FundersWest Virginia

One Foundation

Beckley, WV · EIN 31-6622764. Reported 193 grants totalling $4,489,204 to 126 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$3,010median grant
$4,489,204granted, 2021-2024
126organizations funded
24%of grantees funded again the next year
$23.7Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. One Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $3,010. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $20 and the largest $367,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
34 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
69 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
11 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
26 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
18 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
27 grants
$100,000 and Up
8 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Wvu FoundationMorgantown, WV$1,043,684432023
Center for Peaceful SolutionsAlum Creek, WV$288,000112023
Center for Peaceful SolutionsChicago, IL$273,350212022
Seed SowerMeadow Bridge, WV$178,495542024
Riffraff Arts CollectivePrinceton, WV$150,000332023
Sicangu Community DevelopmentMission South, SD$125,000112024
Mother Jones Community FoundationAkraon, OH$120,000112021
Wv Wesleyan CollegeBuckhannon, WV$114,000332024
Generation WvCharleston, WV$110,000222022
Wv HiveBeckley, WV$110,000322023
Floyd Co Cares IncFloyd, WV$100,000112024
Sprouting FarmsTalcott, WV$92,000222023
Wv Community Development HubFairmont, WV$86,750112021
Wv Community DevelopmentCharleston, WV$75,000322024
Barn Community Group IncNellis, WV$70,000222024
Mother JonesAkron, OH$69,000322024
Forward Southern West Virginia - Wv HiveBeckley, WV$60,000112021
Yes WorldBerkeley, CA$60,000112021
American Friends Service CommitLogan, WV$58,160112021
Just VisionWashington, DC$53,500332024
Active Southern WvBeckley, WV$50,000112024
Active SwvBeckley, WV$50,000112023
Fayette County Public LibraryOak Hill, WV$50,000112023
Natural Capital Investment FundArlington, VA$50,000112021
New River ConservancyWest Jefferson, NC$50,000112023
Partner Com CapitalCharles Town, WV$50,000112022
Playmates Preschools & Child CareOak Hill, WV$50,000112023
The Positive Futures NetworkPoulsbo, WA$50,000112023
Wv Community DevFairmont, WV$50,000112022
YesBerkeley, CA$50,000222023
Village RiseBethesda, MD$40,000222023
CirculosRexburg, ID$36,500222024
Iranian American Community CenterVienna, VA$36,180112023
Dig in IncMadison, WV$35,000112022
Shadduli Center IncWoodland, CA$35,000112021
Ssc Shadiiyya Sufi CenterPope Valley, CA$35,000222023
Turkish Philanthropy FundsNew York, NY$34,000222024
Turkish Philanthropic FundNew York, NY$33,000112021
Esperanza ProjectSan Bernardino, CA$29,700112021
The Esparanza ProjectSan Bernandino, CA$27,346332024
World Stewardship InstituteDunmore, WV$26,500312022
American Friends of PbaPhiladephia, PA$25,000112022
Angelica FoundationSanta Fe, NM$25,000112021
NiacWashington, DC$21,549622023
American Friends Service ComPhiladephia, PA$20,000112022
Wv Healing Home IncRonceverte, WV$20,000222024
Instil MindfulnessPulaski, VA$19,378222024
National Iranian American CouncilWashington, DC$17,100222024
Plum Village Thich Nhat Hanh FoundationEscondido, CA$14,480112023
CirculosLewisburg, WV$12,500212022
Shadhiliyya Sufi CenterWarfordsburg, PA$11,159112021
Wv Citizen Action Education Fund IncCharleston, WV$10,500112021
Amman Imman Water Is LifeSilver Spring, MD$10,000112021
Circulos IncAlexandria, VA$10,000112021
Islamic Education CenterWalnut, CA$10,000112021
Unity Productions FoundationSilver Spring, MD$8,000322022
Heart Walk FoundationSt George, UT$7,030322022
Shafiyy InstituteAshville, NC$7,000112024
BhaktivedantaConcord, CA$5,400112023
The Nhat Hanh FoundationEscondido, CA$5,300112022
Christians for the MountainsKenna, WV$5,000112021
Human Rights WatchNew York, NY$5,000722022
Project TurquoiseMclean, VA$5,000112021
Satvic SpacePortsmouth, VA$5,000112023
Moveon Org Texas Civial Rights ProjectWashington, DC$4,500112021
Refugee PointBoston, MA$4,425222023
Shadhiliyya Sufi CommunitiesJupiter, FL$4,133222023
Oneness Family SchoolChevy Chase, MD$4,100322023
Islamic Education CenterPotomac, MD$4,000112023
Muslims for Progressive ValuesLos Angeles, CA$3,258222024
Globalgiving Foundation IncWashington, DC$3,150112021
