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Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation: 198 grants to organizations, $14 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, a private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA, paid 198 grants to organizations totaling $13,992,543 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $348,000 to West Virginia University Foundation Inc in Morgantown, WV for for the sparking early literacy growth in west virginia next phase grant program, which supports transformational early literacy programs for children in west virginia from birth to age 8 in high-need.
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- EIN
- 251086799
- Based in
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Assets
- $447,825,666
- Grants paid
- $13,992,543
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202523189349100522. It reported $13,992,543 in grants paid; 198 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the sparking early literacy growth in west virginia next phase grant program, which supports transformational early literacy programs for children in west virginia from birth to age 8 in high-need | Education | $348,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coalfield Development Corp | Huntington, WV | To launch a first of its kind climate change resiliency strategy to transform the economy in the coalfields region of west virginia as part of the national build back better challenge (over three year | Housing and shelter | $274,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit | Camp Hill, PA | For the pennsylvania school-age child care alliance to convene the out-of-school time community around a cohesive statewide advocacy agenda to increase dedicated funding and support to out-of-school t | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Education Alliance-Business and Community for Public Schools Inc | Charleston, WV | To create accelerated career pathways from k-12 for high skill/high wage jobs for youth in healthcare and manufacturing through the career acceleration, readiness, and employment experiences for regio | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allegheny Conference On Community Development | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the allegheny conferences 2024-2026 work plan, which strives to advance a thriving, future-focused economy for southwestern pennsylvania | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 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, an | Environment | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Manufacturers Association Educational Fund Inc | Buckhannon, WV | To strengthen west virginias manufacturing career pipeline, through advancing manufacturing education and engaging industry professionals in high-level programming | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allegheny Intermediate Unit | Homestead, PA | To support catalytic grantmaking that enables schools and out-of-school programs to test audacious ideas around redesigning school systems, reengineering instruction, and co-authoring personalized lea | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Heart Association West Virginia | Pittsburgh, PA | To catalyze the west virginia food ecosystem by evaluating and strengthening the capacity of healthy kids, inc. and their central kitchen project (over two years) | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Opera Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | For operating support for the 2024-25 season | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation | Homestead, PA | To develop sustainable cultural/economic growth in the city of monongahela and the mid-monongahela valley (over three years) | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the professional development needs of early childhood providers, as they navigate new methods of classroom delivery designed to reduce the incidence of learning loss and ensure preparedness | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Valley School of Ligonier | Ligonier, PA | To support valley schools child-centered learning model rooted in connection to nature, through the construction of the paul g. benedum, jr. nature playground and expanded trout program (over two year | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Team for West Virginia Children Inc | Huntington, WV | For partners in community outreach to build the capacity of in-home family education programs to serve young children and their families | Crime and legal-related | $145,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tug River Health Association Inc | Gary, WV | To staff and re-open dental services at the main health center, at the school based health center, and on a mobile unit | Health care | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginians for Affordable Health Care | Charleston, WV | To connect every west virginian, especially children, low-income or underemployed workers, and people with disabilities, to the appropriate healthcare system | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine | Lewisburg, WV | To create and implement an extensive social determinants of health clinical rotation for student doctors to enhance care for patients in rural communities | $129,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allegheny Partners for Out-Of-School Time Apost Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To strengthen and improve the quality of out-of-school time organizations in allegheny county through advocacy, professional development, networking, and quality initiatives | Youth development | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edventure Group Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the west virginia entrepreneurship ecosystem which promotes connection and collaboration of entrepreneurs with essential resources to ensure any individual can be successful in starting and growin | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenbrier County Health Alliance Inc | Lewisburg, WV | To develop new programs and partnerships in collaboration with the center for rural and community health to address health disparities and conduct community-driven research | Health care | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Intermediate Unit 1 | Coal Center, PA | To expand bricolages "midnight radio jr." programming into all intermediate unit 1 alternative schools and extend programming