Funding by state · WV
Grantmaking in West Virginia
527 grantmakers are based in West Virginia. Together they granted $470M across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 47th most of any state, and kept 90% of it in West Virginia. Funding here stays close to home, the 2nd most in-state of any state.
West Virginia's 9,132 nonprofits, by cause, size and age ↓- 527
- grantmakers
- $470M
- granted, FY2022 and FY2023
- $132
- given per resident, per year
- 90%
- stays in-state
The short version
- 527 grantmakers are based in West Virginia, granting $470M across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 47th most of any state.
- 90% of grant dollars from West Virginia funders stayed in West Virginia; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- West Virginia's grantmakers give $132 a year for every resident of the state.
- West Virginia is a net importer of grant money, its organizations drawing $197M more from other states than West Virginia funders send to them.
- Grant money reaching West Virginia organizations goes to youth development at 6.87× the national rate.
- West Virginia has 9,132 organizations registered with the IRS as 501(c)(3)s, 51 for every 10,000 residents; 91% of its public charities that report revenue or file the e-Postcard take in under $1 million a year.
Where West Virginia sits among the states
Each dot is a state, sized by its grant dollars. West Virginia is in green.
Given per resident, per year
Share that stays in-state
Net flow with other states
West Virginia and the other states
West Virginia's organizations draw $197M more from other states' foundations than West Virginia's send out. Switch direction to see who it funds and who funds it.
Donor-advised funds, related-party transfers and regrants through intermediaries are left out, so these ties show where the state's own grantmakers reach.
Largest funders based in West Virginia
Grantmakers headquartered in West Virginia, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.
Organizations in West Virginia that draw the most
The nonprofits in West Virginia that received the most grant money.
Biggest funders reaching in from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in West Virginia.
What draws money in West Virginia, against the country
Each cause by how much of the grant money reaching West Virginia's organizations it takes, relative to the national rate. Right of the line is overweight, left underweight. West Virginia is most overweight on youth development, at 6.87× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share.
Where the money goes by org size
Grant dollars to organizations in West Virginia, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). West Virginia sends a larger share to $100k to $1M organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $100M and up.
Find funders by cause in West Virginia
Who funds each cause in West Virginia, with the largest funders and how to reach them.
The nonprofit sector · WV
West Virginia's nonprofits
West Virginia has 9,132 organizations registered with the IRS as 501(c)(3)s: 8,583 public charities, 1,614 of them congregations, and 549 private foundations. 91% of the public charities that report revenue or file the e-Postcard take in under $1 million a year, and together they report 2% of the sector's revenue. The largest 1% report 69%.
- 9,132
- registered 501(c)(3)s
- 51
- per 10,000 residents
- $18B
- charity revenue, latest returns
- 25%
- file a full Form 990 or 990-EZ
Registered 501(c)(3)s per 10,000 residents
Each dot is a state, sized by its number of 501(c)(3)s. West Virginia is in green.
What they do, by count and by money
Religion is the largest group by number, 22% of West Virginia's public charities and 0.4% of their revenue. Health is 6% of the charities and 75% of the revenue. West Virginia has 2.2× the national share of youth development charities.
- 22%0.4%
- 10%0.4%
- 9%5%
- 8%0.1%
- 8%4%
- 7%0.4%
- 6%75%
- 3%1%
- 3%0.2%
- 3%0.4%
- 2%Philanthropy0.7%
- 2%0.4%
- 2%0.2%
- 1%0.1%
- 1%0.5%
- 3%Everything else1%
- 10%Not classified10%
The thin mark on the left is the national share of charities in the same cause.
Many small, a few very large
Public charities by the revenue on their latest return. Each band is drawn twice: by its share of the charities on top, and by its share of the revenue underneath.
- Under $50k
70% of charities · under 0.1% of revenue - $50k to $250k
14% of charities · 0.7% of revenue - $250k to $1M
8% of charities · 2% of revenue - $1M to $10M
6% of charities · 7% of revenue - $10M to $100M
2% of charities · 21% of revenue - $100M and up
0.3% of charities · 69% of revenue
What the IRS sees
Only charities filing a Form 990 or 990-EZ report their finances. Financial figures about nonprofits, here and in any study built on 990s, describe 25% of West Virginia's public charities.
- 25% file a Form 990 or 990-EZ
2,156 charities · 26% nationally - 55% file only the e-Postcard (990-N)
4,734 charities · 54% nationally - 20% file no return of their own (mostly congregations)
1,693 charities · 20% nationally
How new they are
Half of West Virginia's public charities were recognized by the IRS in 2014 or later, and 28% since 2020 (32% nationally). The register lists only organizations still recognized, so the older decades count survivors.
The line across each bar is the national share for that decade. The 2020s are a partial decade.
West Virginia's largest charities
By total revenue on each one's latest return. A health system files as several organizations, so one system can appear more than once.
How they are doing
Financial health of the charities that file full returns, against every state.
FY2023 returns from 2,575 West Virginia charities filing a Form 990 or 990-EZ and spending $50k or more; cash figures are from the 1,965 full 990 filers among them. The national health report.
Counts, causes, revenue and recognition dates are from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, which records recognitions through May 2026. A charity is placed by its mailing address. Causes are NTEE major groups, with health's sub-groups folded in; a congregation the IRS has given no NTEE code counts under religion. Revenue is each organization's own latest return, summed, so payments between related organizations are counted on both sides.
Questions and answers
- What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?
- It is the share of grants made by funders based in West Virginia that reached organizations also located in West Virginia, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
- Is West Virginia a major grantmaking state?
- West Virginia ranks 47th of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
- How can a nonprofit find funders in West Virginia?
- Start with the largest grantmakers based in West Virginia, currently Cabell Huntington Hospital Inc and West Virginia University Research Corporation. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. Grant money reaching West Virginia favors youth development above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How many nonprofits are there in West Virginia?
- 9,132 organizations in West Virginia are registered with the IRS as 501(c)(3)s: 8,583 public charities, 1,614 of them congregations, and 549 private foundations. Only 25% of the public charities file a full Form 990 or 990-EZ; 55% file only the e-Postcard, for organizations normally taking in $50,000 or less, and the rest, mostly congregations, file no return of their own. The count is from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File.
- How recent is this West Virginia grant data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.
More from the funding graph
Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. Grants only: payments into and out of donor-advised fund sponsors, transfers to related organizations, regrants through intermediaries, non-philanthropic payments and grants to individuals are left out. In-state share is among grants whose recipient state is known; ties with other states and the net flow count only grants placed at both ends. Residents are Census ACS 5-year estimates (2019 to 2023). Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.