The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation and Regional Affiliates (PACF) is pleased to announce the recipients of its Spring Community Action Grant Program. In line with its commitment to supporting local nonprofit organizations and charitable projects, PACF has awarded grants from a variety of funds to address critical community needs throughout the region.

The Spring Community Action Grant Program provides vital financial support to initiatives that make a positive impact in our communities. These grants are made possible through the generous contributions of individuals, organizations, and businesses that have established funds with PACF. Additionally, individuals and organizations with Donor Advised Funds at PACF actively participate in supporting meaningful projects during each grant cycle, significantly expanding the Foundation’s grantmaking capacity. The success of the Spring Community Action Grant Program is a testament to the dedication of both PACF and its donors to effecting positive change in the community.

PACF’s grant awards this spring total $488,515, including $84,845 from the Fund for Ravenswood, $6,025 from the Doddridge County Community Foundation, and $5,024 from the Ritchie County Community Foundation affiliates.

The Spring 2024 Parkersburg Area Community Foundation & Regional Affiliates grant recipients are:

  • American Red Cross of the Ohio River Valley- $10,000 to support disaster response
  • Arnoldsburg Volunteer Fire Department - $15,000 for protective gear
  • Belpre City Schools - $14,000 for a classroom set of Chromebooks and accessories for the music classroom
  • Boys & Girls Club of Parkersburg - $20,000 for the summer youth program
  • Butcher Bend Autumn Festival - $1,739 to replace a broken display in the “Day on a Farm” youth program
  • Calhoun County Public Library - $4,824 for lighting upgrade
  • City of Ravenswood – BOPARC (Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners) - $10,000 to purchase sound equipment for concerts and events
  • Discover the Real West Virginia Foundation, Inc. - $5,000 to create a documentary series titled “West Virginia Makes” to showcase handcrafted and manufactured goods made in the state
  • Discovery World on Market - $20,000 to add a chairlift to the 4th floor theatre greenroom/reception area
  • Doddridge County Parks and Recreation Commission - $12,000 for Little League Baseball Field repairs
  • Downtown PKB - $5,000 to support the Point Park Concert Series
  • Family Resource Network of Roane County - $10,000 to support supplemental food bags for school-age youth and senior citizens
  • First Assembly of God - $1,074 for their safety and security improvement project
  • Friends of Mountwood Park - $3,878 to furnish the new room to be added to the Volcano Museum at Mountwood Park
  • Gilmer County Ambulance Service - $4,073 to purchase Panasonic CF-33 Ambulance Laptops
  • Good Shepherd Family Day Care - $15,000 for the purchase and installation of an elevator
  • Habitat for Humanity of the Mid-Ohio Valley- $20,000 for operational support
  • Health Access Inc. - $10,000 for their Denture Project - "Restoring Function for the Edentulous Patient"
  • Hearts and Hands 4 Paws - $15,000 to provide funding for veterinary expenses for animals in need
  • Horizons Center for Independent Living, Inc. - $2,550 to replace four windows
  • Jackson County Public Library - $6,250 to purchase a microfilm digital scanner to preserve aging microfilm
  • Jackson County Schools - $36,750 for the ArtCart program at Henry J. Kaiser and Ripley Elementary Schools
  • Jefferson Elementary Center - $7,001 to purchase steel pan drum equipment
  • Literacy Volunteers of the Mid-Ohio Valley - $8,500 for new technology and teaching materials, updated service delivery methods, and a more robust administrative and marketing structure
  • Little Sandy CEOS (Community Educational Outreach Service) - $1,500 to support the individuals in need in Ravenswood and Jackson County
  • Living Heritage Museum Project, Inc. - $1,200 to paint the exterior of the New Era One Room School Building
  • Mineral Wells Baptist Church - $10,000 to provide food and children's necessities to individuals/families in need
  • Mission West Virginia - $20,000 to support the Bridge Program, an evidence-based dropout prevention program that exists to Mentor students who are in foster care, kinship care, or legally homeless towards their academic goals
  • Northwest Territory Museum Society - $2,000 to purchase a six-panel set of interpretive signage to support our temporary exhibit on "Lafayette 200"
  • Oil, Gas and Industrial Historical Association, Inc. - $10,000 to begin restoration work of the Cook House
  • Old Hickory Chapter of NSDAR (National Society Daughters of the American Revolution) - $5,245 for Story Walk Pedestals in Veterans Park
  • Parents and Friends of the Hearing Impaired, Inc. - $5,000 to provide hearing aids to low income deaf and hard of hearing persons
  • Ravenswood High School Band - $5,100 to purchase new marching band uniforms
  • Recovery Point of Huntington, Inc. - $20,000 to support Routes to Recovery in Parkersburg, a program that provides crucial access to healthcare appointments, job interviews, and other recovery services, facilitating rides by and for individuals in recovery
  • Ritchie County Integrated Family Services - $9,000 for kitchen renovation
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown, Inc. - $10,000 to support the Family Lodging Fund, which allows families from the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation focus area to stay near their children who are receiving medical treatment in the Pittsburgh and Morgantown areas
  • Savannah’s Closet - $15,000 for operating support
  • The Amputee Center - $20,000 to support programming
  • The Right Path for Washington County - $7,500 to support the mini farmers' markets for youth and families
  • Vets 4 Vets Jackson County - $12,000 to purchase needed medical equipment for veterans.
  • West Central Soccer Association - $6,609 to provide AEDs to the Parkersburg and Williamstown Youth Soccer Clubs
  • West Virginia University Foundation, Inc. - $5,250 to support a low vision clinic in the PACF geographical area
  • Wirt County Board of Education - $13,162 for STEM Materials for Wirt County Schools
  • Wood County Schools - $20,000 to expand the ARTCART art program into 2nd grade
  • Wood County Senior Citizens Association, Inc - $19,500 to provide meals to seniors who have been placed on a waitlist for home delivery service rosters post-covid
  • WVU Foundation (Extension - Family Nutrition Program) - $8,000 to support the Kid’s Market at the Store is to increase consumption and availability of fresh produce to families
  • YMCA of Parkersburg - $4,809 to provide safe, age-appropriate outdoor play equipment for the children ages 2-5

Nancy Miller from The Amputee Center said, “Your support is so important to us and gives us the motivation to continue to work hard to help the limb loss and surrounding community! We couldn’t do it without you.”