into frazier and magnolia schools | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seed Sower Inc | Meadow Bridge, WV | To support sustainability strategies for recovery housing and transportation programs | Human services | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Nonprofit Association | Wheeling, WV | To refine the west virginia nonprofit association's programming and strategies for member engagement and recruitment, addressing the sector's distinct challenges while maintaining essential capacity-b | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Everychild Now | Charleston, WV | For everychild now to advance child well-being through five critical aspects of a childs life: education, economy, connection, neighborhood, and healthcare | Crime and legal-related | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Main Street Morgantown Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the artisan entrepreneurship program which will help morgantown-area creative entrepreneurs develop sustainable local businesses by providing access to low-cost workspace, business coaching and ed | Community improvement and capacity building | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Martinsburg Initiative Inc | Martinsburg, WV | To explore a behavioral health center expansion of services to mitigate the negative consequences resulting from substance misuse and/or trauma to high-risk children | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Virginia Department of Arts Culture and History | Charleston, WV | For the steam power mini-grant initiative that encourages the integration of the arts and stem disciplines through the funding of innovative, hands-on, and educational school and community projects | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation | Fairmont, WV | For the innova commercialization program which will provide a pathway for early-stage companies to access support and capital | Community improvement and capacity building | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the appalachian vision outreach program which addresses vision care to west virginia adult patients that are financially or geographically isolated | Education | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the west virginia public education collaboratives continued efforts toward increasing statewide reading proficiency by identifying, funding, supporting, scaling, and evaluating early literacy proj | Education | $116,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Symphony Inc | Pittsbugh, PA | For operating support for the 2024-25 season | Arts, culture and humanities | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | To support a guaranteed income pilot in partnership with zion child development center, serving low-income families in charleston, west virginia | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley Inc | Wheeling, WV | For grants to community-based, people of color-led groups or organizations to advance racial justice initiatives and build capacity for continued work across west virginia | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Future Generations University Corporation | Franklin, WV | To enhance farm-to-school participation among high school agriculture students across west virginia | Education | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legal Aid of West Virginia | Charleston, WV | To support the lawyer in the school program, partnering with public schools to provide legal help to caregivers, ensuring that children remain healthy, safe, and housed in stable family units | Crime and legal-related | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| McDowell County Commission On Aging Inc | Welch, WV | To reduce the tobacco use rate among african americans in west virginia by building the capacity of the west virginia african american tobacco prevention network | Human services | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Preston-Taylor Community Health Centers Incorporated | Grafton, WV | To establish a school-based health center in taylor county, west virginia | Health care | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WV Perinatal Partnership Inc | Charleston, WV | For the pilot project to examine the use of moodr healths digital healthcare solution with the west virginia drug free moms and babies program | Health care | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area | Elkins, WV | To expand the successful highlands creative economy initiative, using collaboration and assistance to enhance cultural heritage, natural, and human assets to grow tourism and benefit communities (over | $106,960 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley Inc | Parkersburg, WV | To support the development and implementation of a statewide coalition addressing mental health and substance use disorder across sectors | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $104,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Military Authority | Charleston, WV | To support small business education and outreach focused on veterans, active military personnel, and military family members by providing entrepreneurship skills training, covering business concepts t | $104,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Civil-Military Innovation Institute Inc | Morgantown, WV | For civil-military innovation institute, in partnership with the clay county school district, to develop a hands-on, experiential learning, technology and innovation-focused curriculum for high school | Social science | $102,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| August Wilson African American Cultural Center | Pittsburgh, PA | For fellowships that will contribute to the pipeline of arts management professionals of color, benefiting the field, as well as the pittsburgh arts ecosystem (over two years) | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bridgeway Capital Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To operationalize the monongahela valley progress economic development initiative with mission lending to businesses in southwestern pennsylvania and northern west virginia (over three years) | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Butler Area School District | Butler, PA | For a microcredentialing pilot program designed to empower students to earn transcript credit through purpose-driven learning, with a focus on building meaningful relationships | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Capitol