West Virginia · Community foundation
Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc)
We serve our region's citizens by providing leadership and inspiring people to build permanent resources for the betterment of their communities through the foundation. Our vision is that our foundation will hold a vital role in our region supporting people who work together to build resources and to apply leadership, creating a better…
- $3.4M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 107
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 108
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $2.5M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $133,485
- Organizations funded a year
- 73 to 109
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $98M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc) funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $246k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 100 | $2.5M | 16% |
| FY2024 | 108 | $2.3M | 20% |
| FY2023 | 109 | $3.0M | 22% |
| FY2022 | 103 | $2.5M | 27% |
| FY2021 | 95 | $1.6M | 25% |
| FY2020 | 83 | $1.8M | 24% |
| FY2019 | 82 | $1.6M | 33% |
| FY2018 | 73 | $1.2M | 45% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Club of Parkersburg Inc | $890,179 | 9 | 25% |
| Parkersburg Art Center Inc | $884,326 | 9 | 66% |
| Sw Resources Inc | $631,247 | 9 | 7% |
| Community Resources Inc | $587,164 | 9 | 3% |
| Wood County Schools | $578,329 | 9 | n/a |
| Parkersburg High School Foundation Inc | $473,008 | 8 | n/a |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | $470,920 | 9 | n/a |
| The Children's Home Society of West Virginia Inc | $427,788 | 9 | 0% |
| Children's Museum of the Mov Inc | $408,242 | 4 | 9% |
| The Arc of the Mid Ohio Valley Inc | $372,200 | 9 | 11% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Club of Parkersburg Inc | $890,179 | 9 | 25% |
| Parkersburg Art Center Inc | $884,326 | 9 | 66% |
| Sw Resources Inc | $631,247 | 9 | 7% |
| Community Resources Inc | $587,164 | 9 | 3% |
| Wood County Schools | $578,329 | 9 | n/a |
| Parkersburg High School Foundation Inc | $473,008 | 8 | n/a |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | $470,920 | 9 | n/a |
| The Children's Home Society of West Virginia Inc | $427,788 | 9 | 0% |
| Children's Museum of the Mov Inc | $408,242 | 4 | 9% |
| The Arc of the Mid Ohio Valley Inc | $372,200 | 9 | 11% |
| Consumer Credit Counseling of the Mid-Ohio Valley | $357,849 | 7 | 14% |
| Humane Society of Parkersburg | $346,056 | 9 | 4% |
| United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley Inc | $340,621 | 9 | 11% |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | $308,551 | 9 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $302,670 | 9 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity of the Mov | $298,289 | 9 | 8% |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Pakersburg West Virginia | $293,895 | 9 | 3% |
| Westbrook Health Services Inc | $285,234 | 8 | 0% |
| Actors Guild of Parkersburg Inc | $243,113 | 9 | 35% |
| Parkersburg Area Coalition for the Homeless Inc | $232,326 | 9 | 50% |
| Wood County Society Inc | $222,423 | 6 | 14% |
| Project Home Foundation | $217,000 | 5 | 99% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $211,599 | 8 | 0% |
| Wood County Christian School | $206,985 | 7 | 6% |
| Horizons Center for Independent Living | $199,800 | 6 | 20% |
| Old Man Rivers Mission | $197,114 | 8 | 4% |
| Mid-Ohio Valley Fellowship Home Inc | $190,772 | 9 | 8% |
| Parkersburg & Wood County Public Library | $189,035 | 9 | n/a |
| City of Ravenswood | $177,403 | 4 | n/a |
| Wvu at Parkersburg Foundation Inc | $167,513 | 7 | 9% |
| Artsbridge Inc | $161,795 | 8 | 14% |
| Als Therapy Development Foundation Inc | $150,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Ravenswood High School | $146,950 | 3 | n/a |
| Marietta College | $144,245 | 6 | 0% |
| The Mid-Ohio Valley Symphony Society Inc | $134,097 | 8 | 25% |
| North Parkersburg Baptist Church | $133,886 | 8 | n/a |
| The Family Crisis Intervention Center of Region V Inc | $120,314 | 8 | 3% |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corporation | $115,265 | 9 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities West Virginia Inc | $108,205 | 8 | 0% |
| Circles Campaign of Mov Inc | $104,400 | 6 | 84% |
| Voices for Children Foundation Inc | $102,310 | 8 | 9% |
| Town of Harrisville | $98,100 | 8 | n/a |
| North Star Child Advocacy Center Inc | $97,254 | 9 | 8% |
| St Mary Catholic School | $92,776 | 8 | n/a |
| Doddridge County Humane Society Inc | $91,435 | 9 | 13% |
| Parkersburg Catholic Elementary School | $87,132 | 8 | n/a |
| Calhoun Co Committee on Aging Inc | $77,984 | 7 | 1% |
| Stout Memorial United Methodist Church | $77,435 | 7 | n/a |
| Jackson County Commission | $76,757 | 4 | n/a |
| Ritchie County Humane Society | $76,272 | 4 | 10% |
| Blennerhassett Historical Foundation Inc | $76,112 | 3 | 52% |
| Gabriel Project of West Virginia | $74,255 | 5 | 8% |
| Nfs Ministries | $73,825 | 5 | 6% |
| Parkersburg Choral Society Inc | $71,837 | 9 | n/a |
| Camden-Clark Foundation Inc | $69,900 | 3 | 8% |
