Funds

YCF is a public foundation under federal tax law and, as such, contributions are tax-deductible.

Donations may be made by check or via PayPal. You may enter the name of a specific fund during the PayPal checkout process. Checks should be made payable to Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc. and mailed to PO Box 409, Morgantown, WV 26507. 

Our Funds

Animal Welfare

Group of funds devoted to animal concerns in the greater Morgantown community.

• Animal Friends of North Central West Virginia Endowment Fund
• Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Field of Interest Fund

Arts and Culture

Supports local arts organizations and programming.

• The Arts Fund
• Arts Monongahela Endowment Fund
• Barbara B. and Cecil B. Highland Performing Arts Fund
• Clarksburg-Harrison Cultural Foundation Endowment Fund
• DeLynn Arts for Children Fund
• Don Knotts Legacy Fund
• Douglas H. Tanner Memorial Fund for the Arts
• Harrison County Young Musicians Fund
• The J. Adrian and Mabel Harner Memorial Fund for the Metropolitan Theatre
• Mannette Development Fund
• Marion County Historical Society Operating Endowment Fund
• The Metropolitan Theatre Foundation Endowment Fund
• Miles McKennan Foreman Youth Art Fund
• Monongalia Arts Center Fund
• MAA Endowment Fund – (Morgantown Arts Association)
• The Morgantown Theatre Company Fund
• Stacy Groscup Natural History Center Pass-Through Fund
• Warner Theatre Preservation Fund
• The West Virginia Black Heritage Festival Endowment Fund
• YCF Regional Arts Endowment Fund

Community Development and Support

Support initiatives promoting all aspects of community growth, improvement, and support.

• Bill and Linda Suttle Fund
• C. Andrew and Cynthia C. Heiskell Family Fund
• The Cheat Lake Area Community Fund
• Elizabeth Lake Shuman Endowment Fund for Camp Mountaineer
• Fort New Salem Endowment Fund
• Francis and Coletta Schmidt Family Fund
• Green Space Coalition Agency Endowment
• John F. Kennedy Memorial Maintenance Fund
• Leslie C. and Mildred M. Brooks Fund for the benefit of the First Presbyterian Church
• Leslie C. and Mildred M. Brooks Fund for the benefit of the Presbyterian Lay Committee
• Leslie C. and Mildred M. Brooks Leadership Institute Endowment Fund
• Marion County Patriot Memorial Flag Fund
• Mavis Grant and George W. Lilley Jr. Community Enhancement Fund
• Maxwell Community Endowment Fund
• Maxwell Community Fund
• Mon County Habitat for Humanity Fund
• Mon River Rail Trail Fund (MRRTF)
• Mon River Trails Conservancy Agency Endowment Fund
• Mountaineer Heritage Park Pass-Thru Fund
• Ralph W. Ryan Fund
• St. Thomas à Becket Outreach Endowment
• Taylor County Charitable Interest Fund
• West Virginia Council of International Programs Fund
• Women’s Giving Circle of North Central West Virginia Endowment Fund

Education

• Bonnie Bailey Dyslexia Advocacy Fund
• Books for Babies Field of Interest Fund
• Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library Foundation Endowment Fund
• Deena Baker WV Education Fund
• Disability Action Center of Marion County Education and Resource Fund
• Morgantown Public Library System (MPLS) Endowment Fund
• The Morgantown Public Library System (MPLS) Fund
• Shelley A. Marshall Foundation Fund
• S.T.E.M. for Girls Fund
• Stephen D. Tanner Children’s Enrichment Fund
• T. Edward and Sylvia K. Davis Award Fund
• University High School Foundation Fund

Health and Social Services

• Addiction Prevention Initiative Fund
• Bartlett House Fund
• BFS Addiction Prevention Fund
• Bi-County Nutrition Fund
• Billy Atkins and Carolyn Peluso Atkins Fund for Children
• Camp Nabe Community Endowment Fund
• Christian Help Endowment Fund
• Emergency Impact Fund for North Central West Virginia
• Empty Bowls Monongalia Endowment Fund
• First Baptist Church of Morgantown Charitable Endowment
• Food for Preston Endowment Fund
• The Grubb Charitable Foundation Fund
• Harrison County Senior Citizens Center Endowment Fund
• Job Squad Endowment Fund
• Labor of Love Ministries, Inc. Designated Fund
• Leslie C. and Mildred M. Brooks Fund for the Union Mission of Fairmont, Inc.
• Little Toy Train Fund
• Louis and Mabel Tanner Community Fund
• Milan Puskar Health Right Endowment Fund
• Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center Endowment Fund
• Monongalia General Hospital Foundation Endowment Fund
• The Morgantown Area Youth Services Project Fund
• Mountain Heart Foundation Agency Endowment Fund
• Mountaineer Area Young Life Fund
• Preston Memorial Hospital Foundation Fund
• Rape and Domestic Violence Field of Interest Fund
• The Shack Neighborhood House, Inc. Children’s Fund
• The Shack Neighborhood House, Inc. Facility Fund
• Taylor County Children and Families Endowment Fund
• United Way of Harrison County Annual Campaign Endowment
• United Way of Harrison County Cancer Fund
• United Way of Harrison County Operating Endowment Fund
• United Way of Harrison Moslander / Woods Volunteer Leadership Fund
• United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties Endowment Fund
• Valley HealthCare System Designated Fund
• Westlake Energy Partners Addiction Prevention Fund

