A total of 47 nonprofit organizations were recently awarded over $96,000 from the Tucker Community Foundation through its annual Grant Program.
The awards were made possible by resources from the Foundation’s designated and unrestricted endowment funds, agency funds and donor advised funds. The grants support for arts and culture, education, emergency assistance, community and economic development, senior services, recreation and youth.
“Every year it is exciting to distribute the grants that come from people helping people in communities throughout the region,” said Mike Moore, executive director for the Tucker Community Foundation. “We create opportunities for the everyday donor to give ‘bigger’ as a group than what they could achieve and fund on their own. This is what our community foundation is all about.”
Tucker Community Foundations’ Grant Program is open to any 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit or public agency in one of the eight counties served by the foundation, Barbour, Grant, Mineral, Preston, Pocahontas, Randolph and Tucker counties, W.Va. and Garrett County, Md. The grants can support specific projects or general operations for programs that make a positive impact in their communities. The next grant cycle will begin October 1, 2022.
This year the Foundation received various applications, the following nonprofits are the 2022 recipients:
- American Red Cross – Disaster Response
- Appalachian Expeditions – Curriculum & Field Guide and Staff Training
- Aurora Middle School – Igniting the Love of Reading
- Blackwater Ministerial Association – Food Pantry
- CASA of Monongalia & Preston Counties – Court Appointed Special Advocates Program
- Catholic Charities of West Virginia – Emergency Utility Assistance
- City of Belington – City Park Facilities Playgrounds
- City of Thomas – Parks & Recreation – Picnic Table Project
- Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School – Expand Arts Program
- Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School – Audio & Video Design Materials
- Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School – High Tunnel Materials
- Davis Volunteer Fire Department – Hurst Tools
- Davis Volunteer Fire Department – Handheld GPS
- George Ward Elementary – Jump Rope Ninjas: Heart Health
- George Ward Elementary – Totally Gnarly 1980 Challenge
- George Ward Elementary – Safety First Playground Project & Pavillion
- Hospice Care Corporation DBA WV Caring – WV Caring Patient Support Fund
- Kenneth Honey Rubenstein Center – Hovatter Zoo Experience
- Kump Education Center – Targeted Tutoring
- Literacy Volunteers of Monongalia & Preston Counties – Learning Materials for Adult Learners
- Mountain Hospice Inc. – Camp Good Grief
- Mountain Laurel Learning Cooperative Inc. – Fire Safe Metal Entrance Doors
- New Vision Renewable Energy – Chestnut Ridge Epicenter Field of Dreams
- North Central WV Community Action Assoc. Inc. – 2022 TCEFF Program
- Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership Association – Outfitting Youth for Summer Camp and Life Beyond
- Parsons Ministerial Association – North Central Community Action
- Philippi Public Library – Philippi Public Library LED Lighting Upgrade
- Preston County Victim Advocate – Preston County Victim Advocate
Awareness Project
- Randolph County Community Arts Council – Concert Sound Reinforcement Project
- Rich Mountain Battlefield Foundation – New Stories for an Old Battlefield
- St. George Academy Preservation Society – Roof Project, St. George Academy
- St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church – Save the Big Green Church
- The Hinkle House Food Pantry – Additional Food
- Tucker Community Foundation – Composition of Musical Piece ‘Canaan Valley Suite’
- Tucker County Family Resource Network – Back Pack Buddies
- Tucker County Family Resource Network – Parents as Teachers Training
- Tucker County Schools – Physical Education Equipment
- Tucker County Schools – Build an Art Program
- Tucker County Schools – Development of the Esports Lab
- Tucker County Schools – Aquaponic System for Greenhouse
- Tucker County Schools – Supplies for Special Education
- Tucker County Schools – Replacement of Old Chemicals in Chemistry Dept.
- Tucker County Schools – Volleyball Team Equipment Needs
- Tucker County Schools – Gifted Classroom Improvements
- Tucker County Schools – Movement Breaks Equipment
- Tucker County Senior Center, Inc. – Mt. Top Nutrition Site Longevity & Expansion
- Tucker Valley Elementary/Middle School – Baseball & Softball for PE Class
Tucker Community Foundation manages 140 endowed funds providing annual scholarships and grants to nonprofits and charitable causes in Barbour, Grant, Mineral, Preston, Pocahontas, Randolph, and Tucker counties in W.Va. and in Garrett County, Md. To learn more about establishing an endowment or supporting an existing one call 304-478-2930 or visit www.tuckerfoundation.net