| Sisters of St Joseph Charitable Fund Inc | $68,682 | 3 | 2% |
| Wood County Permanent 4-H Camp Association | $65,502 | 6 | 34% |
| Glenville State University Foundation Inc | $63,565 | 2 | 1% |
| Wood County Senior Citizens Assoc | $63,564 | 6 | 2% |
| Parkersburg Catholic High School | $59,510 | 5 | n/a |
| Ohio Valley University Inc | $59,112 | 3 | 0% |
| Calhoun County Commission | $58,691 | 5 | n/a |
| Belpre Area Ministries Inc | $57,987 | 7 | 7% |
| The Waverly Volunteer Fire Company INC | $57,248 | 4 | 13% |
| Doddridge Co Board of Education | $56,240 | 2 | n/a |
| First United Methodist Church of Ravenswood | $53,870 | 9 | n/a |
| Wood County and Recreation Commission Mountwood Park | $52,995 | 4 | n/a |
| The Education Alliance-Business and Community for Public Schools Inc | $50,912 | 4 | 1% |
| Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department | $48,651 | 5 | 12% |
| Ely Chapman Education Foundation | $47,383 | 5 | 2% |
| Lubeck United Methodist Church | $47,050 | 5 | n/a |
| Wvu Parkersburg | $47,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Recovery Point of Huntington Inc | $46,700 | 3 | 0% |
| Belpre Performing Arts Boosters | $46,650 | 3 | 29% |
| The Boys and Girls Club of Washington Co | $44,000 | 3 | 1% |
| St Paul's United Methodist Church | $43,762 | 7 | n/a |
| Mountaineer Food Bank Inc | $43,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Cairo Volunteer Fire Department | $43,013 | 4 | 6% |
| Amputee Center | $42,800 | 2 | 14% |
| Ravenswood Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $42,050 | 3 | 4% |
| Oil Gas & Industrial Historical as Inc | $40,575 | 5 | 5% |
| Mid Ohio Valley Health Dept | $40,526 | 3 | n/a |
| Normantown Historical Community Cnt | $40,153 | 4 | n/a |
| Pilot Club of Jackson County II Association | $40,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Washington County Career Center | $40,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Marietta Health Foundation | $39,526 | 3 | 0% |
| Fourth Circuit Public Defender Corporation | $38,450 | 5 | 1% |
| Downtown Bethel | $37,800 | 4 | n/a |
| Calhoun County Family Resource Network Inc | $37,290 | 4 | 18% |
| Doddridge County Parks & Recreation Commission | $37,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Wood County Hist & Pres Soc Inc | $36,849 | 4 | 40% |
| Vienna Library Board | $36,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Hope House Ministries Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Health Access Inc | $35,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Roane County Commission | $34,750 | 3 | n/a |
| First United Methodist Church | $34,440 | 5 | n/a |
| Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department | $34,095 | 4 | 9% |
| West Virginia Health Right Inc | $33,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Parents and Friends of the Hearing Impaired Inc | $33,259 | 5 | n/a |
| Disabled American Veterans | $33,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Smoot Theatre | $32,208 | 3 | 12% |
| Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of West Virginia | $31,393 | 3 | n/a |
| Allohak Council Inc - No 618 Boy Scouts of America | $31,393 | 2 | 1% |
| Nazareth Farm Inc | $31,250 | 3 | 2% |
| Savannahs Closet | $30,890 | 2 | n/a |
| Voices of the Streets Inc | $30,881 | 4 | n/a |
| Roane County Committee on Aging Inc | $30,776 | 3 | 2% |
| Calhoun County Board of Education | $30,024 | 4 | n/a |
| Marshall University Research Corporation | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Parkersburg Day Nursery | $29,962 | 2 | n/a |
| Colonial House | $29,523 | 4 | 3% |
| Ritchie County Family Resource Network Inc | $29,220 | 3 | 5% |
| Mid Ohio Valley Ballet Company | $29,000 | 1 | 59% |
| Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center Inc | $28,531 | 3 | 0% |
| City of Williamstown | $28,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Buckhannon Christian Academy Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Henry J Kaiser PTO | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Doddridge County Farmer's Market | $25,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Women's Care Center Inc | $24,925 | 2 | 3% |
| Ravenswood Midget Football | $24,915 | 1 | n/a |
| Save a Kitty Feral Cat Program | $24,725 | 4 | 11% |
| West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers Inc | $24,694 | 1 | n/a |
| Ritchie County Primary Care Assoc Inc | $24,668 | 3 | 0% |
| West Central Regional Drug Court Fund Inc | $23,900 | 2 | n/a |
| Kay Casto & Chaney Pllc | $23,877 | 1 | n/a |
| Eve Incorporated | $23,775 | 4 | 1% |
| State of West Virginia | $23,250 | 2 | n/a |
| West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Inc | $23,100 | 1 | 1% |
| Doddridge Co Library | $22,643 | 1 | n/a |
| O'Neill Senior Center Inc | $22,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Pennsboro Volunteer Fire Department | $21,800 | 3 | 6% |
| General Federation of Womens Clubs | $21,585 | 3 | 1% |
| Downtown Pkb Inc | $21,250 | 3 | 3% |
| Mineral Wells Baptist Church | $21,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Kellys Closet Mov Inc | $20,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Firefly - a Spark of Hope | $20,462 | 2 | n/a |
