Funding search · Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation · grants
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation: all 541 grants
Largest first · $44.4M across 2022–2024 · back to the overview
- $120,000
Everychild Now · Charleston, WV · 2024
For everychild now to advance child well-being through five critical aspects of a childs life: education, economy, connection, neighborhood, and healthcare
- $120,000
Main Street Morgantown · Morgantown, WV · 2024
For the artisan entrepreneurship program which will help morgantown-area creative entrepreneurs develop sustainable local businesses by providing access to low-cost workspace, business coaching and education, and tangib… read allFor the artisan entrepreneurship program which will help morgantown-area creative entrepreneurs develop sustainable local businesses by providing access to low-cost workspace, business coaching and education, and tangible opportunities to scale and grow less
- $120,000
Martinsburg Initiative · Martinsburg, WV · 2024
To explore a behavioral health center expansion of services to mitigate the negative consequences resulting from substance misuse and/or trauma to high-risk children
- $120,000
West Virginia Department of Arts Culture and History · Charleston, WV · 2024
For the steam power mini-grant initiative that encourages the integration of the arts and stem disciplines through the funding of innovative, hands-on, and educational school and community projects
- $120,000
West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation · Fairmont, WV · 2024
For the innova commercialization program which will provide a pathway for early-stage companies to access support and capital
- $120,000
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2024
For the appalachian vision outreach program which addresses vision care to west virginia adult patients that are financially or geographically isolated
- $120,000
Hospice of Huntington · Huntington, WV · 2023
To establish an adult daycare model that provides an interdisciplinary approach addressing the affordability and availability of long-term healthcare that serves clients and their caregivers
- $120,000
Oglebay Foundation · Wheeling, WV · 2023
To modernize programs needed to position oglebay and wheeling park for success in their second century of service to the community (over two years)
- $120,000
Solar United Neighbors (Sun) · Washington, DC · 2023
To help west virginia businesses take advantage of the inflation reduction act expansion to clean energy policies along with funding opportunities
- $120,000
West Virginia Department of Arts Culture and History · Charleston, WV · 2023
For the steam power mini-grant program that encourages the integration of the arts and stem disciplines through school/community partnerships
- $120,000
West Virginia Department of Education · Charleston, WV · 2023
For the grow your own west virginia pathway to teaching program, an innovative approach to recruiting and retaining west virginia high school students interested in pursuing a career in teaching (over two years)
- $120,000
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2023
To address vision care for low-income west virginians in rural areas
- $120,000
West Virginia Department of Education · Charleston, WV · 2022
For the grow your own west virginia pathway to teaching program, an innovative approach to recruiting and retaining west virginia high school students interested in pursuing a career in teaching (over two years)
- $120,000
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2022
For the appalachian vision outreach program (avop) to address vision care to patients that are financially or geographically isolated
- $120,000
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2022
To establish a robust provider network of community-led intervention and referral services for individuals with substance use disorder to efficiently receive treatment, care, and support
- $116,500
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2024
For the west virginia public education collaboratives continued efforts toward increasing statewide reading proficiency by identifying, funding, supporting, scaling, and evaluating early literacy projects (over two year… read allFor the west virginia public education collaboratives continued efforts toward increasing statewide reading proficiency by identifying, funding, supporting, scaling, and evaluating early literacy projects (over two years) less
- $116,500
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2023
For the west virginia public education collaboratives continued efforts toward increasing statewide reading proficiency by identifying, funding, supporting, scaling, and evaluating early literacy projects (over two year… read allFor the west virginia public education collaboratives continued efforts toward increasing statewide reading proficiency by identifying, funding, supporting, scaling, and evaluating early literacy projects (over two years) less
- $115,000
Pittsburgh Symphony · Pittsbugh, PA · 2024
For operating support for the 2024-25 season
- $115,000
Pittsburgh Symphony · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
For operating support for the 2023-2024 season
- $115,000
The Reach Initiative · Charleston, WV · 2023
For a comprehensive program to serve individuals as they are released from jails/prisons to support basic needs (housing, food insecurity, transportation) and to connect them to established employment support programs
- $115,000
Pittsburgh Symphony · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
For general operating support for the 2022-2023 season
- $115,000
West Virginia Community Development Hub · Charleston, WV · 2022
To advance community development through partnership-based strategies, including strategic support to increase federal funding to west virginia, statewide vista services, and communications that highlight successful mod… read allTo advance community development through partnership-based strategies, including strategic support to increase federal funding to west virginia, statewide vista services, and communications that highlight successful models of rural development less
- $113,400
City of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
