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Grant Funders in Charleston, WV

Bespoke Grants indexes 24 grant-making foundations headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia — together $48.3M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, education, arts & culture and health care. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Charleston nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

24
Foundations in Charleston
$48.3M
Combined annual giving
24
Listed below
WV
State

Foundations headquartered in Charleston

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation$14.5M2024
2Tgkvf Inc$4.6M2017
3Camc Foundation Inc$4.1M2024
4Charleston Area Medical Center Inc$2.7M2024
5Maier Foundation Inc$2.5M2025
6West Virginia Community Action$2.2M2024
7The Elliot Foundation Inc$2.1M2024
8United Methodist Foundation of West Virginia Inc$2.0M2024
9Encova Foundation of West Virginia$1.5M2024
10Friends of Wv Public Broadcasting Inc$1.4M2025
11H B Wehrle Foundation$1.1M2024
12The Daywood Foundationinc$1.0M2024
13Healthcare Education Foundation of$1.0M2024
14United Way of Central West Virginia Inc$894K2025
15Central West Virginia Regional Cvb$838K2024
16West Virginia Humanities Council Inc$723K2024
17West Virginia Independent Colleges$704K2022
18Region III Workforce Investment Board of$691K2020
19West Virginia Wins Inaugural$673K2025
20J Edward Lewis Irrv Tr Fbo Oak Hill Methodist Church 9300006200$670K2024
21The Cary Foundation Inc$629K2019
22The West Virginia Casa Association Inc$559K2025
23Library Foundation of Kanawha County Inc$525K2023
24The Mcgee Foundation$503K2024

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What Charleston funders support

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Beyond Charleston

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Charleston, WV address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Charleston nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.