YCF Awards Over $300,000 in Scholarships for 2025-26 Academic Year

We awarded 109 scholarships totaling $303,000 for the 2025-26 academic year. Congratulations to all of the recipients! We are grateful for our donors for making these awards possible. Special thanks to the 120 scholarship committee members who reviewed applications with us this year.

Pictured here: Recipient of the Angela Shahan Memorial Scholarship, Kenzie Clark, a 2025 graduate of Preston High School, with Ms. Pat McGinnis, Angela’s aunt.

YCF Awards Over $300,000 in Grants During Community Foundation Week!

On November 18, 2025, YCF awarded 123 grants, totaling $301,015, to 76 local charitable organizations and schools. These awards, ranging from $325 to $25,000, support community programs, schools, services, and initiatives across Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, and Taylor Counties.

Pictured are recipients of YCF’s Addiction Prevention Grants with YCF Board Chair, Jenny Weaver (L to R): Ashley Shreve, Director, Preston County Caring Council; Rebecca Flanagan, Executive Director, Stars & Strides Therapeutic Equine Center; Connor Stricklen, Outreach and Data Coordinator, Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center; and Jenny Weaver, YCF Board Chair.

YCF Meets $900,000 IMPACT Fund Goal! 🎉

Support is still needed to meet the $100,000 goal for the Addiction Prevention Initiative Fund. 

As part of the $1 Million Match Campaign, all gifts to the fund will be matched 100%. This endowment fund will provide grants to programs geared to lessen and alter the destructive impact of alcohol and drug addiction on children and their families.

Thanks to many generous donors, we are coming down the home stretch. You can help us get there!

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