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Encova Foundation of West Virginia: 89 grants to organizations, $2.3 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Encova Foundation of West Virginia, a private foundation in Charleston, WV, paid 89 grants to organizations totaling $2,265,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $450,000 to Marshall University Foundation Incorporation in Huntington, WV for used by the jun harless center to pay monthly invoices for each targeted county in west virginia to the dollywood foundation..
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- EIN
- 800772825
- Based in
- Charleston, WV
- Assets
- $60,406,158
- Grants paid
- $2,265,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202523219349100902. It reported $2,265,000 in grants paid; 89 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall University Foundation Incorporation | Huntington, WV | Used by the jun harless center to pay monthly invoices for each targeted county in west virginia to the dollywood foundation. | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wvu Foundation | Morgantown, WV | Rockefeller neuroscience institute 2nd payment - 2025 | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wvu Foundation | Morgantown, WV | Encova center for innovation and entrepreneurship 6th & final payment - 2025 | $330,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Charleston | Charleston, WV | Rehabilitation science and athletic training center. | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legal Aid of West Virginia | Charleston, WV | Legal service and behavorial support programs | Crime and legal-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wing 2 Wing Foundation | Huntington, WV | Summit sponsorship | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Univ Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | Ignitewv | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Charleston & Kan Valley | Huntington, WV | Construction costs for new youth facilities. | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keith Albee Performing Arts Center | Huntington, WV | 3rd payment - 2025 | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pelotonia | Columbus, OH | Pelotonia | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charleston Main Streets | Charleston, WV | Encova urban appalachian fellowship program | Education | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Capitol Market Inc | Charleston, WV | Flowers after hours and market | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Medbrook Childrens Charity Inc | Bridgeport, WV | Youth programs | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilys Place | Huntington, WV | Infant drug exposure and couns | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boy Scout of America | Charleston, WV | Friends of scouting pacesetter partner. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WV Game Changers Inc | Fairmont, WV | Donation will be used to provide funding for the addition of schools to the gamechanger program along with the cost associated with pursuing the objectives of the program over the next 3 years. | Mental health and crisis intervention | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WV Health Right | Charleston, WV | Nurse educator 2nd payment - 2025 | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Libera Inc | Morgantown, WV | Support libera model groups and mentoring programs in west virginia with at-risk youth and young women, ages 13 to 24 years old. | Human services | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make A Wish Foundation of Greater Pa & WV | Morgantown, WV | Wishmaker program | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coda Mountain Academy Inc | Fayetteville, WV | Scholarships for summer camp participants. administrative and program costs for coda summer camps and afterschool program, and assist in sending coda's competituve robotics team to an international co | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Florence Crittenton Programs Inc | Wheeling, WV | Transitional living programs | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Goodwill Industries of Kyowva Area | Huntington, WV | Give back program | Employment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partner Community Capital Inc for WV Womens Center | Charles Town, WV | Empowering women in business | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Central West Virginia | Charleston, WV | United way day of caring | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain Mission | Charleston, WV | Food program | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Brothers & Big Sisters of the Tri-State Inc | Huntington, WV | Donation will be headline sponsorship for the 26th annual golf for kids sake event, supporting the cost of implementing the event including event space, food, greens fees, etc. | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mountwest Foundation Inc | Huntington, WV | Encova scholars endowed scholarship | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| YWCA of Charleston West Virginia | Charleston, WV | Foodie feast | Human services | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | Provide vital research and reach close to 5,000 community members. | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Appalachian Outreach | Wheeling, WV | Poverty and disaster relief | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Foundation | Huntington, WV | Concert for a cure | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities West Virginia | Wheeling, WV | Food assistance and emergency | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Childhood Language Center Inc | Charleston, WV | Firecracker 5k and mac & cheese cook-off support | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Catalyst Partners | Woodstock, CT | Police accountability communit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Bank High School Alumni Association | East Bank, WV | Scholarship fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Education Alliance Bus & Comm for Public School | Charleston, WV | Hope for the future program | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Refuge Center Inc | Lewisburg, WV | General operating expenses | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation of Monongalia General Hospital | Morgantown, WV | Caring cottages program | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley Inc | Charleston, WV | 2025 goodwill annual dinner | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley Inc | Charleston, WV | Sponsorship for night in monte carlo - golden hour in monaco. