The June Oblinger Shott Foundation Inc

Ethel N Bowen Foundation

Bluefield, WV

The foundation funds scholarships, education, and community programs, with most grants going to West Virginia and Virginia and smaller amounts to nearby states. Its 2024 grants ranged from $350 to $25,000, with a median of $2,000. Organizations do not need a particular application, and there is no deadline for organizational requests.

Jam Family Foundation Inc

Bluefield, WV

The JAM Family Foundation supports charitable, educational, and religious purposes, including schools, churches, healthcare, and community organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $30,984, with a median of $1,000, and went mainly to organizations in Pennsylvania, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, and South Carolina. It accepts written applications describing how funds will be used; no deadline is listed.

The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation funds education, health care, and human services, including college scholarships, with most support benefiting working- and middle-class families in specified Minnesota and Florida counties; it also makes some national grants. Its 2024 grants had a median of $5,000, though awards ranged from $50 to $10 million. It plans to move to invitation-only grantmaking in 2027; whether it currently accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

The Stelio and Betty Tracy Corte

Bluefield, WV

The Stelio and Betty Tracy Corte supports educational, charitable, and religious purposes, with most 2025 funding going to recipients in Virginia and West Virginia. Its grants ranged from $45 to $62,432, with a typical grant of about $600 (median); whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

K B Tierney Charitable Foundation Trust

Bluefield, WV

The foundation supports organizations in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Virginia across areas including equestrian events, arts and culture, education, and community support. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $35,000, with a median of $3,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Credit Bureau of the Virginias

Bluefield, WV

The Credit Bureau of the Virginias supports scholarships and community programs, including camp improvements and food assistance, for residents of a nine-county area in West Virginia and Virginia. Its 2025 grants ranged from $3,000 to $10,000, with a median of $4,500. It accepts written applications, with no stated deadlines.

Hugh I Shott Jr Foundation Inc

Bluefield, WV

The foundation supports charitable, educational, and community projects that improve quality of life in southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia, including parks, research, universities, and youth services. In 2024, it awarded 18 grants ranging from $7,000 to $400,000, with a median of about $36,500. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations; applications are available at its office.

The Paul & Carol Cole Foundation Inc

Bluefield, WV

The Paul & Carol Cole Foundation supports a range of community, education, facility, arts, and civic projects, primarily in West Virginia, especially Bluefield and Mercer County. Its 2026 grants ranged from $3,290 to $60,000, with a median of $7,500. It accepts unsolicited requests; its 2025 filing advises applicants to contact the foundation.

Charles E Benidt Foundation Inc

Elm Grove, WI

The foundation funds education and scholarships, youth and family services, domestic violence programs, and missionary support, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Wisconsin and some to Arizona and Missouri. Its 27 grants ranged from $2,500 to $500,000, with a median of $50,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Dr Scholl Foundation

Northbrook, IL

The Dr. Scholl Foundation funds eligible nonprofits working in education, social services, healthcare, civic and cultural activities, and the environment, primarily in the United States; overseas requests may be considered when a board member knows the applicant. Grants typically average $5,000–$25,000, though awards vary widely, and the foundation accepts requests through an LOI process, with full applications by invitation.

Roy Chambers Foundation

Wheeling, WV

The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation

Charleston, WV

The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation funds community needs through priorities including economic development, education, health, arts and culture, and basic needs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,075 to $828,533, with a median of $30,000, and generally serve Boone, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, and Putnam counties in West Virginia. Discretionary applications are by invitation after contacting a Program Officer, though some annual opportunities are open calls.