| Wood County Commission | $20,237 | 1 | n/a |
| North Bend Rails to Trails Foundation Inc | $20,165 | 3 | 12% |
| Camp Barbe Association | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Waverly Activity Center Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 22% |
| Mission West Virginia Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers Inc | $19,764 | 2 | n/a |
| Eastwood VFD | $19,060 | 2 | 6% |
| Washington County Harvest of Hope | $19,000 | 1 | n/a |
| High on Hope Ministries | $18,300 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Vienna | $17,950 | 2 | n/a |
| Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Inc | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Sumnerite Association Inc | $17,068 | 1 | n/a |
| Wirt County Development Authority | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Big Red Crew Inc | $16,969 | 1 | n/a |
| First Presbyterian Church of Williamstown | $16,500 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Spencer | $16,399 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Parkersburg | $16,263 | 2 | n/a |
| Wirt County Missional Group Dba the Wirt Mission | $16,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Wirt County Committee on Aging | $15,625 | 2 | 1% |
| Gfwc Parkersburg Woman's Club | $15,500 | 2 | 9% |
| Valley Health Care Inc | $15,467 | 2 | 0% |
| Doddridge County Starting Point Center Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Mid Ohio Valley Regional Planning and Development Council | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Sound Light Project Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Washington State College of Ohio Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Jackson County Soccer League | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hearts and Hands 4 Paws | $15,000 | 1 | 12% |
| West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Belpre City Schools | $14,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wood County Sports Association Inc | $13,691 | 2 | 13% |
| Lewis County Commission | $13,590 | 2 | n/a |
| The Ibelieve Foundation | $13,500 | 1 | 6% |
| Wirt County Schools | $13,162 | 1 | n/a |
| Regeneration Inc | $13,090 | 2 | n/a |
| Hospital Development Co | $13,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wirt County Health Services Association Inc | $12,883 | 2 | 0% |
| For Him LLC | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Junior League of Parkersburg | $12,101 | 2 | n/a |
| Wood County 4 H Leaders | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Emmanuel Baptist Church Parkersburg | $11,935 | 1 | n/a |
| Parkersburg Pride Inc | $11,818 | 2 | 23% |
| Dark Side Robotics Inc | $11,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Washington Bottom Vfd | $11,335 | 1 | 8% |
| Strait Creek Food Pantry | $10,843 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Vienna | $10,748 | 2 | 2% |
| Boys and Girls Club of Pleasants Co | $10,605 | 1 | n/a |
| Upper West Fork Cap Inc | $10,525 | 1 | n/a |
| Humane Society of the Ohio Valley | $10,450 | 1 | 2% |
| The Hospice Promise Foundation | $10,200 | 1 | 1% |
| Wood County Recreation Commission | $10,111 | 1 | n/a |
| Gilmer Co Family Resource Network Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 8% |
| GoPacks | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Ritchie County Sheriffs Office | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Little League Baseball Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Resource Network of Roane County Wv Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Valley Fire & Rescue Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| River Valley Child Development Services Services Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Appalachian Reading Center Inc | $9,850 | 1 | 3% |
| Gilmer County Ambulance Service | $9,805 | 1 | n/a |
| River City Runners and Walkers Club | $9,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Mullen Memorial Baptist Church | $9,694 | 1 | n/a |
| Christ Church United Methodist | $9,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Williamstown Elementary PTA | $9,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Little Kanawha District United Methodist Church | $9,459 | 1 | n/a |
| State of West Virginia West Virginia University | $9,324 | 1 | n/a |
| Brava | $9,300 | 1 | 15% |
| Operation Fancy Free Inc | $9,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Parkersburgwood County Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc | $9,082 | 1 | 1% |
| Jackson County Commission on Aging Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Ritchie County Integrated Family Services | $9,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Literacy Volunteers of the Mid-Ohio Valley | $8,741 | 1 | n/a |