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Huntington Inc | Huntington, WV | The funds will be used to replace two failing ptac units in family guest rooms at the ronald mcdonald house. | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stars That Shine | Martinsburg, WV | Girls united period program | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Health Foundation Inc | Terre Haute, IN | Golf event sponsor | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Hospital Center | Bridgeport, WV | Wvu events | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Golf Association | Charleston, WV | Golf event sponsor | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities Inc | Charleston, WV | Circle of vision scholarshipo program. | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kings Daughters Child Care Centers | Wheeling, WV | Expansion project | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Daymark Inc | Charleston, WV | Food and assistance to youth i | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Developmental Therapy Center Inc | Huntington, WV | Sliding scale financial assistance and therapy tools and technology | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center Inc | Wheeling, WV | Inclusions on ice | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Generation West Virginia | Morgantown, WV | Multi state broadband program | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council | Charleston, WV | Power her promise: a celebration of gold award girl scouts | Youth development | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kids Chance of West Virginia | Charleston, WV | Educational scholarships | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meeks Mountain Trail Alliance Inc | Hurricane, WV | The funds will be for long term sustainablility of the trail system. | Recreation and sports | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Multi-Cultural Festival of WV Inc | Charleston, WV | Multifest 2025 | Recreation and sports | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Recovery Point of Huntington Inc | Huntington, WV | Harmonies for hope | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stars and Strides Therapeutic Equine Center | Bridgeport, WV | Support the overall operating costs would allow them to focus on program expansion without concern for moving funds away from horse care or other vital operations. | Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute | Charleston, WV | Education on medicine safety | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Winfield Middle School | Winfield, WV | Funds will be used to support community outreach through the part's impacting stem through robotics and sustainability | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Brothers & Big Sisters of the Tri-State Inc | Huntington, WV | Sponsorship for the 26th annual golf for kids sake event, supporting the cost of implementing the event includinf event space, food, greens fees, etc. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Kesem National | Morgantown, WV | Camp kesem at wvu - camp offer | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coal River Group | St Albans, WV | Tour de coal event | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heart and Hand Outreach Ministries | Charleston, WV | Support for low income residen | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Special Olympics West Virginia Inc | Hurricane, WV | Summer games over a two-day period at no cost to them nor their families. | Recreation and sports | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pantry Plus More Inc | Morgantown, WV | Funds will be used to purchase food, hygiene and cleaning products which will be distributed through the various programs. | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weirton Christian Center | Weirton, WV | Summer childrens program | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Festiv-All Charleston West Virginia Inc | Charleston, WV | Support summer 2025 programming. | Recreation and sports | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia State University | Institute, WV | Scholarship fund | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | Charleston out of the darkness | Mental health and crisis intervention | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Carefree | Stokesdale, NC | Camping scholarships | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | Charleston great strides walk - team peyton balser | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fanconi Amenia Research Fund | New York, NY | Funding for research | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Mountain State Forest Festival | Elkins, WV | Kids day in the park is one day of the three-day city park exhinit in randolph co. | Recreation and sports | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenbrier Valley Aquatic Center | Lewisburg, WV | Wellness program | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc - Georgia | Roswell, GA | Funds will go toward the purchase of materials to build a home for a qualified family in the north central georgia area. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc - WV | Charleston, WV | Habitat for humanity core focus is the homeownership program. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Huntington Childrens Museum Inc | Huntington, WV | Museum for all | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| KVC Behavioral Healthcare West Virginia | Charleston, WV | Foster home program | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Health Foundation | Marietta, OH | Farmacy - food as medicine program | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milan Puskar Health Right | Morgantown, WV | Free health care program | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morgantown Sober Living | Morgantown, WV | Transitional housing program | Housing and shelter | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Central WV Coalition for the Homeless | Fairmont, WV | Assistance for the homeless | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| On Eagles Wings | Fairmont, WV | Therapeutic horsemanship | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rotary Club of South Charleston Foundation | South Charleston, WV | Community economic development | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Strays Animal Rescue & Sanctuary | Camden, SC | Vet care programs | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union Mission Ministries Inc | Charleston, WV | The funds will be used to help feed school children during the summer and weekends. | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wheeling Symphony Society | Wheeling, WV | Concert series | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Wheeling | Wheeling, WV | Enhance the summer camp prgram by purchasing essential new equipment. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| GFWC Bridgeport Jr Womens Club | Bridgeport, WV | Community service program | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $428,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $135,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $100,000 |
| Human services | $48,500 |
| Health care | $33,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $26,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $18,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | $2,193,000 |
| Ohio | $51,000 |
| Texas | $5,000 |
| Connecticut | $5,000 |
| Indiana | $5,000 |
| New York | $2,000 |
| North Carolina | $1,000 |
| Maryland | $1,000 |
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Updated November 17, 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.