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Who funds community development in West Virginia

$49M reached 143 community development organizations in West Virginia, from 196 funders, with no single one dominating.

$49M
granted
143
organizations
42%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of community development in West Virginia

The funders giving the most to community development organizations in West Virginia, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

Community development organizations in West Virginia that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

How to find community development funders in West Virginia

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in West Virginia

    The funders giving the most to community development in West Virginia are The Chicago Community Trust, Enterprise Properties Inc, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the community development 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.

  3. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    58% of community development money in West Virginia comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in West Virginia.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in West Virginia?
Start with the funders already giving to community development in West Virginia, currently The Chicago Community Trust, Enterprise Properties Inc, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into West Virginia from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in West Virginia?
The Chicago Community Trust gives the most to community development organizations in West Virginia, $7M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in West Virginia?
$49M reached 143 community development organizations in West Virginia, from 196 funders. 42% 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.