The Foundation for the Tri-State Community engages donors to build community wealth for a stronger region by facilitating community projects and administering endowments that support charitable organizations serving the Tri-State area.
The Foundation for the Tri-state Community Inc’s grantmaking shows a strong place-based pattern: the same regional institutions appear across multiple years, with large awards to cultural, health, and community organizations in Ashland and Huntington. Paramount Arts Center Inc received $179,629 in 2024 and $16,290 in 2025, while Highlawn Community Alliance Inc was awarded $92,500 in 2023 and $46,250 in 2024. Those repeat grants point to a funder that supports ongoing local operations and projects rather than one-off transactions. The foundation serves the Tri-State area through community projects, endowment stewardship, and donor engagement, with charitable support flowing to schools, nonprofits, museums, youth-serving groups, and local civic partners. Recent awards also include $75,000 to Fairfield Cdc in 2023, $70,000 to Friends of the Fisher House in 2024, and $45,000 to Highlands Museum & Discovery Center in 2024. The recipient list includes organizations in Kentucky and West Virginia, along with select grants outside the region, which suggests a broad but still locally anchored grantmaking profile. Its portfolio also touches animal welfare, environmental interests, scholarships, and cultural programming, while the grant sizes in the recent record range from small community awards to much larger institutional gifts.
Education is a major channel for the foundation’s support. The Scholarship Program and Scholarship Application Cycle fund post-secondary scholarships for graduating high school seniors across the Tri-State region, and the Area Education Grants program supports educational programs and school programming. The foundation also backs expanded learning and after-school work through 21st Century Grants. Community development is another clear focus. In 2024, the foundation gave $91,707 to the City of Huntington and $18,007 to Ashland Community Kitchen, reflecting support for civic and basic-needs work in local places. The Community Grants program is explicitly tied to community development and the tri-state region. Arts and culture appear in the recent record as well. Paramount Arts Center Inc received a $179,629 grant in 2024, and Highlands Museum & Discovery Center received $45,000 in 2024. The foundation also supports animal welfare and local charitable activity, including a 2025 grant to Western Wv Animal Rescue Alliance.
$742K
$42.1M
$2.6M
$2.1M
Most grants fall between $9K and $21K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$21K
About 35% of grants go to recipients in WV.
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Recent grants cluster around a modest median size of $12,635, with a lower quartile of $8,862 and an upper quartile of $20,951. That pattern suggests frequent mid-sized awards with occasional larger institutional grants. The record also shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including Paramount Arts Center Inc, Highlawn Community Alliance Inc, Goodwill Industries of Kyowva, Boys and Girls Club of Huntington, Heritage Farm Museum & Village, Hoops Family Children Hospital, and Dig Deep. As a community foundation, it operates through endowments, designated funds, and centralized scholarship cycles rather than a typical open application-only model. Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including the scholarship cycle, Area Education Grants, and 21st-Century Endowment Fund Grants, while other local funds do not.
Grantmaking is concentrated in the Tri-State region, with Kentucky receiving the largest share by count and 32% of grants landing in the headquarters state. The most frequent recipient city in the recent grant list is Huntington, WV, followed by Ashland, KY and Catlettsburg, KY. The foundation’s giving also reaches nearby counties through locally designated funds such as those in Greenup, Carter, and Elliott counties. Outside the region, the recipient list includes a small number of grants to organizations in Michigan and California, but the overall distribution remains US-based.
The recent record shows support for arts and culture, education, community development, youth-serving groups, health-related nonprofits, and local civic institutions. Examples include Paramount Arts Center Inc, Highlawn Community Alliance Inc, Boys and Girls Club of Huntington, and Ashland Community Kitchen.
The recent grant distribution centers on a median of $12,635, with a lower quartile of $8,862 and an upper quartile of $20,951. That indicates many awards are in the low-to-mid five figures, with some larger grants above that range.
Yes. It runs a Scholarship Program and a Scholarship Application Cycle that award scholarships from 300+ and 30+ local scholarship funds, respectively, to graduating high school seniors across the Tri-State region.
Yes. The Scholarship Program, Area Education Grants, and 21st-Century Endowment Fund Grants all accept unsolicited requests. Other local funds listed, such as community and county-designated funds, do not.
Its top state by grant count is Kentucky, and 32% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state. Huntington, WV and Ashland, KY appear frequently among recipient cities in the recent grant list.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Foundation for the Tri-State Community that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Teachers from all schools in Boyd and Greenup Counties are eligible. Funding is not limited to particular schools, grades, or subject areas.
