Dunn Foundation Grant

The Dunn Foundation Grant supports initiatives focused on social justice, population stability, and environmental issues in West Virginia. Preference is given to non-profit organizations engaged in coalition building, climate change, sustainable forestry, and alternative energy. The foundation encourages innovative funding methods, including real estate acquisition and donations, to achieve its goals. Applicants must be public charities with a 501(c)(3) determination letter, ensuring their projects lead to meaningful societal and environmental improvements.

Our Foundation's focus includes any activity or movement centered around social justice, population stability, support of student activist groups, educational scholarships, sustainability, and West Virginia environmental issues.
Funding preferences go to West Virginia non-profit organizations whose program work includes these focus areas:
Coalition BuildingClimate ChangeSustainable ForestryAlternative EnergyLand Use PlanningGovernment AccountabilitySustainable EconomicsLand Acquisition and ProtectionPopulation Stabilization​Global Sustainability
Our foundation utilizes not only its own assets but encourages individual and group donations to help further the Foundation's goals.
The Dunn Foundation also seeks nontraditional methods of assisting qualified groups such as real estate acquisition, fundraising, donations, and programs and staff development.

Eligibility

The Foundation considers grant applications only from public charities as defined under the Internal Revenue Code and applicable regulations. An applicant must have obtained a 501(c)(3) determination letter prior to submitting an application and must include a copy with this application. If the applicant is not required to have obtained  a 501(c)(3) letter, it must provide a copy of an IRS letter or a legal opinion certifying that the applicant is a public charity as described in section 509(a)(1), (2), or (3). Those applying for grants need to make sure that their projects will:Lead to societal, institutional, and/or environmental improvement.Address the main causes of social or environmental issues that have been stated on our “Funding Interests” page.