Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation

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Rebecca Knight Joins EWVCF Team

 

We’d like to introduce you to the newest member of our EWVCF team. Rebecca Knight started working here as Administrative Assistant/Office Manager on Monday, June 28th and she’s already fitting in nicely. Although we’ve been operating with just three team members for the past eight months, and we are all on a steep learning curve, she is adjusting quite well.
Rebecca hails from Charles Town and is a 2017 graduate of Shepherd University. Her degree in Sociology (and minor in English) will help her do a splendid job serving our donors and grantees. Although she has no previous Office Management experience, Rebecca received glowing letters of recommendation from two Shepherd University professors and from her long-time boss at WonderBooks in Frederick, Maryland. Those letters and the fact that she nailed the interview really sold us on Rebecca.
As you can imagine, we have been facing a number of challenges since the pandemic hit in March of 2020, but Amy and Karin have done a splendid job of going above and beyond to make sure that things continued to run smoothly. When so many nonprofit organizations were struggling, it was gratifying to know that our team rallied and came through when times were really tough.
Special thanks also to our EWVCF donors, board members, emeritus leaders, and technical advisors, for supporting our efforts to help scores of nonprofit organizations by providing desperately needed funding during the pandemic. The fact that we were able to award more than $1.1 million in grants and scholarships in 2020 is a great testimonial to the value of the work being done by all involved.
As you can see in this photo, we are fully vaccinated and glad to be back together in person as a team. Karin, Rebecca, and I will be working primarily from the Martinsburg office, with some remote options available for all of the team. Our affiliate office is moving in late July and Amy will share space with our friends at Catholic Charities.
If you are in downtown Martinsburg, please stop and say “hi” to Rebecca, Karin, and me. We are truly looking forward to seeing you in person!

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Help Wanted – Administrative Assistant/Office Manager

The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation (EWVCF) is a dynamic 501(c)(3) nonprofit West Virginia corporation serving Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire, and Hardy counties. Now in our 26th year, we are growing and need to add a multi-talented member to our team in Martinsburg.

We seek a full-time Administrative Assistant/Office Manager to provide a wide range of support services to keep us running smoothly. The position requires a bright, articulate, outgoing individual with excellent written and verbal skills, a solid understanding of MS Office software, strong organizational abilities, a collaborative spirit, basic bookkeeping skills, attention to detail, and the capacity to work independently when necessary.

Each member of our three-person team wears many hats at work, so rather than listing all of the job duties we prefer hearing about you and your skills, and we will ultimately choose the candidate that seems to be the best fit. To be considered, one must have an associate degree or better in business, communications, or other relevant fields of study. Previous on-the-job experience as an office manager/administrative assistant would be a plus.

The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

The job will remain open until filled. Please email a cover letter and your résumé to EWVCF Executive Director Michael Whalton at [email protected]

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Winter/Spring Competitive Grants

The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation accepted Winter/Spring Competitive Grant applications through March 6, 2021. The Community Foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations providing a wide range of direct benefits in Morgan, Berkeley, and or Jefferson counties of West Virginia. Organizations with programs that celebrate diversity and/or promote equity and inclusion are encouraged to apply. Grants will be awarded in the following categories thanks to donors who established field of interest funds at the Community Foundation.

Eastern Panhandle CARE Fund – Healthcare grants will be awarded to support Eastern Panhandle healthcare programs that provide one or more of the following: Empowerment through health education; connection to community healthcare resources; or access to affordable, high-quality, patient-centered care. Grant range: $5,000 – $10,000

Kings Daughters Senior Citizens Charitable Fund – Grants to organizations that provide elderly persons living in the Eastern Panhandle with housing facilities and services specifically designed to meet their physical, social, and psychological needs and to promote their health, security, happiness, and usefulness in longer living. Grant range: $5,000 to $12,000

Housing Action Fund – Grants to address homelessness and affordable housing will be awarded from this fund to support programs in Jefferson, Berkeley, and/or Morgan counties. An emphasis will be placed on programs that promote inter-county collaborative efforts, increase community knowledge, serve high need populations, and/or focus on underserved towns or counties.              Grant range: $500 – $2,000

Joan Roach Volunteer Fund for the Needy – Human Welfare Grants will be awarded to support Eastern Panhandleprograms that provide assistance to sick, needy, dependent, neglected, or disadvantaged persons.      Grant range: $500 – $2,000

Don and Polly Roach “Friends of Animals” Free Spay & Neuter Fund – will award grants to 501(c)(3) organizations that focus on Animal Rescue in the Eastern Panhandle and work with local veterinarians to help pet owners who cannot afford to spay or neuter their cat or dog.                     Grant range: $500 to $1,000

