Barbour County Community Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Barbour County Community Foundation supports arts and culture, health and human services, education, public recreation or beautification and youth services in West Virginia.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts and culture, health and human services, education, public recreation or beautification and youth services
IP TAKE: BCCF is an accessible community foundation with an annual grant cycle that opens up each fall and funds nearly any local nonprofit need.
PROFILE: Established in 1997, the Barbour County Community Foundation (BCCF) is a community foundation based in Belington, West Virginia. Local citizens came together to pool their time and expertise to create this philanthropic organization and build legacies for the future. The foundation aims to "build a better life for the citizens of Barbour County in work, play and retirement.” BCCF funds local efforts for arts and culture, health and human services, education, public recreation or beautification and youth services.
The Barbour County Community Foundation awards grants through donor-advised, unrestricted, field-of-interest, designated and nonprofit endowment funds. BCCF has an annual grant cycle and supports a wide range of local causes and groups. There is an independent committee at BCCF that reviews grant applications and makes final decisions. In addition to grants, BCCF also awards scholarships to local students.
Grants range between about $500 and $5,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Barbour County and the surrounding area in West Virginia. Past local grantees include Barbour County 4-H, Barbour County Health Department and the Philippi Volunteer Fire Department.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits from October 1 to November 30 each year. It is necessary to download the application on the BCCF website, print it out and mail it to the foundation before the deadline. Direct general questions to the staff at president@barbourcountycf.org or 304-823-1831.
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