Market | Charleston, WV | For the "outdoor market growth at capitol market" project which is aimed at growing support, capacity, and sustainability for growers, farmers, and producers in the outside section of the farmer's mar | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Communityworks in West Virginia Inc | Charleston WV, WV | To provide housing and community development organizations in west virginia with summer interns; creating future capacity in the nonprofit housing and community development sectors | Housing and shelter | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montgomery General Healthcare System | Montgomery, WV | For the opening of a pulmonary center, seeking to be a part of a grace anne dorney koppel pulmonary network for communication, best practices, and training, within montgomery general hospital | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oglebay Foundation Inc | Wheeling, WV | To modernize programs needed to position oglebay and wheeling park for success in their second century of service to the community (over two years) | Recreation and sports | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | For operating support for the 2024-25 season | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Public Theater Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | For operating support for the 2024-25 season | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | To provide capacity-building support aiming to accelerate multi-sector partnerships that support improved health and economic vitality to wild, wonderful and healthy west virginia | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Riffraff Arts Collective Inc | Princeton, WV | For create your state to provide immersive, experiential learning tours, cultivate a peer-to-peer network, and offer mentorship and coaching | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Good Nation Foundation | New York, NY | For the west virginia science and technology policy fellowship program, which provides rigorous, non-partisan science and technology policy research and analysis for members of the west virginia legis | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Harrison County | Clarksburg, WV | For medical respite care, an intentional strategy to disrupt the cycle of certain categories of homelessness by addressing acute/chronic health issues and social determinants of health | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WV Hive Network Inc | Beckley, WV | To support west virginia hives entrepreneurial assistance efforts in their expanded service area covering 13 counties | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Alliance for Creative Health Solutions Inc (wvachs) | Culloden, WV | To further develop a sustainable practice-based research network and for the mentoring of emerging leaders in primary care and medical trainees in translational research | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Virginia Rural Health Association | Barboursville, WV | To develop a platform to disseminate rural health best practices and resources to enable shared learning among rural health stakeholders and to host the west virginia rural health conference | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For ignitewv, a program open to all west virginian residents to support the start and growth of businesses (over two years) | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | To develop and pilot a methodology for identifying and aligning current workforce skills with future workforce demand, ensuring communities successfully navigate significant economic transitions | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | To train emergency medical service personnel on mindfulness-based resilience training aimed at mitigating occupational trauma and increasing resilience in this workforce | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Libera Inc | Morgantown, WV | To increase access to steam career exposure activities for elementary students and employment access for young women in at-risk environments through the expansion of liberas social enterprise model | Human services | $98,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marshall County Family Resource Network Inc | Moundsville, WV | For the appalachian innovation collective to provide nonprofit leadership and organizational development services to improve the capacity and quality of nonprofit organizations and their leaders (over | Human services | $98,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education | Oakland, MD | To develop a robust and well-resourced network of k-12 youth-serving practitioners to increase access to entrepreneurial opportunities for youth (over two years) | $96,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Virginia Alliance for Creative Health Solutions Inc (wvachs) | Culloden, WV | To expand the catch my breath vaping prevention program to an additional six west virginia counties, 12 schools, and 4,000 students with the goal of preventing first use of nicotine (over two years) | $92,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shepherd Entrepreneurship and Research Corporation | Shepherdstown, WV | For the community leadership & civil advocacy certificate program which prepares students to actively pursue community leadership roles and effectively advocate for themselves and their communities (o | Education | $91,542 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | South Charleston, WV | To implement state policy and infrastructure, to foster public health efforts that support residents and families in navigating alzheimer's disease and dementia, while focusing on aging in place | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Reach Initiative Inc | Charleston, WV | For the integration of a reentry navigator model that targets justice-involved populations to improve health outcomes and successful community reentry using marshall universitys community health worke | Human services | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For reach, a program to increase matriculation, persistence, and graduation rates for under-represented and under-resourced students throughout their college career (over two years) | Education | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Chapter National Tooling & Machining Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | For botsiq to inspire students to pursue careers in manufacturing by