Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
http://www.mrbf.org

Areas of interest include: home ownership, education, workforce development, financial literacy, rural development, environmental justice, economic justice, social justice, children, youth, families and entrepreneurship. Grants may be used for general operating support, project support, support to bring together networks of grassroots and partner organization, organizational development support, efforts to bring 18-30 year-olds into leadership roles in the organization.

Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
http://www.benedum.org/

Areas of interest include: Education (improve student learning, teacher quality, workforce development and higher education), Health (rural health policy, rural health delivery, health professions education, and community-based initiatives), Human Services (support for intermediaries, research, and social service innovation), Community Development (community capacity building, leadership development, and affordable housing) and Economic Development. The grants may be used for project support, building funds, equipment, property acquisition, project planning, seed money, challenge and matching grants, and capacity building.

Daywood Foundation
Phone: 304-345-8900 contact Mr. William W. Booker

Areas of interest include education, children and youth, arts and culture, civic, social services, and health. The grants may be used for matching and challenge grants, project support, general support, building funds, seed money, and scholarships. This foundation only grants to Charleston and Kanawha County, Lewisburg and Greenbrier County, and Barbour County.

Federated Department Stores Foundation
Http://www.federated-fds.com/community/

Areas of interest include education, arts and culture, women’s issues, HIV/AIDS, and programs to assist youth and minorities. The grants may be used for special projects, general operating, capital campaigns, seed money, conferences, endowments, and matching and challenge grants.

Parkersburg Area Community Foundation
http://pacf.wirefire.com

Areas of interest include arts and culture, education, health and human services, recreation, and youth and family services. The grants may be used for project support, building funds, equipment, seed money, and challenge and matching grants. This foundation only grants to Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, and Wood counties.

National Crime Prevention Council: Teens, Crime and the Community Initiative
http://www.ncpc.or/programs/tcc/grant/php

Provides grants for service-learning projects planned and implemented by youth who identify needs and create projects to address or prevent crime, violence, and drug abuse.

7-Eleven, Inc. Community Outreach Program
http://www.7-eleven.com

Areas of interest include education, workforce development, language education multicultural understanding, crime prevention, hunger, and food banks. Grants DO NOT support general operating, capital, building, endowment campaigns, individuals, scholarships, or advertising journals.

Allstate Foundation
http://www.allstate.com/foundation

Areas of interest include teaching tolerance to youth, alleviating discrimination, ending hate crimes, catastrophe response and mitigation, youth anti-violence, neighborhood revitalization, financial and insurance education, economic literacy, and entrepreneurial business skill development. Grants DO NOT support fundraising events, sponsorships, individuals, capital and endowment campaigns, memorial grants, equipment purchases (unless part of a community outreach program) athletic teams, bands, choirs, organizations that advocate religious beliefs or restrict participation on the basis of religion, re-granting of funds awarded, scouting groups, private secondary schools, multi-year pledge requests, international causes, request to support travel, or requests for production of audio, film, or video.

Appalachian Community Fund
http://www.appalachiancommunityfund.org

Areas of interest for the General Fund include racial justice, issues of gender and sexual orientation, domestic violence, youth leadership, workers’ rights, environmental justice, alternative arts and media, low-income and working class rights, disability rights, grassroots coalition and networking, community-based economic development, and criminal justice. Areas of interest for the Technical Assistance Grants include training for board and staff in leadership development, fundraising and planned giving, board responsibilities and roles, long-range planning, financial management/planning, legal issues, incorporation, community organizing, trainer fees, materials and travel, and informing community/media about work.

Georgia-Pacific Foundation
http://www.gp.com/center/community/index.html

Areas of interest include education (scholarship programs and other recognition that reward excellence), adult and family literacy, school-to-work/job readiness programs and technical training, housing/historic preservation, the arts, improved safety, security and violence prevention, resource conservation, parks/nature trails/recreation areas, and environmental education.

NiSource Charitable Foundation
http://www.nisource.com/about/corpcit/index.asp

Areas of interest include education, environment, economic development, human services (emphasis on food and shelter), and public safety. Grants DO NOT support individuals, religious organizations (other than universities or colleges), political causes, organizations that discriminate on basis of race, color, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, or disability, sports sponsorships, or fundraising.

RadioShack StreetSentz Community Grant Program
http://www.raioshackcorporation.com/cc/contributions.html

Areas of interest include prevention of family violence/abuse and prevention of child abduction. Grants DO NOT support individuals, endowments or private foundations that are themselves grantmaking organizations, construction or major renovation projects, fund advertising or marketing programs, fundraising events and sponsorships, multi-year grants, religious, political and fraternal organizations, or trips, sporting events, tours, and transportation.

SFC Charitable Foundation
http://margaritaville.com/SFC.php

Areas of interest include the health, education and protection of children and their families, projects that foster self-sufficiency and teach nonviolence and creative problem-solving, projects that help people overcome social or economic barriers to education or employment, promote the empowerment of individuals toward self-sufficiency and provide opportunities for personal growth, programs that demonstrate human equality and encourage people to cross boundary lines to help others, and projects that promote environmental awareness.

The Max and Anna Levinson Foundation
http://www.levinsonfoundation.org

Areas of interest include protection of civil rights and immigrants rights, local economic development and responses to globalization, empowerment of youth, community health, and violence prevention. The foundation considers activities such as public education, organization building, general support and overhead, staffing, start-up and strategic planning, coalition-building, organizational development, and advocacy.

United Methodist Church: A Brighter Future for Children and Youth
http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/BFCY/index_eng.cfm

Funds projects that have significant involvement of women and youth at the grassroots level, demonstrate the ability to raise additional funds from other sources, provide direct, comprehensive services to young people, promote respect for and appreciation of racial/ethnic diversity, and cultivate spiritual life and values.