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December 26, 2019 By Michael Whalton

EWVCF to Celebrate 25th Anniversary in 2020

Martinsburg – Nearly twenty-five years ago the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation (EWVCF) was established to serve donors and support nonprofit organizations in Jefferson, Berkeley and Morgan counties. One of more than 800 community foundations across the United States, EWVCF invites everyday people with a vision and a passion for community to create something together: For good. Forever. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, the Community Foundation provides donors with the opportunity to make tax-deductible contributions to create a lasting legacy for nonprofit organizations and charitable causes they hold dear.

Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation Past Presidents Stew Borger, Tia McMillan, Doug Roach, and Diane Dailey are shown in this Community Foundation 20th Anniversary photo from 2015. All four were instrumental in laying the groundwork for the growth and success of the Community Foundation in the early years of its existence. Doug Roach served as the Founding President and sadly passed away this summer. He will be sorely missed, but his legacy of giving will live on. Under the leadership of this team, combined with outstanding community support, EWVCF is now one of the leading grantmakers in the region.

Since its inception in 1995, the Community Foundation has awarded grants and scholarships totaling more than $10 million and is now one of the leading grantmakers in the region. The organization manages $28 million in assets and holds endowments for more than 235 component funds which support a wide range of charitable causes; from addressing homelessness to healthcare, youth and recreation programs to senior services, the arts to community development, youth philanthropy to grants for teachers, environmental causes to local food and farm programs, and so much more.

Community foundations across the country are helping people invest in the future of the communities they care about. Trillions of dollars are expected to transfer from one generation to the next during the next 50 years. The philanthropic opportunity during this transfer has the potential to improve the quality of life—in urban centers and small towns alike—through economic development, education, health, human services, environment, arts, and culture. As place-based organizations that focus collective assets for good works, community foundations are helping people of all means give back and make a difference.

“We’ve discovered that a growing number of people are establishing endowments at the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation and also becoming members of our Legacy Society by remembering us in their estate plans,” stated Executive Director Michael Whalton. “They see us as a way to support their favorite charities today and in perpetuity with a single gift and a few simple instructions.” Individuals, couples, and companies interested in learning more about the Legacy Society or in establishing a fund at the community foundation can contact Whalton by email at mwhalton@EWVCF.org or by calling 304-264-0353.

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