equipping teachers with the necessary tools and knowledge to introduce manufacturing concepts effectively | Education | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Child Abuse Network Inc | Charleston, WV | For the west virginia child abuse medical program to improve the quality and accessibility of specialized child abuse medical care throughout west virginia | Human services | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Augusta Heritage Center | Elkins, WV | For the augusta heritage centers community educational outreach program, reaching four counties in north-central west virginia | Arts, culture and humanities | $84,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | For the expansion of a school-based model to engage students in deep exploration of data within a socially minded context across various courses | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | For the entertainment technology center to partner with educational providers to establish relevant, equitable, and engaging learning opportunities inspired by the use of ed-tech | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fayette County Cultural Trust | Connellsville, PA | To continue the expansion of the rural arts collaborative arts education project in washington, fayette, and greene county schools | Arts, culture and humanities | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rural Health Access Corporation (dba Coalfield Health Center) | Chapmanville, WV | To urgently address the pressing challenges associated with pediatric mental health and substance use disorder in the southern coalfields of appalachia (over two years) | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | For the implementation of a community impact approach focused on the facilitation of kindergarten readiness initiatives in clay and nicholas counties | International, foreign affairs and national security | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shatterproof A Nonprofit Corp | Norwalk, CT | For the formative research phase of a statewide community-based stigma reduction campaign in west virginia, to reduce public stigmas against people with substance use disorder | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Virginia Association for Young Children | Clarksburg, WV | To improve child care infrastructure, build provider capacity, and advocate for the expansion of dedicated funding to increase access to affordable, high-quality early education programs | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodlands Community Lenders | Elkins, WV | To support regional grant coordination and capacity-building strategies within the monongahela forest towns partnership through a grant opportunity from the appalachian regional commissions partnershi | Community improvement and capacity building | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Access 304 Inc | Shepherdstown, WV | To provide therapy services on a financial sliding scale to individuals seeking mental health treatment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| August Wilson African American Cultural Center | Pittsburgh, PA | For operating support for the 2024-25 season | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| County of Greene | Waynesburg, PA | To develop the greene county business incubator into a fully operational incubator supporting the diversification of the local economy in a coal-impacted county and encouraging small, home-grown busin | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Film Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | To expand teen screen across west virginia and enhance film pittsburghs educational and economic impact in southwestern pennsylvania | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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 t | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heritage Farm Foundation | Huntington, WV | To facilitate the programmatic expansion into adventure tourism and increase the long-term viability of the operation | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Homeless Children's Education Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | For the expansion of the teen career education opportunities program, which is designed for rising 11th and 12th-grade students who have experienced or are experiencing housing instability and are see | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marshall University Foundation Incorporated | Huntington, WV | To transform higher education, marshall inside integrates online and in-person learning, on-the-job training, mentorship, and micro-credentialing to support learners often excluded from traditional sy | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mon Valley Alliance Foundation Inc | Monongahela, PA | To launch a business resource center within the mid mon valley, piloting a program to aid small businesses in accessing capacity-building resources to begin, grow, and scale | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Youth Science Foundation | Davis, WV | To improve cross-generational steam access, engagement, and identity for rural families in tucker county, west virginia, through the facilitation of co-designed, sociocultural steam-based experiences | Recreation and sports | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Regional Economic Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (rid | Pittsburgh, PA | To partner with distressed communities with seeds of growth to produce strategies that leverage community assets (over three years) | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Renewable Manufacturing Gateway | Pittsburgh, PA | To access state and federal investment for community lending, while expanding the delivery of lending products that serve worker transportation options, affordable housing, and small businesses (over | Community improvement and capacity building | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Renewall | Huntington, WV | For renewalls cultural wealth hub project, which aims to create a new heritage and cultural tourism destination, contributing to local and regional economic diversification and neighborhood revitaliza | Community improvement and capacity building | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sustainable Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | To equip municipal government, businesses, and non-governmental organizations with the frameworks and resources needed to accelerate