funders for learning, analysis, and collaboration and supports affinity groups
Date Awarded: 12/09/2025
Program Area: Community and Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $25,000.00
Foundation for the Tri-State (Huntington, WV)
For Country Roads Angel Network which assists West Virginia entrepreneurs with mentoring and prepares them to raise money, while also building a broader network of potential early-stage investors in the state (over two years)
Date Awarded: 09/12/2023
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $150,000.00
Foundations, Inc. (Mount Laurel, NJ)
To support the launch of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s consortium of regional funders focused on highlighting opportunities, promising solutions, and emerging developments of special relevance to rural and small-city communities
Date Awarded: 12/05/2023
Program Area: Education
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $25,000.00
Friends of Blackwater, Inc. (Thomas, WV)
To establish a Community Heritage and History Center in Thomas, West Virginia, offering a variety of educational programs tailored for both residents and visitors
Date Awarded: 06/11/2024
Program Area: Arts
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $25,000.00
Friends of Blackwater, Inc. (Thomas, WV)
For the West Virginia Mountain Railroad Historic Trail project, which aims to activate the strategy for a new 107-mile regional trail connecting 20 towns and hubs between Elkins, Blackwater Canyon, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Date Awarded: 09/10/2024
Program Area: Community and Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $175,000.00
Friends Of New River Gorge National River (Oak Hill, WV)
To hire an Executive Director for the Friends of New River Gorge National Park to lead organizational change from a volunteer organization to a professionally led nonprofit
Date Awarded: 12/03/2024
Program Area: Community and Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $100,000.00
Friends Of The Cheat, Inc. (Kingwood, WV)
For the Mountaineer Trail Network Recreation Authority to formally launch the Mountaineer Trail Network as a collection of non-motorized trails promoting outdoor recreation tourism (over three years)
Date Awarded: 08/03/2021
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $125,000.00
Future Generations University (Franklin, WV)
For Woodland Economies to establish an Agroforestry Network for Appalachia by advancing the sustainable use of West Virginia’s forested lands and support economic growth
Date Awarded: 12/07/2021
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $250,000.00
Future Generations University (Franklin, WV)
To expand West Virginia’s maple industry by establishing production hubs and connecting producers with assistance, business coaching, and existing agricultural services
Date Awarded: 03/12/2019
Program Area: Economic Development
Region Served: West Virginia
Amount Awarded: $130,000.00