Logan Healthcare Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Logan Healthcare Foundation supports access to healthcare, mental health, physical health and health policy in West Virginia.
FUNDING AREAS: Health, access to healthcare, mental health, physical health, health policy
IP TAKE: Many aspects of health are considered by this West Virginia health legacy foundation, which is accessible by mail and phone.
PROFILE: Established in 2003, the Logan Healthcare Foundation (LHF) is a health legacy foundation based in Chapmanville, West Virginia. LHF is run by group of volunteers who make up an advisory committee. The foundation aims to "further enhance health initiatives in the region which include seeking to improve the health status of and access to health care for the residents of its service area of Logan, Boone, Lincoln, Mingo and Wyoming counties in Southern West Virginia.” This is the area formerly served by the Logan General Hospital. LHF funds local efforts for access to healthcare, mental health, physical health and health policy.
The Logan Healthcare Foundation approaches health funding in a variety of ways to implement new programs and award grants to nonprofits. It supports both physical and health needs in the local community, as well as efforts to improve residents’ living conditions. It also promotes the adoption of health policies to address unmet health needs in the region. LHF funds early-stage projects to help leverage additional funds and innovative efforts that promise widespread results and far-reaching gains.
Grants range between about $500 and $55,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Southern West Virginia counties of Logan, Boone, Lincoln, Mingo and Wyoming. Past local grantees include Logan County Child Advocacy, Kanawha Valley Fellowship Home and the Center for Rural Health Development.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. Organizations should write to the foundation by mail to request a grant proposal package or download the package on the foundation’s website. Grant requests must be mailed to the foundation’s Chapmanville address, as fax and email applications are not considered. The annual deadline is October 2 for any funding year. Direct general questions to the staff at 304-310-4704.
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