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West Virginia First Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$8.5M
Granted FY2025still arriving
132
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$288k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01FY2025 · 132 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $41k
  • $10k–50k63 grants · $1.9M
  • $50k–250k59 grants · $5.8M
  • $250k+3 grants · $802k
$48,640
Median grant
2
States reached
$304M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTH STAR CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER$288,000
SOUTHERN WV FELLOWSHIP HOME INC$263,520
BERKELEY COUNTY COMMISSION$250,258
PRESTERA CENTER FOR MHS INC$190,070
CITY OF WHEELING$185,453
VALLEY COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY MHC$177,964
SEED SOWER INC$177,120
WV PERINATAL PARTNERSHIP INC$169,089
NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM$167,140
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY PATHWAYS DBA WVCOR$160,000
SEMPER LIBERI INC$160,000
ABUNDANT LIFE RECOVERY HOUSING NETW$154,264
YOUTH SERVICES SYSTEM$146,500
MORGANTOWN SOBER LIVING INC$144,000
NORTH STAR CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER$144,000
02The need
02

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $1.2M) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, against an area that typically sits at 16%. 88% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 16%OHIO VALLEY RECOVERY INC: $30k → 18%LEWIS COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE NETWOR: $27k → 18%CORNERSTONE FAMILY INTERVENTION: $53k → 19%NEW VISION RENEWABLE ENERGY: $92k → 20%YOUTH SERVICES SYSTEM: $147k → 15%CHILD AND YOUTH ADVOCACY CENTER: $43k → 18%NEW VISION RENEWABLE ENERGY: $51k → 20%SEED SOWER INC: $177k → 20%MCDOWELL COUNTY COMMISSION ON AGING: $69k → 25%POLLEN8 WV INC: $90k → 18%LIBERA INC: $61k → 19%SEED SOWER INC: $89k → 20%COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: $14k → 21%POLLEN8 WV INC: $45k → 18%SEED SOWER INC: $48k → 20%SEED SOWER INC: $24k → 20%FAYETTE COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE NETW: $52k → 20%LIBERA INC: $29k → 19%FAYETTE COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE NETW: $30k → 20%BREAM NEIGHBORHOOD SHOP: $32k → 18%LIBERA INC: $1k → 19%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Westcare Kentucky Inc

To provide substance abuse prevention & treatment.

Health
2
Rockbridge Recovery

Rockbridge Recovery supports individuals, families, and communities touched by addictive behaviors through support from peers, prevention, and education.

Health
3
Logan-Mingo Area Mental Health Inc

To collectively strengthen integrated behavioral and primary healthcare system by providing a continuum of services to the community that is responsive, accessible, and high-quality.

Health
4
Tyler County Family Resource Network Inc

To serve as the primary planning and coordinating body to promote

Human Services
5
Westwood Behavioral Health Center Inc

To provide appropriate mental health, prevention, alcohol & drug treatment and recovery services in the Van Wert and Paulding Counties and surrounding areas in a person centered environment.

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6
Raleigh County Prevention Coalition Inc

Wv nonprofit organization working to prevent substance abuse in raleigh county, wv.

Health
7
Anchor Homes Inc

Anchor homes operates a faith-based recovery program and believes in helping people of all races, nationality, social class, religion, gender, and language with recovery programming and housing. we believe that the answer to addiction is…

Health
8
Wv Helping Hands
Human Services
9
Westcare Tennessee Inc

To provide substance abuse prevention & treatment.

Health
10
Harrison County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition Inc

To provide an organization through which the community can plan and implement efforts to address the problems of substance abuse and dependency for the citizens of Harrison County.

Health
11
Wabash Valley Recovery Center
Health
12
Somerset Treatment Services Inc

Provide quality treatment and prevention services to all persons suffering from the consequences of substance abuse or HIV illnesses.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mid-Ohio Valley Fellowship Home Inc; the most unlike its peers is Hope House Ministries Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