sustainability progress throughout southwestern pennsylvania | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Committee of Seventy | Philadelphia, PA | To engage teachers and k-12 students across southwestern pennsylvania in activities designed to develop civic skills and foster lifetime habits of citizenship | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The West Virginia Chamber Foundation | Charleston, WV | For the expansion of the jobs for west virginia's graduates program, which enhances student outcomes by providing access and exposure to career and experiential learning opportunities, into jackson an | Public and societal benefit | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Association of Free Clinics Inc | Beckley, WV | To strengthen the free clinic association in response to the covid-19 pandemics impact and enhance healthcare access for the uninsured and medically underserved | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Virginia Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics Inc | Fairmont, WV | To support the west virginia chapter of pediatricians to provide evidenced-based programming and to serve as advocates for children and families (over two years) | Health care | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the west virginia community-driven outdoor recreation economy initiative, a statewide collaborative effort aimed at expanding west virginias outdoor economy through advancing local businesses and | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the west virginia statewide afterschool network to launch new quality initiatives in support of out-of-school time providers, including an online training platform aligned to statewide standards | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | To assist the west virginia university land use law clinic in collaborating with five communities to create a tailored comprehensive plan, meeting specific goals and objectives, while also developing | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wheeling Hospital Inc | Wheeling, WV | To create school-based health centers for increased healthcare access to students and teachers in ohio county schools, beginning with madison elementary school | Health care | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the resilient communities institute, which provides training to community leaders, project coordinators, and scholars through intensive professional development workshops held at west virginia uni | Education | $73,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Advantage Valley Community Development Corporation | Charleston, WV | For the expanding markets program, supporting growth and diversification of manufacturers and business services in the region by facilitating export opportunities, fostering b2b connections, and provi | Community improvement and capacity building | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Vision Renewable Energy | Philippi, WV | To address housing, training, employment, and wraparound social services for young men through the new vision next gen employment and ecosystem development project (over three years) | Human services | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | To assess and advance grantmakers of western pennsylvanias technology and programmatic infrastructure, positioning the organization as a premier resource to the philanthropic sector of southwestern pe | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | To increase access to global learning and leadership experiences for educators and students in rural areas, and champion meaningful youth engagement opportunities with community-based nonprofits | International, foreign affairs and national security | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Intermediate Unit 1 | Coal Center, PA | For the launch of intermediate unit 1s mobile career lab, which will provide career exposure programming and job readiness resources for pre-k 12 students and adults (over two years) | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stem Coding Lab | Pittsburgh, PA | To expand computer science instruction and support the integration of computer science curriculum in core subject areas across grades 2-8 in the sto-rox school district, while implementing cohort trac | Education | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Perennial Project | Brownsville, PA | For expansion of the portals program, a computer modeling curriculum program, across greene, fayette, and washington counties | Arts, culture and humanities | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | To expand the delivery of entrepreneurship programming for youth through a coordinated statewide planning effort comprised of targeted professional development for educators and hands-on learning expe | Education | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Experience Learning | Circleville, WV | For capacity-building funding to support organizational growth through the activation of a second campus | Recreation and sports | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rivers To Ridges Heritage Trail Inc | Scott Depot, WV | To promote regional economic development through bicycle-focused tourism in a three-county region of west virginia through expansion of wayfinding signage and facilitation of biking trail events | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Farmers Market Association | Charleston, WV | To increase participation in the annual west virginia farmers market census and membership in the farmers markets through the utilization of a membership packet, educational materials, and instruction | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Attack Theatre Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | For expansion of the creative learning program pilot, establishing a professional learning and residency model for greene county schools based on transferable kinesthetic learning strategies | Arts, culture and humanities | $58,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Invest Appalachia | Asheville, NC | To match arc arise funding for the planning phase of the appalachian downtown developers initiative, focusing on technical and financial capacity building for community-oriented real estate developers | Environment | $57,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Delivering Good Inc | New York, NY | To distribute brand new clothing, home goods, and other vital necessities to impoverished and