The Hardy County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded nineteen grants totaling $21,832 to support local organizations and programs. These grants represent distributions from eight endowment funds held by the Community Foundation.
Grants include:
Big Blue Wardensville – $1,000 UpLYFTed transportation program
Burlington United Methodist Family Services – $1,000 Parents as Teachers Group Connections
Catholic Charities of WV – $1,000 Emergency Assistance
Children’s Home Society – $1,000 Recruiting Forever Families
Farms Work Wonders – $500 Main Street Clean & Green
Hardy County Committee on Aging – $1,000 Dakota Glassworks Senior Field Trip
Hardy County Convention & Visitors Bureau – $500 Robert Higgins House Museum Display
Hardy County Health and Wellness Center – $1,000 Everyone Swims
Humane Society of Hardy County – $1,000 Community Awareness Campaign
Lost River Projects – $1000 Music in the Park
Lost River Trails Coalition – $1,000 Hardy County Cryptids Youth Mountain Biking
Moorefield Middle School – $5,000 Robotics Team Competitions
Mountain Heritage Trails, Inc. – $1,000 Restored Humanity: 2025 Juneteenth Celebration
The River House – $800 Art for All – Outreach in Hardy County
Town of Wardensville – $500 Open Basketball
Town of Wardensville – $955.51 Project Pickleball
Wardensville Lions Club – $1,000 Story Time
Wordplay Connects -$1000 Tunes & Tales Summer Fairy Tales
WVU Extension 4-H Leaders Association – $1,000 4-H Passport to the World – Cultural Competencies and Experiences
“Grants were awarded through our annual winter/spring competitive grants program”, said Amy Pancake, the Foundation’s director. “Grant seekers submitted a simple on-line application and then our grants committee reviewed the grants and made funding recommendations.”
According to Pancake, the grants were made possible thanks to gifts from generous donors who established or contribute to the Hardy County Community Impact Fund, the Deanna Wilson & J Cavanagh STEM Fund, the Elizabeth “Betty” Pancake Williams Youth Development, Education and 4-H Fund, John and Shobie Fisher Fund, John R. and Agnes J. Mathias Fund, Renick Cunningham Williams Community & Business Development, and William “Bill” Sloan and Family Community Giving Fund.
According to Amy Pancake, the Foundation’s Director, funding requests remain steady. “We received many exceptional applications, including requests from new applicants,” she said. “We are so pleased and thankful to be able to support a diversity of organizations that are doing such impactful work in our community. Our grants connect our donors and nonprofits around a common desire to build a stronger community and we are privileged to see this each time we award one”, she added.
Funding availability announcements for the Foundation’s spring grants program are made via our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HardyCountyCommunityFoundation and our monthly newsletter (subscribe here: https://www.ewvcf.org/hardycountycf/). Organizations may also send an email to [email protected] or call the office at 304-538-3431 to request to be added to the mailing list. Applications are typically posted on the foundation’s website https://www.ewvcf.org/grants-scholarships-hampshire/ in early January.