Appalachian Forest Heritage Area Inc

ELKINS, WV EIN: 20-0815517 Website

The Appalachian Forest Heritage Area integrates central Appalachian forest history, culture, natural history, products, and forestry management into a heritage tourism initiative to promote rural community development.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$577K

-7.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$101K

+27.3% YoY

Grant Count

12

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

-4.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$386K$771K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$577,478$622,732$567,059
Revenue$1,396,416$1,085,929$1,192,951
Expenses$1,402,224$1,127,540$1,129,251
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$51K$76K$101K0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20229 grants202312 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Evergreen Heritage Cente…$14KHardy County Convention …$10KHigh Rocks Educational C…$10KPassages of the W Potoma…$10KWoodlands Development Gr…$10KArthurdale Heritage Inc$9KFuture Generations Univ …$8KFriends of Blackwater$7KGreenbrier Valley Archae…$6KRandolph Co Park and Rec…$6K

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Logan SmithExecutive Director$65K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Logan SmithExecutive Director50$64,792
Kent WalkerDirector0.25
Deidre RichieDirector0.25
Susan WilliamsDirector0.25
Jolynn PowersDirector0.5
Michael DreisbachDirector0.25
Robert BurnsDirector0.5
Martha MacgillDirector0.25
Rexana McCourtDirector0.25
David McGillVice President0.5
Robert JohnsonPresident0.5
Anne BeardsleeTreasurer0.5
Travis MillerSecretary0.25

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

ArthurdaleBeverlyCirclevilleCumberlandElkinsFranklinFrostburgHillsboroLewisburgLewsiburgMathiaMathiasThomas

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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