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River Valley Health Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley
Last Updated: June 03, 2025

Summary

The River Valley Health Fund Grant aims to enhance the health and well-being of residents in the Ohio Valley, following the sale of local hospitals. It supports 501(c)(3) organizations with a focus on vulnerable populations, health education, screenings, and food insecurity. The fund prioritizes initiatives that provide primary healthcare and dental care, addressing critical community health needs in Wheeling, WV, and surrounding areas.

Overview

River Valley Health Fund Grant The River Valley Health Fund (RVHF) was created as a result of the sale of Ohio Valley Medical Center and East Ohio Regional Hospital to Alecto Healthcare Hospitals, a for-profit health care system. The RVHF was created to carry out the charitable outreach activities of the former not-for-profit OVMC and EORH. The Mission of the RVHF is to improve the health and well-being of the residents of the Ohio Valley. Funding Priorities: Health education or services for vulnerable children, at-risk elderly, and indigent populationEducation regarding health care and nutritionHealth care screeningsFood insecurityProviding primary healthcareProviding primary dental care

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grants are made from the RVHF to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, schools, fire/police departments and other similarly exempt organizations based in or serving Wheeling, WV, Martins Ferry, OH, St. Clairsville, OH, and the following counties: Brooke, Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel in WV and Belmont, Jefferson, Monroe, Guernsey and Harrison in OH.

What Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
119
Total given
$3.2M
Median grant
$14K
Range
$5,367–$399K
  • By dollars: West Virginia 86%, Ohio 10%, North Carolina 2%. Top recipient cities: Wheeling, WV; Middlebourne, WV; St Clairsville, OH.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Wvu Foundation Inc · Morgantown, WV

    Health, physical/mental; disease/disorder

    $399K

  • United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley · Wheeling, WV

    Social service

    $210K

  • Camp Kno Koma · Morgantown, WV

    Recreation/sports

    $209K

  • Wheeling Health Right Inc · Wheeling, WV

    Health, physical/mental; disease/disorder

    $132K

  • Middlebourne Parks & Recreation Facilities · Middlebourne, WV

    Recreation/sports

    $100K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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Fields of Work

nonprofitshealthcarecommunity-healthdental-healthhealth-educationfood-security

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