Funding search · EIN 550553594 · Charleston, WV
The West Virginia Humanities Council
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 51
- grants reported
- $706,456
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $11,516
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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3 grants matching “alchemy” · $56,000
- $18,000
Alchemy Theatre Troupe · Huntington, WV · 2023
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- $18,000
Alchemy Theatre Troupe · Huntington, WV · 2022
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- $20,000
Alchemy Theatre Troupe · Huntington, WV · 2021
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Top recipients
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- Shepherd University Foundation5 grants · $80,758
- Marshall University Research Corp6 grants · $66,039
- West Virginia University Research Corporation3 grants · $62,563
- Wv Public Broadcasting Foundation3 grants · $57,194
- Alchemy Theatre Troupe3 grants · $56,000
- Wv Mine Wars Museum3 grants · $52,867
- Wv Music Hall of Fame3 grants · $44,640
- Friends of Blackwater3 grants · $34,245
- Contermporary American Theather Festival1 grant · $28,000
- Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College1 grant · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 51 reported grants, largest first.
- $29,644
Wv Mine Wars Museum · Matewan, WV · 2022
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- $28,675
West Virginia University Research Corporation · Morgantown, WV · 2023
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- $28,000
Contermporary American Theather Festival · Shepherdstown, WV · 2021
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- $26,078
Shepherd University Foundation · Shepherdstown, WV · 2022
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- $25,888
West Virginia University Research Corporation · Morgantown, WV · 2022
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- $25,678
Wv Public Broadcasting Foundation · Charleston, WV · 2022
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- $25,227
Shepherd University Foundation · Shepherdstown, WV · 2023
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- $20,000
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra · Charleston, WV · 2023
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- $20,000
Alchemy Theatre Troupe · Huntington, WV · 2021
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- $20,000
Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College · Elkins, WV · 2021
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- $20,000
Wv Public Broadcasting Foundation · Charleston, WV · 2021
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- $19,665
Friends of Blackwater · Thomas, WV · 2022
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- $18,000
Alchemy Theatre Troupe · Huntington, WV · 2023
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- $18,000
Wv Music Hall of Fame · Charleston, WV · 2023
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- $18,000
Alchemy Theatre Troupe · Huntington, WV · 2022
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- $18,000
Wv International Film Festival · Charleston, WV · 2021
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- $17,820
Wv Mine Wars Museum · Matewan, WV · 2021
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- $17,710
Marshall University Research Corp · Huntington, WV · 2022
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- $15,240
Pocahontas County Opera House · Marlington, WV · 2022
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- $13,725
Wv Music Hall of Fame · Charleston, WV · 2022
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- $13,148
Shepherd University Foundation · Shepherdstown, WV · 2021
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- $13,041
Marshall University Research Corp · Huntington, WV · 2023
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- $12,915
Wv Music Hall of Fame · Charleston, WV · 2021
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- $12,500
Marshall University Research Corp · Huntington, WV · 2021
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- $12,061
Augusta Heritage Center · Elkins, WV · 2023
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- $11,516
Wv Public Broadcasting Foundation · Charleston, WV · 2023
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- $11,470
Berkeley County Board of Education · Martinsburg, WV · 2021
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- $11,077
National Coal Heritage Area Authority · Oak Hill, WV · 2021
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- $11,050
The Pocahontas County Opera House Foundation · Marlinton, WV · 2021
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- $10,000
Marshall University Research Corp · Huntington, WV · 2021
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- $9,999
Wvu Research Corp · Morgantown, WV · 2022
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- $9,999
Wvu Research Corp · Morgantown, WV · 2021
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- $9,770
Martinsburg Berkeley County Naacp · Martinsburg, WV · 2023
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- $9,486
Wv Archaeologicl Society · Charleston, WV · 2021
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- $9,300
Friends of Blackwater · Thomas, WV · 2021
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- $9,225
Shepherd University Foundation · Shepherdstown, WV · 2021
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- $8,685
Step By Step · Charleston, WV · 2023
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- $8,370
Step By Step · Charleston, WV · 2022
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- $8,000
Contemporary American Theatre Festival · Sheperdstown, WV · 2023
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- $8,000
Contemporary American Theatre Festival · Sheperdstown, WV · 2022
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- $8,000
West Virginia University Research Corporation · Morgantown, WV · 2021
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- $7,800
Appalachian Forrest Heritage Area · Elkins, WV · 2023
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- $7,736
Marshall University Research Corp · Huntington, WV · 2022
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- $7,080
Shepherd University Foundation · Shepherdstown, WV · 2021
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- $6,858
Davis & Elkins College · Elkins, WV · 2022
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- $6,799
Preservation Alliance of Wv · Elkins, WV · 2023
" name, address, and amount for any contributors/grantors that gave more than $5,000 between 11/1/23-10/31/24" fiscal (11/1/23-10/31/24) and calendar (2023) wages, pension, and other benefits paid support the organizati… read all" name, address, and amount for any contributors/grantors that gave more than $5,000 between 11/1/23-10/31/24" fiscal (11/1/23-10/31/24) and calendar (2023) wages, pension, and other benefits paid support the organization's projects less
- $6,000
Arthurdale Heritage · Arthurdale, WV · 2023
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- $5,486
Davis & Elkins College · Elkins, WV · 2021
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- $5,403
Wv Mine Wars Museum · Matewan, WV · 2023
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- $5,280
Friends of Blackwater · Thomas, WV · 2021
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- $5,052
Marshall University Research Corp · Huntington, WV · 2023
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