48 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 48 of the 89 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
47/48
Grantees still filing
13/48
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NORTH STAR CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC: $432,000 · OtherNORTH STAR CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INCSOUTHERN WV FELLLOWSHIP HOME INC: $395,280 · OtherSOUTHERN WV FELLLOWSHIP HOME INCBERKELEY COUNTY COMMISSION: $375,387 · OtherBERKELEY COUNTY COMMISSIONPRESTERA CENTER FOR MHS INC: $304,859 · OtherPRESTERA CENTER FOR MHS INCCITY OF WHEELING: $289,771 · OtherCITY OF WHEELINGVALLEY COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC: $266,946 · OtherVALLEY COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INCNATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM: $250,710 · OtherJACKSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT: $182,700 · OtherWV COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE: $167,888 · OtherWEST VIRGINIA HEALTH RIGHT INC: $160,423 · Other+41 more: $1,977,239 · Other+41 moreWV PERINATAL PARTNERSHIP INC: $253,634 · HealthWV PERINATAL PARTNERS…SEMPER LIBERI INCORPORATED: $240,000 · HealthSEMPER LIBERI INCORPO…Abundant Life Recovery Housing Network: $231,395 · HealthAbundant Life Recover…WESTBROOK HEALTH SERVICES INC: $179,212 · HealthWESTBROOK HEALTH SERV…HAMPSHIRE COUNTY PATHWAYS INC STAMBLER: $160,000 · HealthHAMPSHIRE COUNTY PATH…HOPE HOUSE MINISTRIES INC: $120,000 · HealthHOPE HOUSE MINISTRIES…THE MARTINSBURG INITIATIVE INC: $106,491 · HealthTHE MARTINSBURG INITI…United Summit Center Inc: $91,819 · HealthUnited Summit Center …LILY'S PLACE INC: $85,144 · Health+4 more: $133,120 · Health+4 moreSEED SOWER INC: $337,014 · Human ServicesSEED SOWER INCYOUTH SERVICES SYSTEM INC: $146,500 · Human ServicesYOUTH SERVICES S…NEW VISION RENEWABLE ENERGY INC: $142,235 · Human ServicesNEW VISION RENEW…Pollen 8 Inc: $135,000 · Human ServicesPollen 8 IncLibera Inc: $91,872 · Human ServicesLibera IncFayette County Family Resource Network Inc: $82,000 · Human ServicesFayette County F…McDowell County Commission on Aging Inc: $69,476 · Human ServicesMcDowell County …CORNERSTONE FAMILY INTERVENTIONS INC: $53,468 · Human ServicesChild and Youth Advocacy Center: $43,097 · Human Services+4 more: $103,175 · Human Services+4 moreMORGANTOWN SOBER LIVING INC: $216,000 · Housing & ShelterTHE RECOVERY POINT OF HUNTINGTON INC: $65,312 · Housing & ShelterGods Way Home Inc: $42,169 · Housing & ShelterSTOP THE HURT INC: $74,553 · Crime & LegalMORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP INC: $54,195 · Crime & LegalCASA OF THE EASTERN PANHANDLE INC: $48,640 · Crime & LegalMONONGALIA COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC: $48,248 · Crime & LegalCHILD PROTECT OF MERCER COUNTY INC: $28,850 · Crime & LegalMARION COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER: $20,503 · Crime & LegalMISSION WEST VIRGINIA INC: $219,691 · Arts & CultureBOYS CLUB OF PARKERSBURG INC: $76,049 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF PLEASANTS CO: $21,970 · Youth Development
Other$4,803,203Health$1,600,815Human Services$1,203,837Housing & Shelter$323,481Crime & Legal$274,989Arts & Culture$219,691Youth Development$98,019

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNORTH STAR CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC: $432,000 over 1y, 35% of budgetSOUTHERN WV FELLLOWSHIP HOME INC: $395,280 over 1y, 54% of budgetVALLEY COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC: $266,946 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSEMPER LIBERI INCORPORATED: $240,000 over 1y, 46% of budgetAbundant Life Recovery Housing Network: $231,395 over 1y, 53% of budgetMISSION WEST VIRGINIA INC: $219,691 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetMORGANTOWN SOBER LIVING INC: $216,000 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetWESTBROOK HEALTH SERVICES INC: $179,212 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWEST VIRGINIA HEALTH RIGHT INC: $160,423 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetYOUTH SERVICES SYSTEM INC: $146,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetNEW VISION RENEWABLE ENERGY INC: $142,235 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetMID-OHIO VALLEY FELLOWSHIP HOME INC: $96,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetLILY'S PLACE INC: $85,144 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetWEST VIRGINIA PREVENTION SOLUTIONS INC: $84,061 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetFayette County Family Resource Network Inc: $82,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetSTOP THE HURT INC: $74,553 over 1y, 22% of budgetMcDowell County Commission on Aging Inc: $69,476 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetTHE RECOVERY POINT OF HUNTINGTON INC: $65,312 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetMORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP INC: $54,195 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetCORNERSTONE FAMILY INTERVENTIONS INC: $53,468 over 1y, 11% of budgetCABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $48,654 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetChild and Youth Advocacy Center: $43,097 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetGods Way Home Inc: $42,169 over 1y, 13% of budgetJEFFERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC: $32,998 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetRITCHIE COUNTY PRIMARY CARE ASSOC INC: $32,512 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBREAM NEIGHBORHOOD SHOP INC: $31,997 over 1y, 10% of budgetWEST VIRGINIA DRUG INTERVENTION INSTITUTE INC: $29,899 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetCHILD PROTECT OF MERCER COUNTY INC: $28,850 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetLEWIS COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE: $26,890 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetKANAWHA VALLEY FELLOWSHIP HOME INC: $22,055 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetCommunity Care of West Virginia Inc: $21,498 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARION COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER: $20,503 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY CONNECTIONS INC: $13,792 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMOUNTAIN CAP OF WEST VIRGINIA INC: $10,237 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Bernard McDonough Fou…The Greater Kanawha V…Milan Puskar Foundati…Encova Foundation of …Sisters of St Joseph …Pallottine Foundation…Parkersburg Area Comm…Claude Worthington Be…West Virginia Child A…Truist West Virginia …West Virginia Univers…Highmark Foundation
Bernard McDonough Foundation IncWV40.5× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Bernard McDonough Foundation Inc · The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation · Milan Puskar Foundation Inc · Encova Foundation of West Virginia · Sisters of St Joseph Charitable Fund Inc · Pallottine Foundation of Huntington West Virginia · Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc (Previously Pacf Inc) · Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation · West Virginia Child Abuse Network Inc · Truist West Virginia Foundation Inc · West Virginia University Research Corporation · Highmark Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization West Virginia First Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from West Virginia First Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
21report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
04Through Plinth

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Find your warmest path to West Virginia First Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 89 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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