Building for the Future

The Carter Family Foundation has challenged BAF and the community to raise the remaining balance of their renovation goal ($185,000) by the end of the calendar year. All money raised (up to $92,500) will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Carter Family Foundation. 

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2021-2022 Education Report Now Available!

The 2021-2022 Education Report has been designed to showcase the impact of BAF's funds on education initiatives in the last year. The report includes grantmaking & impact numbers, scholarship donor/recipient highlights, and updates on the many education initiatives BAF administers each year.

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Now Accepting Applications for the Community Grant Program!

Using the pooled income from our discretionary funds, Beckley Area Foundation addresses the community's most pressing needs and promising opportunities.  BAF makes annual discretionary grants to charitable organizations serving Raleigh County. 

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New Funds at BAF:

​​ALS Fund Est. By Ray & Bobbie Richmond
​Katharine Elizabeth Anderson Memorial Scholarship Fund
Robert S. Kiss Memorial Fund
Coach Joel Hicks Scholarship Fund
​Frederick A. Farris Memorial Fund
Delta Kappa Gamma XI Chapter Legacy Fund
Carol and Jay Roles Memorial Fund
Dwayne Richardson Memorial Scholarship Fund
​Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1972 Scholarship Fund​
Peggy "Sassy" Holliday Memorial Fund 1​
Peggy "Sassy" Holliday Memorial Fund 2
Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1967 Scholarship Fund
William James Tanner Music Education Scholarship Fund
PRAXIS Family Fund
​William James Tanner Fund for AWAY & YMCA
Shady Spring High School  Class of '86 Scholarship Fund
Athas and Helen Soter (Athanasios and Eleni Karakasis Soteracopoulos) Memorial Fund

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Confirmed in Compliance with National Standards Beckley Area Foundation is a member of the National Council on Foundations, Philanthropy WV, , Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce and WV Leave A Legacy. The Beckley Area Foundation annual audit, 990 and 990-T (if filed) are available for review in the BAF office.  "WV residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV  25305.  Registration does not imply endorsement."