Beckley Area Foundation exists to inspire and facilitate generous charitable giving that advances our community.
Beckley Area Foundation Inc. gives through a mix of community grantmaking, field-of-interest funds, and a large scholarship portfolio, with recurring support reaching local nonprofits, schools, and civic institutions across southern West Virginia. A defining feature is its scholarship administration: the foundation oversees about 190 scholarship funds established by donors, firms, and organizations, using a universal application to route students to multiple awards. It also runs county- and program-specific grantmaking, including the Wyoming County Community Grant Program, the Blanche Woods Ashworth Memorial Fund for music education in Raleigh County, and the Students First Grant Program for student-focused initiatives. Recent giving shows support for civic programming, health and human services, youth services, recreation, animal welfare, and the arts. Among the larger awards, the City of Beckley received project support for the Bill Withers Project, and the Humane Society of Raleigh County received support for annual operations and spay/neuter services. The foundation also funds service-based organizations such as hospice, food assistance, and community nonprofits, alongside scholarship and youth philanthropy programs.
Education appears in several forms. The Students First Grant Program supports schools and student-focused initiatives in southern West Virginia and Raleigh County, with awards up to $750. The BAF Scholarship Program and BAF Scholarships portal connect applicants to roughly 190 donor-established funds, with some scholarships available in Fayette, Summers, Webster, and Wyoming counties. In youth development, the Susan Landis Youth Philanthropists Grant supports Raleigh County organizations serving youth. Community services are another clear theme. Helping Hands Resource Center received $35,638 for a food pantry, while The Salvation Army in Beckley received annual distribution and program support. The foundation also funds recreation and cultural work: the City of Beckley received project support for the Bill Withers Project, and West Virginia Humanities Council Inc. received program support. Animal welfare is part of the portfolio as well, including spay/neuter-related support for the Humane Society of Raleigh County.
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Most grants fall between $7K and $20K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$20K
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Typical awards are modest: the grant-size distribution is $7,000 at the 25th percentile, $8,764 at the median, and $20,122 at the 75th percentile. The foundation still makes some much larger awards, but its day-to-day pattern is centered on smaller local grants and distributions. Recurring support is common; several recipients appear across multiple years, including Beckley Presbyterian Church, Hospice of Southern West Virginia Inc, and United Way of Southern West Virginia. Beckley Area Foundation Inc. is a community foundation and mixed DAF classification, with annual recurring grants as a stated philosophy. It also accepts unsolicited applications in several active programs, including the Community Grant Program, the Wyoming County Community Grant Program, and scholarship and youth-focused programs.
Giving is concentrated in West Virginia, with 100% of grants to recipients in the state and the top grant-count state also WV. Beckley and Raleigh County anchor much of the portfolio, with additional activity in Oak Hill, Charleston, and Hinton. Recent grants also reach specific local institutions such as the University of Charleston - Beckley, West Virginia Public Broadcasting Foundation in Charleston, and Three Rivers Avian Center in Hinton. Program geography extends into southern West Virginia and, for some scholarship funds, Fayette, Summers, Webster, and Wyoming counties.
Its active programs and recent grants show support for education, health and human services, arts, public recreation, animal welfare, scholarships, and community beautification. Specific programs include the Community Grant Program, Students First Grant Program, the scholarship portal, and county- or field-specific funds such as music education in Raleigh County.
Yes. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including the Wyoming County Community Grant Program, the Blanche Woods Ashworth Memorial Fund for Music Education, the Students First Grant Program, the BAF Scholarship Program, Mac’s Toy Fund, the Community Grant Program, and the Susan Landis Youth Philanthropists Grant.
The typical grant-size distribution is $7,000 at the 25th percentile, $8,764 at the median, and $20,122 at the 75th percentile. Some program grants are much smaller, such as the Students First Grant Program up to $750 and the Wyoming County Community Grant Program up to $3,000.
Its giving is local and entirely in West Virginia. The foundation’s grants go to recipients in WV, with Beckley, Raleigh County, Oak Hill, Charleston, Hinton, and southern West Virginia appearing in the recent grant list and program geography.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Beckley Presbyterian Church, Hospice of Southern West Virginia Inc, Away, and United Way of Southern West Virginia. The foundation also describes annual recurring grants as part of its philosophy.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Programs and organizations serving students; see program page for details.
Deadline: Application deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 15 (annual). Final report due no later than May 31, 2026 for the referenced cycle.
