Daily Featured Foundation - 1/19/2026

1/19/2026

Here is today’s featured foundation.

The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation

Website: https://tgkvf.org/

Mission & Purpose: To improve the quality of life and create a better future for the residents of the Greater Kanawha Valley in West Virginia. As the largest community foundation in Central Appalachia, they invest in health, education, and economic development.

Broad Funding Guidelines: Grantmaking is limited to a six-county region in West Virginia (Boone, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, and Putnam). They fund Health, Education, Community Economic Development, and Basic Needs. They have a transparent grant application process with specific discretionary grant cycles. They prioritize collaborative projects that bring multiple organizations together.

Featured Opportunity: Their "Basic Needs" grants are a vital resource. They provide responsive funding to organizations that are offering immediate relief—such as food pantries, homeless shelters, and emergency assistance programs—to residents in crisis.

Recommendation: A food bank, homeless shelter, or economic development group in Charleston, WV or the surrounding counties that needs reliable funding to serve vulnerable populations.