The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation and Regional Affiliates (PACF) announced support for nonprofit organizations and charitable projects throughout the region through its Fall Community Action Grant Program. The PACF awards grants from a variety of funds created by individuals, organizations, and area businesses to support critical community needs. Individuals and organizations who have donor-advised funds at the Foundation also partner to support projects, greatly expanding the Foundation’s grantmaking capacity. Many even provide additional support to respond to grant requests received each cycle. Donor advisors contributed $234,839 to this grant cycle.

PACF received 66 applications for a total request amount of $763,366. Of the 66 applications, 50 were funded for a total of $419,996. This includes $4,000 from the Doddridge County Community Foundation, $5,000 from the Ritchie County Community Foundation, and $5,700 from the Little Kanawha Area Community Foundation affiliates.

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

• Actors Guild of Parkersburg - $6,999 to provide wireless communication headsets for use by stage crew and production staff during our productions.
• Artsbridge, Inc. - $14,911 to upgrade security infrastructure. 
• Belpre Area Ministries - $5,000 to buy stable hanging racks for the store; organizing racks and stand-alone shelves for the store prep areas; and easily sanitized furniture for the intake area. 
• Big Red Crew - $15,469 to purchase new racing shells for PHS Big Red Crew.
• Calhoun County Livestock Program - $1,000 to renovate the existing old gym to promote physical fitness to our community.
• City of Ravenswood (BOPARC) - $5,000 for a greenhouse for City Park and properties beautification.
• City of Ravenswood (On Trac) - $15,000 for operational support for the new Ravenswood On Trac program.  
• City of Ravenswood (Police Department) - $11,903 to purchase a drone for the Ravenswood Police Department. 
• City of Williamstown - $11,000 to help with repairs to the pool. 
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Mid Ohio Valley - $15,000 for operating support. 
• Creed Collins Elementary School - $7,500 for exercise equipment for the physical education class. 
• Dark Side Robotics, Inc. - $11,800 to help with competition related expenses for the FIRST Robotics season. 
• Doddridge County Farmer's Market - $10,000 to support the GROW WITH US initiative. 
• Franklin Elementary School - $600 to provide hygiene education and supplies to students.
• Friends of the Ohio River Islands - $4,755 to enhance the visitor experience at the Ohio River Islands Refuge 
• Grantsville Conservatory of Music and Fine Arts - $4,850 to purchase cordless headset microphones and other accessories for the PA system and recording studio. 
• Hope House Ministries Inc. - $2,500 to support the house and needs of the residents. 
• Jackson Middle School - $812 to provide equipment for CPR training for staff and students. 
• James Wood Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution - $1,000 to purchase a granite bench engraved with the names of additional patriots found to be buried in Wood County. 
• Lubeck United Methodist Church - $15,700 to support the Lunch SAK program for Lubeck and Blennerhassett schools in Wood County. 
• Marietta College - $1,440 to pay for Wood County students to attend STREAM Camp in the summer. 
• Memorial Health Foundation - $19,526 to purchase a Neonatal Resuscitaire Unit and related supplies for the new Women and Children’s Hospital. 
• Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center - $7,708 to purchase a bariatric exam table for the Glenville Clinic.
• North Christian School umbrella of North Parkersburg Baptist Church - $2,200 to purchase and install rain barrels for the community garden.
• Northern WV Area Health Education Center - $900 to support expansion of the Moving Onward and Upward Program.
• Pennsboro Woman's Club - $600 to help blacktop the parking lot for easier access to the building. 
• Pilot Club of Jackson County - $10,000 to pay for the dental bills for financially eligible Ravenswood residents. 
• Planned Parenthood South Atlantic - $8,500 to distribute period products and facilitate menstrual equity training to address period poverty in the state. 
• Progress Ridge Community Building - $1,000 to support kitchen upgrades and the purchase of a storage building. 
• Ravenswood High School (Track) - $10,000 to upgrade the track facility for students and community members. 
• Ravenswood High School (Weight Room) - $20,000 to upgrade the equipment in the weight room. 
• Ravenswood Youth Soccer Club - $15,000 to purchase equipment, jerseys and other related items for the youth soccer club.   
• Read Aloud West Virginia - $2,800 to purchase Book Bundles for 3^rd and 4^th graders at Ravenswood Grade School. 
• Ritchie County Family Resource Network, Inc - $700 to support fresh food vouchers for Packs of Plenty. 
• Roane County Commission - $6,000 to purchase new medical supply bags for Roane County EMS. 
• St. Mary Catholic School - $20,000 to restore and repair flooring. 
• The Arc of the Mid Ohio Valley - $20,000 to make upgrades to the thrift store on Dudley Avenue. 
• The Salvation Army - $9,000 to update/repair shelter bathrooms, paint the lobby, and install new shelving in the storage area. 
• The Wirt County Missional Group Ltd - $9,600 to pay for utilities in the Spring Valley Community Building and for fuel for the box truck to pick up donations. 
• Valley Fire & Rescue - $10,000 to upgrade the station. 
• Vienna Elementary School - $1,000 to purchase CPR training supplies to train staff and students in both Heartsaver and Hands Only CPR. 
• Voices for Children Foundation - $3,000 to support volunteer retention and recruitment.
• Waverly Activity Center - $20,000 to replace the air conditioning in the main building. 
• Waverly Volunteer Fire Company - $19,137 to replace breathing air cylinders and outdated radios. 
• West Central Beekeepers Association - $4,036 to support the Apiary Education Program. 
• Wood County Permanent 4-H Camp Association - $20,000 to improve the 4-H Equine Facility. 
• Wood County Society, Inc. - $1,500 to support the Autism Connections Group. 
• WV Health Right, Inc. - $10,000 to fund the mobile dental unit in Roane County. 
• WVU at Parkersburg Foundation, Inc. - $550 to support the repair of The Mona at the corner of 8^th and Market Street in downtown Parkersburg. 
• WVU Extension - Doddridge 4-H Leaders Association - $5,000 to support capacity building for volunteer leaders by providing resources and club kits. 

To be considered for a Community Action Grant an applicant must be a private, nonprofit organization or a public institution. Either the applicant or program to be funded must be located in the Foundation’s eleven-county geographic service area (Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, and Wood counties in West Virginia, and Washington County, Ohio). Find more information by visiting www.pacfwv.org.