Who can apply: Organizations or programs distributing toys/resources to children; see Mac's Toy Fund page for details.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITY OF BECKLEY - BILL WITHERS PROJECT | BECKLEY, WV | $141,525 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF RALEIGH COUNTY | BECKLEY, WV | $117,158 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION AND SPAY / NEUTER PROGRAM |
| RALEIGH COUNTY VETERANS MUSEUM | BECKLEY, WV | $88,805 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA INC | BECKLEY, WV | $71,184 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION AND PROGAM SUPPORT |
| BECKLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | BECKLEY, WV | $63,670 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION |
| WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION | CHARLESTON, WV | $58,097 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION |
| ST ANDREWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | OAK HILL, WV | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AWAY | BECKLEY, WV | $43,735 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | BECKLEY, WV | $39,609 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION, PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THREE RIVERS AVIAN CENTER | HINTON, WV | $36,908 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HELPING HANDS RESOURCE CENTER | BECKLEY, WV | $35,638 | 2025 | FOOD PANTRY |
| THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF OAK HILL | OAK HILL, WV | $35,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WEST VIRGINIA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC | CHARLESTON, WV | $35,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY | ARLINGTON, VA | $35,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BECKLEY VA MEDICAL CENTER | BECKLEY, WV | $35,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA | BECKLEY, WV | $34,843 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON - BECKLEY | BECKLEY, WV | $30,580 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION |
| LOVE HOPE CENTER FOR THE ARS INC | FAYETTEVILLE, WV | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ASHLAND MAIN STREET | ASHLAND, OH | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WEST VIRGINIA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | CHARLESTON, WV | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE CHRISTOPHERS | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TULSA CHAUTAUQUA INC | TULSA, OH | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER | ANSTEAD, WV | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE NATIONAL NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM FOUNDATION | PENSACOLA, FL | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN LABOR SCHOOL FOUNDATION | KINCAID, WV | $29,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JUST FOR KIDS | BECKLEY, WV | $27,101 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNITED METHODIST TEMPLE | BECKLEY, WV | $25,655 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION |
| TRAP HILL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | HARPER, WV | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION |
| YMCA OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA | BECKLEY, WV | $24,115 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION |
| OAK HILL HIGH COLLINS HIGH ALMUNI ASSOCIATION INC | OAK HILL, WV | $22,300 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NEW RIVER HUMANE SOCIETY INC | OAK HILL, WV | $22,090 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CITY OF BECKLEY | BECKLEY, WV | $20,212 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GREENBRIER VALLEY THEATRE | LEWISBURG, WV | $15,943 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION |
| RALEIGH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION | BECKLEY, WV | $15,557 | 2025 | SCHOOL PROGRAMS |
| NEW RIVER YOUTH SYMPHONY AND CHORUS | FAYETTEVILLE, WV | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | EL PASO, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RALEIGH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | BECKLEY, WV | $14,285 | 2025 | LITERACY PROGRAM AND BOOKMOBILE |
| BECKLEY CONCERT ASSOCIATION | BECKLEY, WV | $12,886 | 2025 | ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION |
| WILDWOOD CEMETERY PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION | BECKLEY, WV | $11,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CARPENTERS CORNER | BECKLEY, WV | $10,510 | 2025 | FOOD PANTRY |
| OPERATION UNDERDOG | MABSCOTT, WV | $10,097 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HISTORIC FAYETTE THEATER | FAYETTEVILLE, WV | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COAL CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC | COAL CITY, WV | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SOPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT | SOPHIA, WV | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CODA MOUNTAIN ACADEMY INC | FAYETTEVILLE, WV | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BECKLEY HEALTH RIGHT INC | BECKLEY, WV | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CAMP CAESER | COWEN, WV | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PREPAREDNESS PARTNERSHIP | BECKLEY, WV | $9,999 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RALEIGH COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING INC | BECKLEY, WV | $9,890 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GHENT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | GHENT, WV | $9,771 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
CITY OF BECKLEY - BILL WITHERS PROJECT
$141,525PROJECT SUPPORT
HUMANE SOCIETY OF RALEIGH COUNTY
$117,158ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION AND SPAY / NEUTER PROGRAM
RALEIGH COUNTY VETERANS MUSEUM
$88,805PROGRAM SUPPORT
HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA INC
$71,184ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION AND PROGAM SUPPORT
BECKLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$63,670ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
ST ANDREWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
AWAY
$43,735ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
THE SALVATION ARMY
$39,609ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION, PROGRAM SUPPORT
THREE RIVERS AVIAN CENTER
$36,908PROGRAM SUPPORT
HELPING HANDS RESOURCE CENTER
$35,638FOOD PANTRY
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF OAK HILL
$35,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
WEST VIRGINIA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC
$35,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
BECKLEY VA MEDICAL CENTER
$35,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
$34,843ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
LOVE HOPE CENTER FOR THE ARS INC
$30,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ASHLAND MAIN STREET
$30,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
WEST VIRGINIA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
$30,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE CHRISTOPHERS
$30,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
TULSA CHAUTAUQUA INC
$30,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER
$30,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN LABOR SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$29,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
JUST FOR KIDS
$27,101ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNITED METHODIST TEMPLE
$25,655ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
TRAP HILL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
$25,000ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
YMCA OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
$24,115ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
OAK HILL HIGH COLLINS HIGH ALMUNI ASSOCIATION INC
$22,300PROGRAM SUPPORT
NEW RIVER HUMANE SOCIETY INC
$22,090PROGRAM SUPPORT
CITY OF BECKLEY
$20,212ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
GREENBRIER VALLEY THEATRE
$15,943ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
RALEIGH COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
$15,557SCHOOL PROGRAMS
NEW RIVER YOUTH SYMPHONY AND CHORUS
$15,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
$15,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
RALEIGH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
$14,285LITERACY PROGRAM AND BOOKMOBILE
BECKLEY CONCERT ASSOCIATION
$12,886ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
WILDWOOD CEMETERY PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION
$11,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
CARPENTERS CORNER
$10,510FOOD PANTRY
OPERATION UNDERDOG
$10,097PROGRAM SUPPORT
HISTORIC FAYETTE THEATER
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
COAL CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SOPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
CODA MOUNTAIN ACADEMY INC
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
BECKLEY HEALTH RIGHT INC
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
CAMP CAESER
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA PREPAREDNESS PARTNERSHIP
$9,999PROGRAM SUPPORT
RALEIGH COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING INC
$9,890PROGRAM SUPPORT
GHENT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$9,771PROGRAM SUPPORT
