​Brown Wesley Payne Fellowship Fund

Brown Wesley Payne Fellowship Fund

Eligibility

Provides scholarship aid to disadvantaged and minority West Virginians who will attend law school to prepare for a legal practice in the State of West Virginia;
Applicants must demonstrate outstanding contribution to organizations and programs in the human rights field.

Apply: For more information, contact BAF.

The Mountain State Bar Association named this fund for a much respected Raleigh County attorney, remembered for his courageous leadership in the black community and for the quality of legal representation he gave every client. Income will be used for need based scholarships to aid minority West Virginians who attend law school and plan to practice in this state. The association continues to build this fund while making an annual scholarship award from other contributions.

Address

1210 South Kanawha Street
Beckley, WV 25801

Telephone

304-253-3806

Fax

681-207-7242

Privacy Policy

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, Charitable Gift Planners of WV and WV Nonprofit Association. The Foundation will make available for public inspection the last three years of its tax documents, including Internal Revenue Service Forms 990 and 990-T (if applicable), any audit, and its tax exempt letter. If the request for any of these documents is made in person, the requested documents will be provided on the day of the request if possible. If the request is in writing (including email), copies will be provided within 30 days of the request. The requestor may be charged a reasonable fee for the cost of copying, plus storage. Questions concerning documents should be addressed to either the Executive Director or Board Chair of the Foundation.