Tucker Community Endowment Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Tucker Community Endowment Foundation supports community development, children and youth, parks and recreation, animal welfare, arts and culture, churches, education, emergency services, health, historic preservation, libraries and literacy and senior citizens in West Virginia.
FUNDING AREAS: Community development, children and youth, parks and recreation, animal welfare, arts and culture, churches, education, emergency services, health, historic preservation, libraries and literacy, senior citizens
IP TAKE: This community foundation has a straightforward application process and considers nearly any type of nonprofit need with its annual cycle and mini-grants.
PROFILE: Established in 1989, the Tucker Community Endowment Foundation (TCEF) is a community foundation based in Parsons, West Virginia. It originated after the devastation of a flood in 1985. The foundation aims to "use donations to create resources and benefits now, tomorrow and long into the future.” It funds local efforts for community development, children and youth, parks and recreation, animal welfare, arts and culture, churches, education, emergency services, health, historic preservation, libraries and literacy and senior citizens.
The Tucker Community Endowment Foundation provides a wide variety of grants in its home region through endowed funds. It provides unrestricted funding as well. In addition to community grants, TCEF also has a mini-grants program for needs of $500 or less. In recent grant cycles, the most grants have gone towards emergency services, historic preservation and education. Many grants are designated for a specific service area in West Virginia. Sponsored projects include Run for It, Food & Farm, Tucker Boulder Park and Uncle Sam’s Birthday Party.
Grants range between about $500 and $10,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on eight counties in North Central West Virginia and Garret County, Maryland. The West Virginia counties in focus are Barbour, Grant, Mineral, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph and Tucker. Past local grantees include Preston County Parks & Recreation, Grant County 4-H Leaders and Tucker County Family Resource Network.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The annual grant applications are typically available in early November and due in early December. TCEF provides its application forms on its website, and nonprofits can submit forms by email or mail. Direct general questions to the staff at edirector@tuckerfoundation.net or 304-478-2930.
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