BECKLEY AREA FOUNDATION EXISTS TO INSPIRE AND FACILITATE GENEROUS CHARITABLE GIVING THAT ADVANCES OUR COMMUNITY.
Community Grant Program Now Accepting Applications!Using the pooled income from its discretionary funds, BAF addresses the community's most pressing needs and promising opportunities. BAF makes annual discretionary grants to charitable organizations serving Raleigh County in the areas of animal services, arts, basic needs, civic beautification, economic development, education, health and human services and public recreation.
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Eligibility
The Foundation considers grant requests from organizations which are:
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Students First Program Awards $33,557.47 to Raleigh County SchoolsBeckley Area Foundation began the Students First program in 1996, to provide funding support for creative and innovative instructional projects. This grant opportunity supports Raleigh County classroom teachers, Pre-K through 12th grade.
The BAF Board of Directors reviewed the committee grant recommendations for final approval and awarded $33,557.45 to 55 projects, supporting 44 teachers at 17 schools. |
Scholarship Fund Established for Wyoming East High School GraduatesBAF is honored to announce the establishment of the Stoutamyer Scholarship Fund, in memory of Raymond “Pody” Stoutamyer. Raymond taught science and biology in Wyoming County for nearly 40 years at Oceana and Pineville high schools.
The scholarship is to benefit students with financial need from Wyoming East High School, to enable their quest for higher education while reducing their financial burden. |
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Mary Frances RoopMary Frances Roop, of Beckley, WV, passed peacefully on August 19th, 2023. She was reunited with the love of her life and husband of 67 years, Jack Jordan Roop.
She was born in Coshocton, OH, in 1937, to Carl and Virginia Hodges and began her career at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, serving for 35 years. She later became employed with the WV State Senate and the Raleigh County Clerk's Office. Mary Frances was a faithful member of the Maxwell Hill Baptist Church, was named 2022 West Virginia Democrat of the Year and served as a Board Member of the Lillian James Learning Center. Donations can be made in her memory to the Jack Jordan & Mary Frances Roop Family Scholarship Fund. |
Address1210 South Kanawha Street
Beckley, WV 25801 Telephone304-253-3806
Fax681-207-7242
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