YCF Receives Additional $40,000 for COVID-19 Relief Efforts

June 17, 2020

Morgantown, W.Va. – Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc. (YCF) today announced it received $40,000 in additional donations to the YCF Emergency Impact Fund to support local nonprofits in their COVID-19 relief efforts. The Truist Financial Corporation and the Piantino Family Foundation each made contributions of $20,000.

The Truist Financial Corporation (formerly BB&T Bank) awarded YCF a $20,000 grant as part of the financial services company’s Truist Cares* initiative, a $50 million philanthropic pledge to help rebuild communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

YCF President Patty Showers Ryan shared, “The Truist grant will support nonprofits addressing food insecurity among children across the five counties served by YCF.  We are grateful to have partners like Truist and applaud their generosity during this crisis.”

“We are proud to support Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia,” said Bobby Blakley, West Virginia Regional President at Truist. “This program is designed to support West Virginia’s most vulnerable during this difficult time and aligns perfectly with our purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities.”

The Piantino Family Foundation contributed $20,000 on behalf of Angela Bellotte, former resident of Harrison County.  The donation will continue to help grassroots efforts such as church-operated food pantries to meet basic human needs.

Ryan shared, “Food pantries throughout our region have experienced a significant increase in demand, and the Piantino Family Foundation’s gift will provide much-needed support for families impacted by the pandemic.”

“It was a pleasure to contribute to YCF’s Emergency Impact Fund,” shared Angela Bellotte.  “I grew up in Clarksburg, West Virginia and knowing these funds are going to support families affected by Covid-19 gave me peace of mind.”

To-date, YCF has awarded over $80,000 in grants to nonprofits addressing the impacts of COVID-19.  Eligible nonprofits include 501(c)(3) organizations, churches with food pantries, backpack programs, schools, health clinics and others.  Nonprofits operating in YCF’s service area of Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston and Taylor Counties are encouraged to apply for grants from this fund.  To ease the burden on these organizations, YCF offers a streamlined, expedited application process with an online application available at www.ycfwv.org.  Grants are currently reviewed on a bi-weekly basis, and awards will be made as long as funds are available.

Please contact YCF with questions at (304) 296-3433 or info@ycfwv.org.

* Truist Cares is a cooperative effort between Truist Financial Corporation, Truist Foundation, Inc., and Truist Charitable Fund to provide communities, organizations and individuals disaster relief and assistance during the COVID-19 crisis.

 

About YCF

YCF’s mission is to promote philanthropy and build endowment funds to benefit our communities. Through financial resources, YCF extends many forms of assistance to qualified people, programs and projects. Primarily serving North Central West Virginia, YCF’s underlying goal is always to enhance the quality of life for those the organization serves. For more information please call (304) 296-3433, visit YCF’s website at http://ycfwv.org, or follow on Facebook (@YCFNCWV) and Twitter (@YCF_NCWV). 

About Truist

Truist Financial Corporation is a purpose-driven financial services company committed to inspire and build better lives and communities. With 275 years of combined BB&T and SunTrust history, Truist serves approximately 10 million households with leading market share in many high-growth markets in the country. The company offers a wide range of services including retail, small business and commercial banking; asset management; capital markets; commercial real estate; corporate and institutional banking; insurance; mortgage; payments; specialized lending and wealth management. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Truist is the sixth-largest commercial bank in the U.S. Truist Bank, Member FDIC. Learn more at Truist.com.