For the development of a wellness index to measure the quality of life for black women residing in the city of pittsburgh that will allow for the effective and efficient allocation of resources to improve their social a… read allFor the development of a wellness index to measure the quality of life for black women residing in the city of pittsburgh that will allow for the effective and efficient allocation of resources to improve their social and economic welfare less
- $112,000
Westmoreland County Community College Educational Foundation · Youngwood, PA · 2022
For the creation of a collaborative partnership model to strengthen the talent pool from kindergarten to retirement in advanced manufacturing, robotics, and engineering
- $110,000
American Friends Service Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To support a guaranteed income pilot in partnership with zion child development center, serving low-income families in charleston, west virginia
- $110,000
Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley · Wheeling, WV · 2024
For grants to community-based, people of color-led groups or organizations to advance racial justice initiatives and build capacity for continued work across west virginia
- $110,000
Future Generations University Corporation · Franklin, WV · 2024
To enhance farm-to-school participation among high school agriculture students across west virginia
- $110,000
Legal Aid of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2024
To support the lawyer in the school program, partnering with public schools to provide legal help to caregivers, ensuring that children remain healthy, safe, and housed in stable family units
- $110,000
McDowell County Commission On Aging · Welch, WV · 2024
To reduce the tobacco use rate among african americans in west virginia by building the capacity of the west virginia african american tobacco prevention network
- $110,000
Preston-Taylor Community Health Centers Incorporated · Grafton, WV · 2024
To establish a school-based health center in taylor county, west virginia
- $110,000
Wv Perinatal Partnership · Charleston, WV · 2024
For the pilot project to examine the use of moodr healths digital healthcare solution with the west virginia drug free moms and babies program
- $110,000
Marshall University Research Corporation · Huntington, WV · 2023
To reduce illness, disability, and death related to tobacco use by educating and equipping community leaders and health providers with tobacco cessation skills and working with managed care organizations to increase bil… read allTo reduce illness, disability, and death related to tobacco use by educating and equipping community leaders and health providers with tobacco cessation skills and working with managed care organizations to increase billable services less
- $110,000
McDowell County Commission On Aging · Welch, WV · 2023
To reduce the rate of tobacco use among african americans in west virginia by building the capacity of the west virginia african american tobacco prevention network
- $110,000
Pittsburgh Green Innovators · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
For start-up operations of a center to assist acutely suicidal patients through innovative intake, counseling, and access to 24-hour therapeutic care and services (over two years)
- $106,960
Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area · Elkins, WV · 2024
To expand the successful highlands creative economy initiative, using collaboration and assistance to enhance cultural heritage, natural, and human assets to grow tourism and benefit communities (over two years)
- $105,000
United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley · Parkersburg, WV · 2023
To support the development and implementation of a state-wide cross-sector alliance addressing substance use disorder
- $105,000
Marshall County Family Resource Network Inc (Dba Appalachian Innovation C · Moundsville, WV · 2022
For the appalachian innovation collective to provide leadership and organizational development services to improve the capacity and quality of nonprofit organizations and their leaders (over two years)
- $104,000
United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley · Parkersburg, WV · 2024
To support the development and implementation of a statewide coalition addressing mental health and substance use disorder across sectors
- $104,000
West Virginia Military Authority · Charleston, WV · 2024
To support small business education and outreach focused on veterans, active military personnel, and military family members by providing entrepreneurship skills training, covering business concepts through to operations
- $102,500
Civil-Military Innovation Institute · Morgantown, WV · 2024
For civil-military innovation institute, in partnership with the clay county school district, to develop a hands-on, experiential learning, technology and innovation-focused curriculum for high school students
- $101,000
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2023
To leverage the existing entrepreneurship ecosystem to benefit entrepreneurs starting new forestry ventures by working with appalachian forestry entrepreneurship center at west virginia university
- $100,000
August Wilson African American Cultural Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
For fellowships that will contribute to the pipeline of arts management professionals of color, benefiting the field, as well as the pittsburgh arts ecosystem (over two years)
- $100,000
Bridgeway Capital · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
To operationalize the monongahela valley progress economic development initiative with mission lending to businesses in southwestern pennsylvania and northern west virginia (over three years)
- $100,000
Butler Area School District · Butler, PA · 2024
For a microcredentialing pilot program designed to empower students to earn transcript credit through purpose-driven learning, with a focus on building meaningful relationships
- $100,000
Capitol Market · Charleston, WV · 2024
For the "outdoor market growth at capitol market" project which is aimed at growing support, capacity, and sustainability for growers, farmers, and producers in the outside section of the farmer's market
- $100,000
Communityworks in West Virginia · Charleston Wv, WV · 2024
To provide housing and community development organizations in west virginia with summer interns; creating future capacity in the nonprofit housing and community development sectors
- $100,000
Friends of New River Gorge National River · Oak Hill, WV · 2024
To hire an executive director for the friends of new river gorge national park to lead organizational change from a volunteer organization to a professionally led nonprofit
