forward to focusing on the organization’s future growth.
David Cooper has been named executive director for the Tucker Community Foundation after
serving on the organization’s board of directors for more than 20 years.
Cooper stepped into the leadership position on July 1. He joined the Foundation after serving as
the executive director of the Youth Leadership Association (YLA) at Camp Horseshoe in Tucker
County.
“David brings more than 25 years of experience working with nonprofits and community service
organizations to the Foundation,” said David Moran, president of the Board of Directors for the
Tucker Community Foundation. “We are excited to have him lead our Foundation team,
overseeing the vital work of strengthening communities throughout the region.”
Cooper said he looks forward to guiding the Foundation’s grants and scholarship processes and
focusing on the organization’s future growth.
“I am excited to accept the executive director position and continue to build on the
Foundation’s successful programs and projects,” Cooper said. “I became very familiar with the
Foundation while serving on the board of directors as a member and president and
participating in Uncle Sam’s Birthday Party and Run For It. It is an honor to join an organization
that values people and creates resources for communities.”
As for priorities, Cooper said he would like to increase the knowledge about the Foundation’s
mission throughout the eight counties, Barbour, Grant, Mineral, Pocahontas, Preston,
Randolph, and Tucker counties, W.Va., and Garrett County, Md. Additionally, he plans to help
the Foundation raise monies for larger projects in the communities.
“My priority is to travel throughout the region talking to people, donors, and organizational
leaders to understand what the needs are and what can be done to help the community,”
Cooper said. “I believe by focusing on the Foundation’s strategic goals and working with our
staff and board members, we can grow the endowment and increase the positive impacts.”
The Tucker Community Foundation manages more than 140 endowed funds that provide
scholarships, grants, and financial support to nonprofits and charitable causes in the eight
counties it serves. These funds support a variety of causes, from animal welfare and youth to
arts and culture, education, community, and economic development, recreation, preservation
of history, and emergency services. A complete list of endowed funds can be viewed at
tuckerfoundation.net/engage.
“Whether a donor wants to create a charitable fund to meet community needs, provide a
steady income stream or ready assets for a particular organization, I am ready to work with
them,” Cooper said. “An unrestricted endowed fund can be initiated with as little as $2,000.”
Inspired by the flood of 1985, the mission of the Tucker Community Foundation is to create
opportunities for the communities we serve. For more information on the Foundation or how
to establish an endowed fund within the service area, call 304-478-2930 or visit
www.tuckerfoundation.net