underserved populations throughout west virginia | Human services | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marshall University Research Corporation | Huntington, WV | To implement the evidence-based expanded school mental health framework in childcare facilities to integrate prevention, early intervention, and clinical interventions among preschool-age children | Community improvement and capacity building | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Region 4 Planning and Development Council | Summersville, WV | For the northern pocahontas community wellness group for a professional trail designer to create an expanded green bank trail master plan | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | To provide professional development on creating inclusive classrooms for all students in rural elementary schools | Education | $53,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inspiring Dreams Network Corp | Hurricane, WV | To provide training and resources to west virginia afterschool programs, promoting a positive youth development centered learning environment | Youth development | $52,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | To establish a rural tourism institute aimed at supporting small rural destination management organizations engaged with tourism | Education | $50,265 | apps.irs.gov |
| Appalachian Community Capital Development Foundation | Christiansburg, VA | To support communities with technical assistance, predevelopment, and project design in places where resources and support systems are scarce (over two years) | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Braddock's Battlefield History Center | N Braddock, PA | For educational programming for allegheny county schools through outreach programs in the classroom, which will culminate in an onsite field trip experience to braddock's battlefield history center (p | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center of Life | Pittsburgh, PA | For the aspiring leaders teen academy, empowering teens with leadership, career readiness, and life skills to thrive in high-demand industries and life | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Huntington West Virginia Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Foundation Inc | Huntington, WV | To support a part-time speech-language pathologist, in partnership with the marshall speech and hearing center, to serve children who need feeding therapy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Innovation Works Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | For the expansion of startable, a community- and school-based program that teaches the building blocks of entrepreneurship to secondary students, into greene, fayette, and washington counties | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Knowledgeworks Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | For the continuation and expansion of the 2023-2024 personalized learning ambassadors program into greene, fayette, and washington counties | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marshall University Research Corporation | Huntington, WV | To provide workforce development and job placement assistance to west virginia families impacted by the downturn in coal production, and covid-19 (over three years) | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Putnam County Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc | Hurricane, WV | For the comeback club to provide the necessary resources, guidance, and support to women who have taken career breaks, enabling them to seamlessly reintegrate into the workforce | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | For the institute of politics to effectively support regional social policy issues through convening key stakeholders, conducting research, and engaging in communications-based activities (over two ye | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Center for Rural Health Development Inc | Hurricane, WV | To provide strategic support for implementation and expansion of wild, wonderful, and healthy west virginia (over three years) | Health care | $47,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seemore Impact Labs | Boulder, CO | For the excel together west virginia program to pilot the csm course, which earns high school students both college math credit and a workforce readiness certificate recognized by employers | Education | $43,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For focus forward 2025, the seventh event in a series of summits designed for public and private sector leaders to explore emerging issues that will impact west virginias workforce and economy | Education | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| High Rocks Educational Corporation | Hillsboro, WV | To increase profitability for farmers by developing standards for fair pricing (over three years) | Employment | $42,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Intermediate Unit 1 | Coal Center, PA | To award mini-grants designed to encourage, facilitate, and recognize innovative instructional programs in schools in southwestern pennsylvania and northern west virginia | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spotted Owl Health Care Organization Inc | Dunbar, WV | To establish a health science technology academy second chance pilot program, addressing a critical gap in stem career participation among minority and economically distressed students in berkeley, ka | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics Inc | Fairmont, WV | For the engagement and education of pediatric providers in literacy initiatives benefiting west virginia children and families | Health care | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Land Trust Inc | Charleston, WV | For the west virginia land trust to accomplish comprehensive strategic planning and strengthen internal financial management | Environment | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oglebay Institute | Wheeling, WV | For the purchase of new glassblowing equipment | Environment | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Glenville State University | Glenville, WV | To launch a cybersecurity certification program and training facility for unemployed and underemployed adults (over three years) | $37,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources | Pittsburgh, PA | For operating support for the 2024-25 season of the pittsburgh dance council | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heritage