| Clover Psd | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ritchie County Schools | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Planned Parenthood South Atlantic Inc | $8,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Council of Senior Citizens of Gilmer County Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Town of Reedy | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| The Right Path for Washington County Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Raleigh Community Orchestra Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ravenswood Choral Boosters | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Council on Foundations Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers Inc | $7,380 | 1 | n/a |
| Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Dept Inc | $7,250 | 1 | 6% |
| Grantsville Conservatory of Music of Fine Arts Corporation | $7,150 | 1 | n/a |
| Mountaineer Creative Arts Council Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Building Bridges to Careers Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jackson County Public Library Association | $6,933 | 1 | n/a |
| West Central Soccer Association | $6,609 | 1 | 11% |
| Jon Six Food Ministry Inc | $6,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Dora B Woodyard Memorial Library - Wirt County Hs Library | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Rural Action Inc | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Little Hocking Fire & Rescue Inc | $6,396 | 1 | n/a |
| Alumni for the Future Inc | $6,339 | 1 | n/a |
| Two Runs Community Association Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Task Force on Domestic Violence Hope Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Erickson All-Sports Facility Development Corporation | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Parkersburg South High School Band Boosters Assoc | $6,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Philanthropy West Virginia Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Heartwood in the Hills Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Parkersburg United Methodist Church-Backpack Blessings | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Golden Girl Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Change Inc | $5,732 | 1 | 0% |
| The Hope Recovery Manor Inc | $5,665 | 1 | 3% |
| Christ United Methodist Church | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Williamstown High School Academic B Oosters Association | $5,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Progress Ridge Community Corporation | $5,257 | 1 | n/a |
| National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution | $5,245 | 1 | n/a |
| Lewis County Board of Education | $5,200 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Pennsboro | $5,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Opportunity Council Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ritchie County Schools | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of Charleston Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Parkersburg Urban Ministries Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Church Residences | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Williamstown Community Assn | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Upper West Fork Community Park | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| West Virginia Citizen Action Education Fund | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Hippodrome-Colony Historical Theatre Association | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Harmony Mental Health Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($89k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc) supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 10 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 136 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Sisters of St Joseph Charitable Fund Inc · Bernard McDonough Foundation Inc · Peoples Bank Foundation · United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley Inc · Deitzler Foundation Inc · Marietta Community Foundation Inc · The Ross Foundation Inc · Spartan Foundation · Henry Logan Children's Home Inc · The Antero Foundation · Bowles Rice Foundation · Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc) with peer funders
About Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc)
- How much does Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc) give?
- Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc) reported 107 itemized grants totaling $2,504,673, out of $3,377,868 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 73 and 109 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc) fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (17%), Health (14%), Human Services (13%).
- Who are Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc)'s largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Boys Club of Parkersburg Inc ($890k), Parkersburg Art Center Inc ($884k), Sw Resources Inc ($631k).
- Does Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc) fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc)?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sisters of St Joseph Charitable Fund Inc, Bernard McDonough Foundation Inc, Peoples Bank Foundation.
- Where is Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc) based?
- Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc) is based in WV.
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