Pyles & Turner Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Pyles & Turner Foundation supports education, the environment, human services and community development in West Virginia.
FUNDING AREAS: Education, the environment, human services, community development
IP TAKE: Although the foundation does not have a website, it is an accessible funder that accepts new grant requests each year in a variety of funding areas in West Virginia.
PROFILE: Established in 1992, the Pyles & Turner Foundation is a foundation based in Lewisburg, West Virginia. This foundation is affiliated with local attorneys and a law firm in West Virginia. The primary contact person is William Turner of Lewisburg. The foundation funds local efforts for education, the environment, human services and community development.
The Pyles & Turner Foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers. However, past tax records indicate that this funder has specific interests in West Virginia communities. Past support has often gone towards water conservation and the needs of economically disadvantaged communities. Other recent funding has gone towards vocational services, historical preservation, the promotion of human rights, encouraging artistic expression and recovery programs.
Grants range between about $250 and $2,000. The funder typically awards several thousand dollars in grants per year. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the state of West Virginia. Past local grantees include the Child and Youth Advocacy Center, West Virginia Rivers and the Logan Area Public Library.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. Grantseekers should submit applications in letter form and include the organization’s name, mission, amount request, grant purpose and tax exempt status. The annual application deadline changes each year but is usually in the late spring. Direct general questions to the staff at 304-645-2850.
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