Community foundation scholarships in West Virginia
Community foundations pool local donors' funds, and many run dozens of small scholarships with one shared application for students from their area. The IRS lists 10 community foundations in West Virginia with at least $1 million in assets.
Largest in West Virginia (by assets)
Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
All 10 in West Virginia
Largest first. Most smaller foundations serve one city or county. Look for the one where you live or went to high school, then check its website for "scholarships". Deadlines are often months before the school year, so check early.
| Foundation | City | Assets | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation | Charleston | $348 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Inc. | Parkersburg | $98 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Beckley Area Foundation Inc. | Beckley | $79 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation | Martinsburg | $69 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Tucker Community Foundation | Parsons | $38 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Greater Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation | Lewisburg | $23 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of the Virginias Inc. | Bluefield | $15 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Hinton Area Foundation Inc. | Hinton | $7.8 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Pleasants Community Foundation Inc. | Saint Marys | $6.3 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Barbour County Community Foundation Inc. | Belington | $5.5 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
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Source & coverage. Foundation list: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File ↗ (file dated Oct 13, 2026). We include active 501(c)(3) public charities the IRS codes as community foundations (NTEE T31) with at least $1 million in assets, and drop names that are clearly faith-based funds, schools, colleges, hospitals or health funds, service clubs or national donor-advised-fund sponsors. That filter can miss a foundation or include one that works a little differently, and local affiliates that file under a larger foundation don’t appear separately, so a small count doesn’t mean your area has no community foundation. Assets are the IRS figure from each group’s latest filing. Scholarship pages were checked Oct 17, 2026 for the largest foundation in each state only. Not affiliated with the IRS or any foundation listed. For the full national directory, see the Council on Foundations locator ↗.