Farm Foundation | Huntington, WV | To support an education director for heritage farm foundation, responsible for organizing and operating local school site visits and other school engagements | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marshall University Foundation Incorporated | Huntington, WV | To establish a hands-on advanced manufacturing technology training program with multiple career path options for automation, process controls, instrumentation, maintenance, and fabrication (over three | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Mine Wars Museum A Non-Profit Corporation | Matewan, WV | To implement a summer art series, develop a new museum position, and establish an educators advisory committee to deepen local engagement and strengthen education initiatives | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Railroad Museum | Elkins, WV | To create a west virginia legends educational program, initiate a railroad safety campaign, and construct a workspace for restoration projects | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allegheny Land Trust | Sewickley, PA | For the nature on wheels program, a mobile classroom that will deploy a place-based learning framework to bring sustained and continuous environmental education to students in rural communities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Beckley | Beckley, WV | To implement new programs and renovate the art studio room at the youth museum of southern west virginia | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fostoria Glass Museum | Moundsville, WV | To enhance accessibility at the fostoria glass museum, ensuring that all visitors can enjoy the museums exhibits and facilities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 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 | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 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 | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation | Charleston, WV | For the kanawha valley council on philanthropy to support projects in health, quality of life, and community economic development on charleston's west side | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oil Gas and Industrial Historical Association | Parkersburg, WV | To create a website and update informational signage across henderson hall's property to better recount the history for a modern audience | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oil Gas and Industrial Historical Association | Parkersburg, WV | To develop full stories about the people behind the artifacts at the oil and gas museum | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pearl S Buck Birthplace Foundation Inc | Hillsboro, WV | To demonstrate for students and teachers, as a local academic role model, the relevance of pearl bucks life, literary achievements, and humanitarian legacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philanthropy West Virginia Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the philanthropic partners program, which strengthens west virginia's philanthropic sector by leveraging foundation and corporate giving investments | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | For the penguins science champions and the implementation of fun and engaging science instruction for second and third grade students, with the dual goals of student preparation and the inspiration of | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Music Hall of Fame Inc | Charleston, WV | To deliver educational programs and community-building events to share the rich culture and proud music history of the people of west virginia | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | For member programs and services in 2024 | $21,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bituminous Coal Heritage Foundation | Madison, WV | For facility improvements and expanded program opportunities for school children | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montour Trail Council | Pittsburgh, PA | To craft the montour trail councils 2025-2027 strategic plan and develop a long-term vision of what the montour trail council will have achieved by 2050 | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nitro History & Wars Museum | Nitro, WV | To establish the west virginia historic marker program in the city of nitro, highlighting the citys historic past in the building of explosives plant c in 1917-1918 | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Healthy Kids Inc | Bridgeport, WV | To cover fees of showcase grantees for the 80th anniversary celebration | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Consortium for Public Education | McKeesport, PA | To enhance school climate and students sense of belonging to improve academic and social-emotional outcomes for students | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Attack Theatre Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | To cover fees of showcase grantees for the 80th anniversary celebration | Arts, culture and humanities | $16,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Candid | New York, NY | To support the 2024 program of services to the nonprofit community, and the annual membership for guidestar pro | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Christian Help Inc of Mingo County | Kermit, WV | To provide home repairs for low-income senior citizens to prevent homelessness and improve safety in the home | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Center On Budget and Policy Inc | Charleston, WV | To provide opportunities for learning experiences about leadership and policy analysis through the summer policy institute and student participation in black policy day | Public and societal benefit | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wheeling Health Right Inc | Wheeling, WV | To conduct an organization-wide strategic plan in preparation for a transition in leadership | Health care | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Light of Life Ministries Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To provide food, shelter, and hope to men, women, and children experiencing homelessness, poverty, or addiction to restore them as healthy members of the community | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Oral Health Coalition Inc | Bridgeport, WV | For the 2024 west virginia oral health summit | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Center for Rural Health Development Inc | Hurricane, WV | To support the center for rural health developments 30th anniversary event to celebrate the work they have accomplished to address rural health issues in west virginia | Health care | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coalfield Development Corp | Huntington, WV | For 80th anniversary totes to be made via the social enterprise effort which hires people facing barriers to employment who create socially and environmentally sustainable products | Housing and shelter | $6,396 | apps.irs.gov |
