About Jccf
Jccf Inc’s defining pattern is a large annual grant to Multiple Charitable Organizations in Ripley, paired with a local grantmaking model that routes all giving to Jackson County, West Virginia. The foundation’s recent records show a 2025 grant of $1,079,627, following $291,956 in 2024 and $291,567 in 2023, all to recipients in Ripley. That concentration fits its stated purpose: to unite gifts of time, talent, and funds to inspire, impact, and empower Jackson County through grants and scholarships that strengthen the local community.
Beyond the major annual award, the foundation supports a broad mix of community needs through scholarships, community grants, matching grants, action grants, and capacity-building support. Its portfolio includes funding for elementary reading projects, nonprofit training, operating support, emergency relief, and scholarships for area students pursuing post-secondary education. The structure suggests a community endowment with a multi-channel approach: one set of grants helps local nonprofits and civic projects function, while another set supports students and classroom-level needs.
Jccf Inc’s leadership is tied to this local model under Rayna O’Dell, with grantmaking aimed at Jackson County residents, students, nonprofit organizations, and volunteer-led community groups.
What Jccf Funds
Education shows up in two distinct ways. The JCCF Scholarship Program supports area students pursuing post-high school education, with awards paid directly to a vocational school, college, or university for eligible expenses. In addition, the Lisa Smolder Reading Support Grant provides action grants of up to $1,000 for Jackson County elementary school classrooms to buy books, materials, equipment, or underwrite reading programs for kindergarten through 3rd grade students.
The foundation also funds nonprofit strength and local project work. Operating Support Grants provide general operating support to eligible nonprofit organizations, and the Community Connect Project includes a grant-writing workshop designed to help nonprofits improve applications and identify other grant makers. For community programming, the Community Grant Program supports charitable projects in areas such as arts and culture, education, health and human services, recreation, youth and family services, animal welfare, and community and economic development.
Emergency needs are covered through action grants and an Emergency Relief Fund mini grant, both aimed at Jackson County community support.