Private foundations · 990-PF data

Foundations accepting grant applications in West Virginia

125
foundations
$43.8M
grants paid, FY2023–FY2025
$4,900
median grant

Grantlas lists 125 private foundations based in West Virginia whose latest 990-PF says they accept unsolicited requests, from filings for FY2023–FY2025. Together they paid out $43.8 million in grants in their latest filing year. The most common cities are Wheeling (42), Bluefield (16) and Charleston (16).

“Accepts unsolicited requests” is a box the foundation ticked on its 990-PF — not a promise to read your letter. Check the foundation’s own site before you write.

See all 288 foundations in West Virginia, including the ones that give by invitation only.

Top 25 of 125 foundations

Ranked by how many grants they made last year, most first. Another 100 are not shown.

Foundations accepting grant applications in West Virginia
Roy Chambers FoundationWheeling, WV336$100$62,079$29–$11,050FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
W A Wolfe Jr and Phyllis P WolfeBluefield, WV140$1,350$203,323$500–$4,500FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
West Virginia First Foundation IncBridgeport, WV132$48,444$8.5M$1,292–$288,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Bernard McDonough Foundation IncParkerburg, WV132$10,000$1.7M$100–$50,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
George A Laughlin TrustWheeling, WV104$2,775$1.4M$12–$205,676FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Vecellio Family Foundation IncBeckley, WV79$2,500$452,750$1,000–$25,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Stelio and Betty Tracy CorteBluefield, WV62$600$216,977$45–$62,432FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Sacred Heart Childrens Center IncClarksburg, WV56$1,000$132,850$234–$15,900FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Carter Family FoundationParkersburg, WV50$5,000$581,065$1,000–$75,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Starvaggi Charities IncWeirton, WV47$500$590,465$200–$476,915FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Albert M Price TrustParkersburg, WV47$1,400$70,650$750–$1,700FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Phyllis A Beneke Scholarship FundWheeling, WV44$4,000$173,000$1,000–$7,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Donald Callar and Donna Howe CallarCharles Town, WV44$1,200$96,799$297–$10,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
George W Bowers Family Charitable TrustWheeling, WV42$7,000$368,000$4,000–$50,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Seneca Trail Charitable FoundationLewisburg, WV37$11,000$635,403$1,000–$87,500FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Clark Opportunity Foundation IncBerkeley Springs, WV36$5,000$591,931$35–$150,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Stamp 2001 Charitable FundWheeling, WV35$5,000$229,500$1,000–$50,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Darrell K Cales TrustRainelle, WV34$14,000$667,194$1,000–$75,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Fenton Foundation IncWilliamstown, WV33$3,000$276,250$750–$35,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Jam Family Foundation IncBluefield, WV30$1,000$78,815$250–$30,984FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Herscher Foundation IncCharleston, WV29$5,000$160,250$500–$15,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Bernard H and Blanche E Jacobson FoundationCharleston, WV27$15,000$410,000$3,000–$75,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
George E Stifel Scholarship FundWheeling, WV27$5,000$124,000$1,000–$11,250FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Maier Foundation IncCharleston, WV27$35,000$2.5M$5,000–$500,000FY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Francis J and Edith Jackson FoundaWheeling, WV26$10,000$250,200$2,000–$20,000FY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.

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Data from 990-PF filings, FY2023–FY2025. Updated September 27, 2026.