Partnership for Affordable Housing Fund – Grants that support housing activities in Jefferson County that benefit households at or below the median household income for Jefferson County. Funding for Feasibility studies for housing serving the target group, assistance with security deposits for low-income renters, materials & equipment for a homeless shelter, financial assistance for purchasing or rehabbing a home, and more may be considered. General guidelines to follow would be the eligible housing activities under two HUD-funded programs CDBG & HOME. Charitable organizations, including nonprofit housing developers, Community Organizations registered as nonprofit with the State of West Virginia, local governments including their subsidiaries within Jefferson County, and religious institutions serving Jefferson County, may apply.   Grant range: $1,000 to $3,000

Helen Parker Willard Fund – Historic Cemetery Grants will be awarded to Jefferson County 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and 501(c)(13) historic cemeteries with a strict adherence to the following purposes; maintenance, repair, and restoration of monuments, headstones, and grave markers of historical or architectural significance to the community, emphasizing notable Civil War-era history; preservation, beautification, and maintenance of abandoned or deteriorating graves of deceased persons, focusing on areas open to the public, and/or maintenance of semipublic areas that lessen the burden of government. Grant range: $1,000 – $5,000

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Silver Anniversary Report to the Community

The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation has been serving donors and nonprofit organizations in our region for the past 25 years. We are grateful for the incredible support that we’ve received and we are proud of our accomplishments. During the past quarter-century, we have grown from a single $100,000 scholarship fund to 250 endowments holding $30 million in assets. Thanks to generous donors, we are now awarding nearly $1 million in grants and scholarships each year. Our initial service area included Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan Counties, but we now include Hampshire and Hardy Counties in our footprint. Please take a look at our recently published annual report and let us know what you think.

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78 Eastern Panhandle Students Receive 94 Community Foundation Scholarships

The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation (EWVCF) has proudly served the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia for 25 years, and during that time we have awarded a total of $10.5 million in grants and scholarships. The Community Foundation works with thousands of donors who donate millions of dollars to build 244 endowed funds with over $28 million in assets.

At this time of year, we normally honor our scholarship recipients with the annual Scholars and Donors Reception at the Purple Iris in Martinsburg. However, the coronavirus pandemic has made it impossible for us to gather together in the usual way. Instead, we are posting the names of all 78 students who are receiving 94 scholarships from the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation. The $120,750 being awarded is a new record for EWVCF, and we are delighted to be supporting so many worthy students.

We are grateful to the donors who established these scholarships, proud of the students who are receiving them and honored to support their educational pursuits. We wish one and all, the very best in the years to come.

Emma Alwin   Dr. N. Blaine Groves Rotary Scholarship

Makayla Ambrose       Floyd & Isabel Jacques Memorial and Martin Luther King Scholarships

Blake Anderson           Martin Luther King Scholarship

Joseph Anderson         Terry Lee Walker, Jr. Scholarship

Rebekah Avey             Fulton L. Walker Jr. Scholarship

Emma Baker   Bob & Betty Wilson Family Scholarship

Aimee Ballard      Rotary Club of Charles Town and WV Civil Air Patrol Scholarships

Tyler Balsavage          Berkeley County Teachers Scholarship

Jacob Barcomb           Martin Luther King and Martinsburg Class of 1964 Scholarships

Allison Barr     Oscar H. Bean and Bob & Betty Wilson Family Scholarships

Dylan Bentley       Walter & Mary Duke and Rotary Club of Charles Town Scholarships

Taylor Bleigh   Lauren Oblak Memorial Scholarship

Jeffrey Bosley  Dr. N. Blaine Groves Martinsburg Rotary Scholarship

Logan Bowers        Overington Scholarship

Tyler Brewster       J. Oakley Seibert Scholarship

Quentin Brown           Martin Luther King and Terry Lee Walker, Jr. Scholarships

Sara Brown     M. Frances Secrist Scholarship

Helen Burdette           Dr. Theodore K. Oates Nursing Scholarship

Jessica Burke   Walter and Mary Jo Ziler Brown Scholarship

Chris Burton    Todd Mosby Memorial Scholarship

Aaron Butler   George W. & Holly Woods Hancock and Martin Luther King Scholarships

Chloe Campbell           Dr. Gwen Steeley Memorial Scholarship

Kaitlyn Canby  David A. “Hawk” Hawkens Scholarship

Trey Canby      Martinsburg 200th Anniversary Scholarship

Eden Canby     Dr. Gwen Steeley Memorial Scholarship

Maegan Casimir          Karos Family Scholarship

Elle Colbert      Susan Wellford Smith Scholarship

Sean Corum     Inspiration Scholarship

Alicyn Craig     Dr. Gwen Steeley Memorial Scholarship

Brittany Cullers           Bob and Betty Wilson Family Scholarship

Claudia Di Lima           David A. “Hawk” Hawkens Scholarship

Maree Dieterich          Polly Dillon Scholarship

Elizabeth Dove            Oscar H. Bean and Glen & Charlotte Bradfield Scholarships

