Open Foundations · West Virginia

West Virginia First Foundation Inc

Bridgeport, West Virginia · EIN 924018392. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $8.5M across 132 grants in 2024, a median of $48K each.

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$8.5M
paid in 2024
132
grants paid
$48K
median grant
n/a
to first-time recipients
$304.3M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
WEST VIRGINIA FIRST FOUNDATION INC
Address
600 MARKETPLACE AVE SUITE 106, BRIDGEPORT, WV, 26330
Phone
3043451151
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
LETTER
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
AWARDS MUST BE MADE AND USED FOR APPROVED PURPOSES. APPROVED PURPOSES SHALL MEAN EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES, PROGRAMMING AND/OR SERVICES USED TO EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND/OR ADDICTION, TO DEVELOP,PROMOTE AND PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION STRATEGIES, TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE AVOIDANCE AND AWARENESS EDUCATION, TO ENGAGE IN ENFORCEMENT TO CURTAIL THE SALE, DISTRIBUTION, PROMOTION OR USE OF OPIOIDS AND OTHER DRUGS. TO DECREASE THE OVERSUPPLY OF LICIT AND ILLICIT OPIOIDS AND TO SUPPORT RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION TO BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PROVIDERS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202641349349102084. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

youth preventionprevention workforcediversion interdictioncac ppwtransitional recovery

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 132 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1North Star Child Advocacy CenterWV$288,000CAC/PPW
2Southern Wv Fellowship Home IncWV$263,520TRANSITIONAL/RECOVERY
3Berkeley County CommissionWV$250,258DIVERSION/INTERDICTION
4Prestera Center for Mhs IncWV$190,070DIVERSION/INTERDICTION
5City of WheelingWV$185,453DIVERSION/INTERDICTION
6Valley Comprehensive Community MhcWV$177,964DIVERSION/INTERDICTION
7Seed Sower IncWV$177,120YOUTH PREVENTION/WORKFORCE
8Wv Perinatal Partnership IncWV$169,089CAC/PPW
9National Youth Advocate ProgramWV$167,140YOUTH PREVENTION/WORKFORCE
10Hampshire County Pathways Dba WvcorWV$160,000TRANSITIONAL/RECOVERY
11Semper Liberi IncWV$160,000TRANSITIONAL/RECOVERY
12Abundant Life Recovery Housing NetwWV$154,264TRANSITIONAL/RECOVERY
13Youth Services SystemWV$146,500TRANSITIONAL/RECOVERY
14Morgantown Sober Living IncWV$144,000TRANSITIONAL/RECOVERY
15North Star Child Advocacy CenterWV$144,000CAC/PPW

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2024132$8.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
West Virginia99%
Connecticut1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Alys M SmithBOARD MEMBER · 2024
Anthony WoodsCFO · 2024
Dora L StutlerBOARD MEMBER · 2024
Dr Matthew ChristiansenBOARD MEMBER · 2024
Dr Michael Tony KellyBOARD MEMBER · 2024
Gregory a DuckworthBOARD MEMBER · 2024
Jeff S SandyBOARD MEMBER · 2024
Jonathan a BoardEXECUTIVE DI · 2024
Matthew L HarveyPRESIDENT · 2024
Steven L Corder MdBOARD MEMBER · 2024
Tim CzajaBOARD MEMBER · 2024
Tom JoyceBOARD MEMBER · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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