Deadline: Applications are posted on DonorsChoose.org between August 3 and October 9; the source does not specify a year for these dates.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEAN INTERNATIONAL | VENTURA, CA | $53,220 | 2026 | — |
| HERITAGE FARM MUSEUM & VILLAGE | HUNTINGTON, WV | $48,425 | 2026 | — |
| GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF KYOWVA | HUNTINGTON, WV | $36,000 | 2026 | — |
| HIGHLANDS MUSEUM & DISCOVERY CENTER | ASHLAND, KY | $31,379 | 2026 | — |
| YMCA OF ASHLAND | ASHLAND, KY | $29,695 | 2026 | — |
| WESTERN WV ANIMAL RESCUE ALLIANCE | HUNTINGTON, WV | $29,428 | 2026 | — |
| OKLAHOMA YOUTH EXPO | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $20,000 | 2026 | — |
| WOMAN AT THE WELL MINISTRIES | MILTON, WV | $20,000 | 2026 | — |
| SUNRISE CHILDREN'S SERVICE | MT WASHINGTON, KY | $20,000 | 2026 | — |
| MOUNTWEST FOUNDATION INC | HUNTINGTON, WV | $19,997 | 2026 | — |
| ASHLAND COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLE | ASHLAND, KY | $18,000 | 2026 | — |
| BOYD COUNTY FISCAL COURT | CATLETTSBURG, KY | $17,978 | 2026 | — |
| ASHLAND COMMUNITY KITCHEN | ASHLAND, KY | $17,162 | 2026 | — |
| SAFE HARBOR OF NORTHEAST KY | ASHLAND, KY | $16,194 | 2026 | — |
| CITY OF HUNTINGTON | HUNTINGTON, WV | $15,957 | 2026 | — |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF HUNTINGTON | HUNTINGTON, WV | $15,500 | 2026 | — |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | CHARLESTON, WV | $14,940 | 2026 | — |
| KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION | LEXINGTON, KY | $14,450 | 2026 | — |
| HOPE'S PLACE INC | ASHLAND, KY | $14,332 | 2026 | — |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS | HUNTINGTON, WV | $13,294 | 2026 | — |
| LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOLS | HAMLIN, WV | $12,000 | 2026 | — |
| ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE | PIPPA PASSES, KY | $11,868 | 2026 | — |
| TEAM FOR WEST VIRGINIA CHILDREN | HUNTINGTON, WV | $11,062 | 2026 | — |
| YMCA | HUNTINGTON, WV | $11,000 | 2026 | — |
| UNITED WAY OF THE RIVER CITIES | HUNTINGTON, WV | $10,452 | 2026 | — |
| RENEWALL INC | HUNTINGTON, WV | $10,000 | 2026 | — |
| COVENANT SCHOOL | HUNTINGTON, WV | $10,000 | 2026 | — |
| HUNTINGTON REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMM | HUNTINGTON, WV | $10,000 | 2026 | — |
| FRIENDS OF IRONTON | IRONTON, OH | $10,000 | 2026 | — |
| GREENUP COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION | GREENUP, KY | $10,000 | 2026 | — |
| CARE'S | ASHLAND, KY | $8,962 | 2026 | — |
| GREATER HUNTINGTON PARK & RECREATIO | HUNTINGTON, WV | $8,500 | 2026 | — |
| HOOPS FAMILY CHILDREN HOSPITAL | HUNTINGTON, WV | $8,250 | 2026 | — |
| HUNTINGTON SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION | HUNTINGTON, WV | $8,100 | 2026 | — |
| HUNTINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | HUNTINGTON, WV | $8,087 | 2026 | — |
| MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | HUNTINGTON, WV | $7,600 | 2026 | — |
| CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF WEST VIR | CHARLESTON, WV | $7,500 | 2026 | — |
| MARSHALL UNIVERSITY ARTIST SERIES | HUNTINGTON, WV | $7,500 | 2026 | — |
| MOREHEAD FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARE | MOREHEAD, KY | $7,489 | 2026 | — |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | ASHLAND, KY | $7,474 | 2026 | — |
| HOSPICE OF HUNTINGTON | HUNTINGTON, WV | $7,350 | 2026 | — |
| KEITH ALBEE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | HUNTINGTON, WV | $7,250 | 2026 | — |
| SALVATION ARMY | ASHLAND, KY | $6,238 | 2026 | — |
| TRI-STATE SPORTS COMMISSION | ASHLAND, KY | $6,200 | 2026 | — |
| MARSHALL UNIVERSITY HELP PROGRAM | HUNTINGTON, WV | $6,000 | 2026 | — |
| LILY'S PLACE | HUNTINGTON, WV | $6,000 | 2026 | — |
| PARAMOUNT ARTS CENTER INC | ASHLAND, KY | $6,000 | 2026 | — |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LOUISA | LOUISA, KY | $6,000 | 2026 | — |
| CAMPUS CRUSADES FOR CHRIST | ORLANDO, FL | $6,000 | 2026 | — |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | HUNTINGTON, WV | $6,000 | 2026 | — |
CLEAN INTERNATIONAL
$53,220HERITAGE FARM MUSEUM & VILLAGE
$48,425GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF KYOWVA
$36,000HIGHLANDS MUSEUM & DISCOVERY CENTER
$31,379YMCA OF ASHLAND
$29,695WESTERN WV ANIMAL RESCUE ALLIANCE
$29,428OKLAHOMA YOUTH EXPO
$20,000WOMAN AT THE WELL MINISTRIES
$20,000SUNRISE CHILDREN'S SERVICE
$20,000MOUNTWEST FOUNDATION INC
$19,997ASHLAND COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLE
$18,000BOYD COUNTY FISCAL COURT
$17,978ASHLAND COMMUNITY KITCHEN
$17,162CITY OF HUNTINGTON
$15,957BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF HUNTINGTON
$15,500FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$14,940HOPE'S PLACE INC
$14,332LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOLS
$12,000YMCA
$11,000COVENANT SCHOOL
$10,000HUNTINGTON REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMM
$10,000FRIENDS OF IRONTON
$10,000GREENUP COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
$10,000CARE'S
$8,962GREATER HUNTINGTON PARK & RECREATIO
$8,500HUNTINGTON SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION
$8,100HUNTINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$8,087MOREHEAD FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARE
$7,489FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$7,474HOSPICE OF HUNTINGTON
$7,350SALVATION ARMY
$6,238TRI-STATE SPORTS COMMISSION
$6,200LILY'S PLACE
$6,000PARAMOUNT ARTS CENTER INC
$6,000FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LOUISA
$6,000CAMPUS CRUSADES FOR CHRIST
$6,000RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$6,000