Karley Ends     Glen & Charlotte Bradfield Scholarship

Aaron Fishel    EH Vo Tech Training and John & Alvina Chalmers Pappas Scholarships

Ashlynn Fisher         Overington Scholarship

Breigh-Anne Glover    Berkeley County Teachers, Martin Luther King, and Erin Sponaugle Scholarships

Stephanie Golden       The Woods Scholarship

Zoe Grimm     David A. “Hawk” Hawkens and Wilda Michael Memorial Scholarships

Alexandra Gue Martin Luther King and Wurzburg Family Scholarships

Aleah Hageny  David A. “Hawk” Hawkens and The Woods Scholarships

Adrianna Haines         Rae Ellen Scanlon McKee Scholarship

Bridget Hall     Martin Luther King and Wurzburg Family Scholarships

Jessica Hammersla     Eastern Panhandle WVU Alumni Scholarship

Sydney Hardy  Bob and Betty Wilson Family Scholarship

Jessica Horn    Terry Lee Walker, Jr. Scholarship

Caleb Horner   Floyd and Isabel Jacques Memorial Scholarship

Levi Hott         Deborah, Leslie, and Christopher Bright Achievement Award

Hanna Jandrain           Paul Ropp Memorial Scholarship

Raelyn Jones   Destiny Baptist Church Patrick J. Walker Scholarship

Zachary Kelly   Derflinger Earth Sciences and South Jefferson Ruritan Club Scholarships

Dillon Kelly      Martin Luther King and Clyde E. Smith, Jr. Scholarships

Emma La Bombard     Whalton Family Scholarship

Brian Lin          Martin Luther King Scholarship

Aaron Matlock Emily C. Cooper Jefferson County ROTC Scholarship

Kaley McDermeit       Wilda Michael and David A. “Hawk” Hawkens Scholarships

Nicole McManamay     R. L. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship

Serena Mejia    Dr. Theodore K. Oates Nursing Scholarship

Brady Michael.   Dr. Gwen Steeley Memorial Scholarship

Clara Monson  Berkeley County Teachers, Martin Luther King, and Nancy Needy Scholarships

Jordan Murray     Fulton L. Walker, Jr. Scholarship

Isabelle Nesbit     Bob & Betty Wilson Family Scholarship

Cing Nijam      Bob & Betty Wilson Family Scholarship

Julia O’Neill     Chad Hammond Memorial Scholarship

Tayla Ours       Kaylee Grace Whetzel and Bob & Betty Wilson Family Scholarships

Manav Patel    Martinsburg High School Class of 1964 Scholarship

Brianna Rearick           Floyd and Isabel Jacques Memorial Scholarship

Naomi Reese     George W. & Holly Woods Hancock and George Whitehair Scholarships

Jasmine Reese      George Whitehair Scholarship

Gage Shepherd           Floyd and Isabel Jacques Memorial Scholarship

Grant Shepherd          Morgan & Robert Owens Scholarship

Elisabeth Smiley         Emily C. Cooper, Bee Line Chapter of NSDAR Scholarship

Zachary Spiggle          Floyd and Isabel Jacques Memorial Scholarship

William Strawderman   John & Alvina Chalmers Pappas and Kaylee Grace Whetzel Scholarships

Megan Troppman       Edgar McKee & Ethel Down Sites Scholarship

Kayla Vella      Wurzburg Family Scholarship

Madison Walker         Susan Knott Memorial Scholarship

Jailyn Wilson   George W. & Holly Woods Hancock and Martin Luther King Scholarships

Olivia Yates     The Woods Scholarship

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127 Crimson Circle
Martinsburg, WV 25403
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Romney, WV 26757
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Vision

To build vibrant communities that provide opportunities for everyone living in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.

Mission

To inspire philanthropy, serve donors, strengthen communities, and improve the quality of life in Eastern West Virginia now and for future generations.

Values

We honor the philanthropic vision of our donors and value their generosity. We respect the work of nonprofit organizations and the passion they bring to carrying out their missions. We earn the trust of our grantees, donors, and partners through our commitment to excellence in our stewardship and our dedication to accountability, integrity, professionalism, and transparency in all our actions. In all our work, we actively embrace accessibility, inclusion, racial and social equity, and the unity that comes from diversity.