How do I find funders for a science nonprofit in West Virginia?

Start with the funders already giving to science in West Virginia, currently West Virginia University Research Corporation, University of Pittsburgh, American Heart Association Inc. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into West Virginia from out of state.

Who is the largest science funder in West Virginia?

West Virginia University Research Corporation gives the most to science organizations in West Virginia, $19M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to science in West Virginia?

$61M reached 16 science organizations in West Virginia, from 139 funders. 37% 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.

Funding · West Virginia · Science

Who funds science in West Virginia

Funding is concentrated: West Virginia University Research Corporation alone draws 45% of every science grant dollar in West Virginia. West Virginia's science organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 9 funders each.

$61M

granted

organizations

37%

from in-state

The short version

139 funders gave $61M to 16 science organizations in West Virginia across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
37% of that came from funders also based in West Virginia; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of science in West Virginia is West Virginia University Research Corporation, at $19M.
The science organization drawing the most is West Virginia University Research Corporation, at $28M.

Largest funders of science in West Virginia

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

1West Virginia University Research Corporation$19M 2University of Pittsburgh$10M 3American Heart Association Inc$4M 4Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation$2M 5Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health Inc$2M 6Vanderbilt University Medical Center$1M 7Paypal Charitable Giving Fund$1M 8Johns Hopkins University$1M 9Network for Good$1M 10American Cancer Society Inc$1M

Science organizations in West Virginia that draw the most

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

West Virginia University Research Corporation$28M Marshall University Research Corporation$26M The Ablegamers Foundation Inc$4M

How to find science funders in West Virginia

1
Start with the funders already active in West Virginia
The funders giving the most to science in West Virginia are West Virginia University Research Corporation, University of Pittsburgh, American Heart Association Inc. A funder already writing science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the science 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
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
63% of science money in West Virginia comes from funders elsewhere, so national science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in West Virginia.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a science nonprofit in West Virginia?: Start with the funders already giving to science in West Virginia, currently West Virginia University Research Corporation, University of Pittsburgh, American Heart Association Inc. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into West Virginia from out of state.
Who is the largest science funder in West Virginia?: West Virginia University Research Corporation gives the most to science organizations in West Virginia, $19M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to science in West Virginia?: $61M reached 16 science organizations in West Virginia, from 139 funders. 37% 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

The unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

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.