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For West Virginia's Future Inc

501(c)(4) organization Ona, WV EIN: 82-4058689 Website

For West Virginia's Future raises funds and provides technical assistance that help state and local non-profit organizations bring people together to support efforts to increase civic participation.

For West Virginia's Future Inc at a glance

In short: For West Virginia's Future Inc gave $88K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $29K), mostly in West Virginia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$88,000
+780.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
+200.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$29,333
+193.3% vs 2023
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$205,819
-15.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
West Virginia (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who For West Virginia's Future Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

WV Strong: $60KWV Strong$60KWV Cag: $15KWV Cag$15KWV Free: $13KWV Free$13K

The largest 2024 recipient was WV Strong ($60K). Together the top 3 received $88K.

Grant Size Distribution

33 grants across all recorded years

26<$50K4$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 33 (79%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

CharlestonCharlstonNew YorkWashingtonAustinBaltimoreBuffaloCullodenEast CharlstonFayettevilleFlorenceGrimesHuntingtonKensingtonMartinsburgMill ValleyNew HavenRonceverteWheeling

How For West Virginia's Future Inc gives

  • Giving fell 88% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M5 grants2020 23 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $958K (2020). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $88K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
WV Strong Culloden, WVProgram Support$60,000
WV Cag Charleston, WVProgram Support$15,000
WV Free Charleston, WVProgram Support$13,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$205,819$401,750$434,763$88,0003
2023$244,725$269,563$423,487$10,0001
2022$780,249$401,312$1,099,098$30,0001
2021$887,225$3,334,339$2,541,036$760,06023
2020$48,326$1,409,709$1,417,853$958,0005

About For West Virginia's Future Inc

Based on IRS filings

For West Virginia's Future Inc is a public charity, based in Ona, WV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $206K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $88K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

For West Virginia's Future Inc is led by Renee Hagerty, Executive Director on the 2024 filing; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Renee Hagerty

    Executive Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2024)

  • Melvin Jones

    President

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Epstein

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Regeer-Nash

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Johnna Bailey (2021–2023) — President
  • Former: Cory Dennison (2021) — President
  • Former: Cory Dennison See Schedule O. (2020) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Renee Hagerty — Executive Director: $102KRenee HagertyExecutive Director$102K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $102K, to Renee Hagerty (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about For West Virginia's Future Inc

How much does For West Virginia's Future Inc give each year?

For West Virginia's Future Inc gave $88K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

What is For West Virginia's Future Inc's typical grant size?

For West Virginia's Future Inc's median grant in 2024 was $15,000, and its average grant was $29,333, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does For West Virginia's Future Inc give grants?

For West Virginia's Future Inc gives mostly in West Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Charleston, WV (2 grants).

Does For West Virginia's Future Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on For West Virginia's Future Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (3 grants).

How large is For West Virginia's Future Inc?

For West Virginia's Future Inc reported $206K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $402K.

What is For West Virginia's Future Inc's EIN?

For West Virginia's Future Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4058689. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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