- $100,000
Montgomery General Healthcare System · Montgomery, WV · 2024
For the opening of a pulmonary center, seeking to be a part of a grace anne dorney koppel pulmonary network for communication, best practices, and training, within montgomery general hospital
- $100,000
Oglebay Foundation · Wheeling, WV · 2024
To modernize programs needed to position oglebay and wheeling park for success in their second century of service to the community (over two years)
- $100,000
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
For operating support for the 2024-25 season
- $100,000
Pittsburgh Public Theater Corporation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
For operating support for the 2024-25 season
- $100,000
Public Health Institute · Oakland, CA · 2024
To provide capacity-building support aiming to accelerate multi-sector partnerships that support improved health and economic vitality to wild, wonderful and healthy west virginia
- $100,000
Riffraff Arts Collective · Princeton, WV · 2024
For create your state to provide immersive, experiential learning tours, cultivate a peer-to-peer network, and offer mentorship and coaching
- $100,000
The Good Nation Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
For the west virginia science and technology policy fellowship program, which provides rigorous, non-partisan science and technology policy research and analysis for members of the west virginia legislature
- $100,000
United Way of Harrison County · Clarksburg, WV · 2024
For medical respite care, an intentional strategy to disrupt the cycle of certain categories of homelessness by addressing acute/chronic health issues and social determinants of health
- $100,000
West Virginia Alliance for Creative Health Solutions Inc (Wvachs) · Culloden, WV · 2024
To further develop a sustainable practice-based research network and for the mentoring of emerging leaders in primary care and medical trainees in translational research
- $100,000
West Virginia Rural Health Association · Barboursville, WV · 2024
To develop a platform to disseminate rural health best practices and resources to enable shared learning among rural health stakeholders and to host the west virginia rural health conference
- $100,000
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2024
To develop and pilot a methodology for identifying and aligning current workforce skills with future workforce demand, ensuring communities successfully navigate significant economic transitions
- $100,000
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2024
For ignitewv, a program open to all west virginian residents to support the start and growth of businesses (over two years)
- $100,000
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2024
To train emergency medical service personnel on mindfulness-based resilience training aimed at mitigating occupational trauma and increasing resilience in this workforce
- $100,000
Wv Hive Network · Beckley, WV · 2024
To support west virginia hives entrepreneurial assistance efforts in their expanded service area covering 13 counties
- $100,000
Allegheny County Airport Authority Charitable Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
To create a quality childcare center at pittsburgh international airport focused on reducing the barriers that exist to women and people of color, in underserved communities, creating better access to thousands of airpo… read allTo create a quality childcare center at pittsburgh international airport focused on reducing the barriers that exist to women and people of color, in underserved communities, creating better access to thousands of airport jobs (over two years) less
- $100,000
Bridgeway Capital · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
To operationalize the monongahela valley progress economic development initiative with mission lending to businesses in southwestern pennsylvania and northern west virginia (over three years)
- $100,000
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
For the entertainment technology center to partner with educational providers to establish relevant, equitable, and engaging learning opportunities inspired by the use of educational technology
- $100,000
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit · Camp Hill, PA · 2023
For the pennsylvania school-age child care alliance to become a convening agency that brings together out-of-school time stakeholder organizations to create a cohesive statewide advocacy and policy agenda
- $100,000
Chatham University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
For the center for womens entrepreneurship to expand services offered under the building blocks for business capital program, which supports start-up and existing business owners from underserved and distressed communit… read allFor the center for womens entrepreneurship to expand services offered under the building blocks for business capital program, which supports start-up and existing business owners from underserved and distressed communities (over two years) less
- $100,000
Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education · Oakland, MD · 2023
To develop a robust and well-resourced network of k-12 youth-serving practitioners to increase access to entrepreneurial opportunities for youth (over two years)
- $100,000
Grow Ohio Valley · Wheeling, WV · 2023
For the pre-opening phase of the wheeling food hub including: feasibility study, business plan, market analysis, marketing strategy, financial projections and risk analysis
- $100,000
Lewis County Family Resource Network · Weston, WV · 2023
To increase access to physical activity and healthy eating through a statewide coalition aimed at improving the health of west virginians
- $100,000
Monongalia Health System · Morgantown, WV · 2023
To utilize smartphone technology and 3d printing to help patients create custom, functioning, durable, and affordable nylon finger prosthetics
- $100,000
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
For operating support for the 2023-2024 season
- $100,000
Pittsburgh Chapter National Tooling & Machining Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
For botsiq to implement career exploration activities, facilitate internships, and engage companies in increasing students understanding of stem concepts and promoting manufacturing careers to youth
- $100,000
Pittsburgh Opera · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
For operating support for the 2023-2024 season