Nfg Muslims for Progressive ValuesLos Angeles, CA$3,060212022
Turkish PhilanthropyNew York, NY$3,019112022
HeartwalkSaint George, UT$3,010112024
Georgetown University Persian StudiesWashington, DC$3,000112024
Independent Baptist Mission for Wv Inc & TdrRed House, WV$3,000112024
Shashamane Foundation IncTakoma Park, MD$3,000112022
Wikimedia FoundationWashington, DC$3,000212022
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT$2,611112022
New Israel FundNew York, NY$2,550332023
Artreach St CroixStillwater, MN$2,500112024
Christians for the MountainsSanta Rosa, CA$2,500112024
Meher CenterRllng Hls Est, CA$2,500112023
Robert CollegeArnavutkoy Besitkas, Istanbul$2,500112022
Thich Nhat Hanh FoundationEscondido, CA$2,500112024
University of SufismSebastopol, CA$2,500112021
Center for Action and ContemplationAlbuquerque, NM$2,375112021
RefugepointBoston, MA$2,100112021
Network for Good Instill MindfulnessWashington, DC$2,060112022
An-Noor EducationCharlottesville, VA$2,000112023
AvaazNew York, NY$2,000112022
Td Jakes MinistriesDallas, TX$1,630112022
Center for Action & ContemplationAlbuquerque, NM$1,500112024
The World CommunityBedford, VA$1,500112021
Saskatoon Open Door SocietySaskatoon$1,186112022
Td Jakes FoundationDallas, TX$1,120112021
Chacruna InstituteSan Francisco, CA$1,100112021
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$1,080112021
Friends Publishing CorpPhiladephia, PA$1,050222024
Center for ActionAlbuquerque, NM$1,000112022
Co-Intelligence InstitueEugene, OR$1,000112021
Code Pink Productions IncMelissa, TX$1,000112021
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY$1,000112023
Global GivingWashington, DC$1,000112022
Planet WordWashington, DC$1,000112024
Sufi Center EastWarfordsburg, PA$1,000112021
The Sun Publishing CompanyChapel Hill, NC$1,000112021
Unity Productions FoundationPotomac Falls, VA$1,000112023
Upaya Zen CenterSante Fe, NM$1,000112021
Act Blue - the InterceptWashington, DC$610332024
Act Blue World Central KitchenWashington, DC$500112024
Co-Intelligence InstituteEugene, OR$500112022
Islamic Waqf of MarylandFrederick, MD$500112022
Network for Good IncWashington, DC$500112021
Wikimedia San Francisco CaWashington, DC$500112024
Science & NondualitySebastopol, CA$385322024
Friends of Publishing CorpPhiladephia, PA$260112022
Act BlueSomerville, MA$250112023
Act Blue - Teachers Unify to End Gun ViolenceDanbury, CT$250112023
Tricycle Foundation IncNew York, NY$217332024
We Have StoriesAstoria, NY$200112024
Act Blue - VoteorgOakland, CA$180112022
South Poverty LawMontgomery, AL$100112023
Zeteo McleanMclean, VA$72112024
TricycleNew York, NY$69112023
IksconMoundsville, WV$33112023

33 of 126 (26%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 24%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

Plus 1 grants to individuals totalling $556 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 80 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

International Affairs
19 grants
Arts & Culture
14 grants
Religion
11 grants
Human Services
8 grants
Education
8 grants
Community Improvement
5 grants
Environment
3 grants
Food & Nutrition
2 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202147$1,311,483$10,000
202270$1,289,058$2,500
202342$1,328,129$10,463
202434$560,534$3,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 66% of this one's giving went to organizations in West Virginia. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

West Virginia
$2.9M
California
$290K
Illinois
$273K
Ohio
$189K
Virginia
$130K
South Dakota
$125K
District of Columbia
$112K
New York
$81K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund25 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc22 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc20 shared recipientsImpactassetsinc15 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program14 shared recipientsMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc14 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,010. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in West Virginia.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from One Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 125 Whitestick Road, Beckley, WV, 25801. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 31-6622764 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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