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Grants and funding in West Virginia

1,725 foundations reported granting into West Virginia on their most recent IRS filings: 7,640 itemized grants worth $412M between them. On top of that, 15 live grant programs and 82 contract opportunities are specific to West Virginia, alongside 3,344 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
1,725
of 129,981 grantmaking foundations on file
in itemized grants into the state
$412M
across 7,640 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to West Virginia
15
of 3,984 live grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
27
of 483 CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 1,725 foundations granting into West Virginia, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check is thousands, not millions.

57
351
581
455
231
29
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of August 29, 2026.

Who gives the most into West Virginia

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into West Virginia on their most recent filings. Size and openness are different things: the giants here are mostly endowments that choose their own recipients, which is why the list worth working from is the 1,725 above filtered to funders that accept applications.

The Big 12 Conference Inc$40M
Cabell Huntington Hospital Inc$32M
West Virginia University Medical Corporation$24M
Marshall University Foundation Incorporated$15M
West Virginia University$15M
Itemized grants into West Virginia from each foundation's most recent IRS filing, as of August 29, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

Who the West Virginia-specific grants are for

Of the 15 live grant programs specific to West Virginia, here is who the announcements name. 7 more are open to any organization type and counted separately, never twice.

Nonprofits12
Cities and towns6
Tribal organizations5
Small businesses1
Researchers0

Wherever you sit, nonprofits, cities and towns, tribal organizations and every other reader get their own page saying what Quillify does and does not do for them.

The lenders almost nobody checks

27 community development lenders serve West Virginia: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks all 483 nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

West Virginia foundation grants by focus

The foundations above, cut by what they fund and filtered to the ones that accept applications.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of September 1, 2026 and refresh twice monthly. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022 and move as new filings arrive. Segment counts are programs that explicitly name the segment; programs open to any organization type are reported separately, never double-counted.

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