| Future Generations University Corporation | Franklin, WV | To cover fees of showcase grantees for the 80th anniversary celebration | Education | $6,150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature's Mountain Classroom | Snowshoe, WV | To cover fees of showcase grantees for the 80th anniversary celebration | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coalfield Development Corp | Huntington, WV | For 80th anniversary bespoke floral and reclaimed wood centerpieces to be made via the social enterprise effort which hires people facing barriers to employment who create socially and environmentally | Housing and shelter | $5,580 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clarksburg-Harrison Cultural Foundation Inc | Clarksburg, WV | To create workshops and panels during the mtn craft film festival that foster conversations around filmmakers, filmmaking, funding, creativity, continuing education, and networking to advance communit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Communityworks in West Virginia Inc | Charleston WV, WV | For the 2024 west virginia housing conference | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain Association (mountain Association for Community Economic Developme | Berea, KY | For the 2024 central appalachian network peer to peer convening | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nicholas County Community Foundation Inc | Summersville, WV | For the 2024 west virginia rural partners network federal partner forum | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| SLB Radio Productions Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | For storytelling illustration of participation in the 80th anniversary benedum interactive experiences | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Primary Care Association Inc | Charleston, WV | For the west virginia school-based health centers 2024 conference, hosted by the west virginia primary care association | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Manchester Craftsmen's Guild | Pittsburgh, PA | To cover fees of showcase grantees for the 80th anniversary celebration | $4,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Edventure Group Inc | Morgantown, WV | To cover fees of showcase grantees for the 80th anniversary celebration | Education | $3,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Contemporary American Theater Festival Inc | Shepherdstown, WV | To cover fees of showcase grantees for the 80th anniversary celebration | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coalfield Development Corp | Huntington, WV | To cover fees of showcase grantees for the 80th anniversary celebration | Housing and shelter | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Generation West Virginia | Morgantown, WV | For grantees to represent and be acknowledged for their featured work of the 75th anniversary projects during the 80th anniversary celebration | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Virginia Oral Health Coalition Inc | Bridgeport, WV | For grantees to represent and be acknowledged for their featured work of the 75th anniversary projects during the 80th anniversary celebration | Health care | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marshall University Foundation Incorporated | Huntington, WV | To cover fees of showcase grantees for the 80th anniversary celebration | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Education Alliance-Business and Community for Public Schools Inc | Charleston, WV | To cover fees of showcase grantees for the 80th anniversary celebration | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For grantees to represent and be acknowledged for their featured work of the 75th anniversary projects during the 80th anniversary celebration | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Everychild Now | Charleston, WV | For the champions luncheon, an annual event which unites business leaders and changemakers from around west virginia to celebrate the champion of children award winners | Crime and legal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Oral Health Coalition Inc | Bridgeport, WV | For grantees to represent and be acknowledged for their featured work of the 75th anniversary projects during the 80th anniversary celebration | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buckskin Council Bsa | Charleston, WV | For grantees to represent and be acknowledged for their featured work of the 75th anniversary projects during the 80th anniversary celebration | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council Inc | Charleston, WV | For grantees to represent and be acknowledged for their featured work of the 75th anniversary projects during the 80th anniversary celebration | Youth development | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Council of Churches | Charleston, WV | For grantees to represent and be acknowledged for their featured work of the 75th anniversary projects during the 80th anniversary celebration | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature's Mountain Classroom | Snowshoe, WV | For grantees to represent and be acknowledged for their featured work of the 75th anniversary projects during the 80th anniversary celebration | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $2,372,057 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,314,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $995,000 |
| Health care | $945,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $809,000 |
| Human services | $806,000 |
| Environment | $410,500 |
| Housing and shelter | $393,976 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | $9,170,543 |
| Pennsylvania | $4,064,700 |
| New York | $170,000 |
| Connecticut | $160,000 |
| California | $100,000 |
| Maryland | $96,000 |
| North Carolina | $57,500 |
| Virginia | $50,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.