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The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation (EWVCF) is now accepting Spring grant applications from Eastern Panhandle organizations. Grants for Historic Cemeteries, Housing, and Senior Programs will be awarded this spring. The deadline to apply is Monday, March 30, 2026 and grants will be awarded in May.
The Helen Parker Willard Fund will award grants to Jefferson County-based historic cemeteries. Organizations leading the way in preserving local Civil War gravesites and public-use areas of community history are highly encouraged to apply for one of these grants.
Organizations tackling homelessness and affordable housing are encouraged to apply for a grant from the Housing Action Fund. 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. Additionally, organizations that support housing activities in Jefferson County, specifically, should also apply for a grant from the Partnership for Affordable Housing Fund.
The Kings Daughter Senior Citizens Charitable Fund will award grants to programs providing elderly persons with housing facilities and/or services specifically designed to meet their physical, social, and psychological needs, and to promote their health, security, happiness and usefulness in longer living.
The application can be found here: https://goapply2.akoyago.com/ewvcf.
New applicants, please register with this website before submitting. If you are a a public school teacher or church/church group representative applying, please register as an individual. All others, please register as an organization.
Once you create your profile and log in, you will see a list of our current grant opportunities. Once you hit “View” next to the application name, you will be taken to a page where you can read the grant guidelines. From there, you can click “Apply” and begin filling out your application!
Eligibility, Deadline, Reports, and Requirements
Eligible Organizations: 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. Programs that celebrate diversity and/or promote equity and inclusion are encouraged.
Please note: Organizations will only be able to submit one application per funding category. You may apply for more than one category, however! Once you have completed your first application, you may need to clear your browser’s cache or cookies before GoApply will allow you to submit a second application.
Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- An already existing nonprofit, 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(13) organization in good standing with the IRS, or
- An existing government/quasi-governmental agency, or public school applying for a project that is not funded by tax revenue, or
- A religious organization requesting funding for a non-sectarian charitable purpose, or
- A civic group that is not a 501(c)(3) organization requesting funding for a charitable community cause.
Required Financial Information for 501(c)(3) Organizations
Applications must include financial information for the organization as a whole, and in addition:
- Applicants with charitable contributions over $300,000 but less than $500,000 must provide the most recent financial review performed by an independent certified public accountant.
- Applicants with charitable contributions over $500,000 must provide the most recent audit performed by an independent certified public accountant.
In addition, 501(c)(3) organizations must be in good standing with:
- West Virginia Secretary of State’s Business & Licensing and also the Charities Division: http://apps.sos.wv.gov/business/corporations/ & https://sos.wv.gov/business/Pages/Charities.aspx
- IRS, as assessed via IRS Pub 78 and GuideStar: https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/ & https://www.guidestar.org/Home.aspx
Application Period: March 9-30, 2026
Grant Notification: Grantees will be notified and grants will be awarded in May 2026.
Trust-Based Philanthropy Reporting Requirements: In an effort to streamline the grants process for nonprofit organizations, the Community Foundation has adopted trust-based philanthropy and will award and pay the Spring grants upfront.