Funding · West Virginia · Civil rights and advocacy
Who funds civil rights and advocacy in West Virginia
Most of it comes from outside West Virginia: only 13% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. West Virginia's civil rights and advocacy organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 5 funders each.
The short version
- 146 funders gave $17M to 30 civil rights and advocacy organizations in West Virginia across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 13% of that came from funders also based in West Virginia; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of civil rights and advocacy in West Virginia is American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc, at $4M.
- The civil rights and advocacy organization drawing the most is American Civil Liberties Union of West V, at $5M.
Largest funders of civil rights and advocacy in West Virginia
The funders giving the most to civil rights and advocacy organizations in West Virginia, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Civil rights and advocacy organizations in West Virginia that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find civil rights and advocacy funders in West Virginia
- 1Start with the funders already active in West Virginia
The funders giving the most to civil rights and advocacy in West Virginia are American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc, New Venture Fund, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation. A funder already writing civil rights and advocacy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the civil rights and advocacy organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
87% of civil rights and advocacy money in West Virginia comes from funders elsewhere, so national civil rights and advocacy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in West Virginia.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a civil rights and advocacy nonprofit in West Virginia?
- Start with the funders already giving to civil rights and advocacy in West Virginia, currently American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc, New Venture Fund, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation. Then look at who funds the civil rights and advocacy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into West Virginia from out of state.
- Who is the largest civil rights and advocacy funder in West Virginia?
- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc gives the most to civil rights and advocacy organizations in West Virginia, $4M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to civil rights and advocacy in West Virginia?
- $17M reached 30 civil rights and advocacy organizations in West Virginia, from 146 funders. 13% came from funders also based in West Virginia.
- How recent is this 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.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.