Bernard McDonough Foundation Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- September 2026
From the program guidelines: “Submit a grant request via the Foundation's Apply Now page; grants funded on a rolling cycle with no set deadlines.”
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Eligible organizations
- Organizations
Geography
- West Virginia
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Excludes non-tax-exempt entities, school clubs/athletics, government/political purposes, religious purposes (except qualifying faith-based charities), national charities (except local chapters), and individuals/travel.
Overview
The Bernard McDonough Foundation funds nonprofit organizations serving residents of West Virginia or Washington County, OH across four areas - Social Welfare, Health & Medical, Civic & Community Welfare, and Arts & Culture (main focus basic human needs); grants funded on a rolling cycle with no specific deadlines, and an organization may receive funding only once per calendar year. Excludes non-tax-exempt entities, school clubs/athletics, government/political purposes, religious purposes (except qualifying faith-based charities), national charities (except local chapters), and individuals/travel. FLAG: award amounts not stated. Recurrence rolling.
How to Apply
Submit a grant request via the Foundation's Apply Now page; grants funded on a rolling cycle with no set deadlines.
What Bernard McDonough Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 132
- Total given
- $1.72M
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $100–$50K
- 87% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in West Virginia, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: West Virginia 87%, Ohio 10%, Maryland <1%. Top recipient cities: Parkersburg, WV; Charleston, WV; Marietta, OH.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 28% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Memorial Health Foundation · Marietta, OH
Program support and/or operating
$50K
Mission West Virginia · Hurricane, WV
Program support and/or operating
$50K
United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio · Parkersburg, WV
Program support and/or operating
$49K
Children's Museum of the Mov Inc · Parkersburg, WV
Program support and/or operating
$47K
Boys & Girls Club of Parkersburg · Parkersburg, WV
Program support and/or operating
$42K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Human services
- Healthcare
- Community services
- Arts
Project Locations
- WV
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