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GRANT REQUESTS FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT AND RECOVERY

The drug crisis in our state is overwhelming and we are inundated with requests for drug treatment and recovery. As with all foundations, we have a limited amount of funds to give each year. Because of this, we have decided to temporarily alter our funding for these programs. Our Board has decided we will not be funding any drug treatment and recovery programs for the remaining months of 2020.

Our main focus for grant making has always been basic human needs. We want to continue to make a difference in lives, communities and our state. At this time we have decided to put an emphasis on the children being affected by the drug crises, especially those in foster care. They are the innocents whose lives have been affected by the addiction of caregivers and we will try and make a positive impact on their lives.

We will reassess the situation later this year and decide if funding for drug treatment and recovery will be available in 2021.

Funding Guidelines

Where We Fund

We only accept requests from organizations in West Virginia and Washington County, Ohio.

Exceptions:  

Grantees whose services extend to the residents of West Virginia and Washington County Ohio, but whose location may be just outside the primary geographical area. 

When We Fund

We fund grant applications on a rolling cycle and do not have a specific grant deadline. Applicants may only receive funding one time during a calendar year.

What We Fund

Grants will be made primarily in the area of social welfare and shall be tax-exempt organizations as designated under IRS Code, primarily 501(c)(3).  Our main focus is basic human needs.

Social Welfare shall be those organizations whose primary function is to serve the general welfare requirements of people whose circumstances in life require that they receive financial or social aid to improve their quality of life.

Annual grants range from a few hundred dollars to multiple thousands with the average grant at approximately $10,000.  In a typical year, the Foundation funds approximately 125 grants of the over 250 requests received.

What We Do Not Fund

Grants will NOT be made to the following:

  • National charitable organizations, excepting chapters located in the primary geographical area, which utilize grant monies for specific use in the geographical area.

  • Government agencies and departments and their projects, the support of which come or should come from government coffers as supplied by taxpayers. Grants shall not be made for political purposes.

  • Entities that are not recognized as tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Service codes.

  • Organizations requesting grants for religious purposes, excepting faith-based charities dedicated to the pursuit of activities covered by the Foundation's Bylaws.

  • Public or private school clubs, sports, extra-curricular organizations or facilities used primarily for athletics or athletic events.

  • The funding of individuals or for group travels.

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