Scholarship Funds

Scholarship funds provide educational support for students that meet the criteria for eligibility and selection.

(Alphabetical by last name)

• Scott Argabrite Foundation Fund
• Joycelyn A. and Robert A. Ayersman Sr. Memorial Scholarship
• Ernest Daniel Conaway, Raymond Guy Baker and Everett Reece Baker Memorial Scholarship
• Beta Iota Fund
• Dorothy, Lewis, Anthony and Hilde Betonte Scholarship
• Brandi Kay Bowen Scholarship Fund
• Jacob David Bower-“Bower Power” Memorial Fund
• William “Will” Charleton Bridges Fund
• Seth Burton Memorial Scholarship
• Flora O. Corpening Scholarship
• Sgt. Christopher Dalton Memorial Scholarship Fund
• George E. and Joanne R. Davis Memorial Scholarship
• William Charles Davis and Dorcas Regina Davis Educational Scholarship
• Jean and Laurence S. DeLynn Scholarship Fund
• Lillian A. Devison Educational Trust Fund
• Jim Dunn Memorial Scholarship Fund
• PFC Andrew Martin “Bo” Harper Memorial Fund
• Brenda B. Hellwig Vocational Development Scholarship
• HopeWorks Scholarship
• J. Cecil Jarvis Memorial Scholarship Fund
• The KHS Class of ’59 Scholarship Fund
• Erin Marie Keener Nursing Scholarship Fund
• Barbara Ann Kercheval Scholarship
• Charlotte and Mary Gail Koen Scholarship Endowment
• Dr. Leo Kotchek Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Angie and Abir Majumdar Scholarship
• Rusty Mazzie and Seth Nicholson Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Sam McLaughlin Scholarship for the Arts
• Catherine Flynn Morrison Memorial Scholarship Trust
• Mountain Loggers Group, Inc. Scholarship Fund
• North Elementary Scholarship Fund 
• Dr. William E Phillips, Jr. Leadership Marion Scholarship
• Soundra K. Poling–Brookhaven Elementary Scholarship
• Angela Scotchel Memorial Basketball Scholarship Fund
• Bobby Lee Secret Memorial Scholarship
• Angela Shahan Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Timbuck Shields Legion Scholarship Fund
• Justin Dean Sigley MHS Class of 2007 Scholarship Fund
• Margaret L. Spencer Health Career Education Scholarship Program Fund
• Terra Alta Presbyterian Church Scholarship Fund
• Frances Scarcelli Tyler Scholarship
• The Roy and Frances Valentine Family Scholarship Fund
• Demetry Walker Memorial Scholarship Fund
• John C. and Joann T. Wills Music Educators Scholarship Fund
• Micah Wilson Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Matthew “Biggie” Wolfe Memorial Scholarship
• James A. Womeldorff Vocational Development Scholarship
• Woodrow W. Woods Scholarship Fund

Sports and Recreation

Youth, amateur high school and collegiate programs and community outdoor activities are supported by these funds.

• Charles J. Whiston Jr. Fund for Parks and Recreation
• BOPARC Community Building Endowment Fund
• Krepps Park Grounds Maintenance Endowment Fund
• WV Rifle Endowment Team (WVRET ) / WVU Rifle Club

Unrestricted Funds

Serving the charitable needs of the North Central West Virginia region in areas of health, education, human services, civic life, the arts and recreation.

• Clear Mountain Bank IMPACT Fund
• Equitrans Midstream Foundation IMPACT Fund
• GIVE Marion County Fund
• Harrison County IMPACT Fund
• Monongalia County IMPACT Fund
• MVB Bank IMPACT Fund
• Preston County IMPACT Fund
• Rogers Family IMPACT Fund
• Taylor County IMPACT Fund
• Westlake Energy Partners IMPACT Fund
• YCF Community Grant Fund
• YCF IMPACT Fund
• YCF Volunteer Leadership Fund

Donate to YCF

Make a donation to the continued operation of YCF

• Operating Reserve Fund (designated fund)
• Founder’s Fund (designated fund)