- $100,000
Pittsburgh Public Theater Corporation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
For operating support for the 2023-2024 season
- $100,000
Pollen8 Llc · South Charleston, WV · 2023
To expand the capacity of pollen8 to support the mission and recent growth of the organization
- $100,000
United Mine Workers of America Career Centers · Prosperity, PA · 2023
To train adults in southwestern pennsylvania into jobs associated with the energy transition and the build back better grant collaborative
- $100,000
West Virginia Health Improvement Institute Inc (Dba Wvphi) · Barboursville, WV · 2023
To support health care related organizations with building capacity and securing funding to advance quality care and improve health outcomes in west virginia
- $100,000
West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2023
For ignitewv, a program open to all west virginian residents to support the start and growth of businesses (over two years)
- $100,000
Williamson Health & Wellness Center · Williamson, WV · 2023
To launch a center of excellence that will exemplify and share best practices in integrated rural health care (over three years)
- $100,000
Wv Trail · Charleston, WV · 2023
To build the capacity of wv trail by supporting programming
- $100,000
Wv Voad · Belle, WV · 2023
To provide recovery support for individuals and families impacted by flooding events during the last week of august 2023 in west virginia
- $100,000
Allegheny County Airport Authority Charitable Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To create a quality childcare center at pittsburgh international airport focused on reducing the barriers that exist to women and people of color, in underserved communities, creating better access to thousands of airpo… read allTo create a quality childcare center at pittsburgh international airport focused on reducing the barriers that exist to women and people of color, in underserved communities, creating better access to thousands of airport jobs (over two years) less
- $100,000
Bridgeway Capital · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To operationalize the monongahela valley progress economic development initiative with mission lending to businesses in southwestern pennsylvania and northern west virginia (over three years)
- $100,000
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
For continuation and expansion of a model for incorporating data mapping and visualization into a cross-section of courses
- $100,000
Chatham University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
For the center for womens entrepreneurship to expand services offered under the building blocks for business capital program, which supports start-up and existing business owners from underserved and distressed communit… read allFor the center for womens entrepreneurship to expand services offered under the building blocks for business capital program, which supports start-up and existing business owners from underserved and distressed communities (over two years) less
- $100,000
Children'S Museum of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To establish the museum learning lab research fund to conduct action research and offer research/evaluation consultation as a fee-for-service revenue generator (over two years)
- $100,000
Generation West Virginia · Morgantown, WV · 2022
For increasing local capacity to secure federal broadband funds (over three years)
- $100,000
Good News Mountaineer Garage · Charleston, WV · 2022
For funding to expand an affordable auto loan program which is assisting west virginians in need of reliable vehicles to commute to work
- $100,000
Lewis County Family Resource Network · Weston, WV · 2022
To increase access to physical activity and healthy eating through a statewide coalition of partners and organizers aimed at improving west virginias standing on health ranking lists
- $100,000
Marshall University Research Corporation · Huntington, WV · 2022
For a whole of school approach to implement an innovative program that builds youth leadership and delivers coordinated care to high-risk youth in school (over two years)
- $100,000
Mountaineer Food Bank · Gassaway, WV · 2022
For a more resilient and efficient food supply chain model in west virginia (over two years)
- $100,000
Mylan Park Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2022
To grow the outdoor recreational tourism market in the tri-state area by providing marketing and coaching support to area planners and businesses to capitalize on new outdoor recreation assets
- $100,000
Partner Community Capital · Charles Town, WV · 2022
As matching funds for a u.s. Economic development administration cares act grant to deploy emergency loans and technical assistance to businesses and nonprofit enterprises impacted by covid-19 (over three years)
- $100,000
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
For support of artistic and cultural programming during the 2022-2023 season
- $100,000
Pittsburgh Opera · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
For general operating support for the 2022-2023 season
- $100,000
Pittsburgh Public Theater Corporation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
For general operating support for the 2022-2023 season
- $100,000
Public Health Institute · Oakland, CA · 2022
To provide capacity-building support for multi-sector partnerships and create community conditions for improved health and economic vitality with direct partnership from the center for rural health development, inc.
- $100,000
Riffraff Arts Collective · Princeton, WV · 2022
For create your state to provide support to 25 communities, cultivate a statewide network, and introduce the create your state" docuseries, an episodic, documentary program that showcases wv towns and highlights strateg… read allFor create your state to provide support to 25 communities, cultivate a statewide network, and introduce the create your state" docuseries, an episodic, documentary program that showcases wv towns and highlights strategies for community transformation less
- $100,000
Washington County Council On Economic Development · Washington, PA · 2022
To leverage new u.s. Small business administration loan funds and increase technical assistance to businesses
- $100,000
West Virginia Coalition for Technology-Based Economic Development Inc (Db · South Charleston, WV · 2022
For the techconnect west virginia leadership, growth, and sustainability strategy (over two years)

