The West Virginia Humanities Council

CHARLESTON, WV EIN: 55-0553594 Website

THE WEST VIRGINIA HUMANITIES COUNCIL AWARDS GRANTS TO OTHERS, DIRECTLY FUNDS CERTAIN PROJECTS, E-WV AN ONLINE INTERACTIVE PROGRAM, AND CONDUCTS SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.8M

+5.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$204K

-12.3% YoY

Grant Count

16

+14.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

-23.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$641K$1M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,752,547$2,615,255$1,963,412
Revenue$1,776,214$2,329,342$1,384,887
Expenses$1,776,999$1,678,061$1,380,155
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$67,783$10,269$5,224
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$208K$417K$625K$833K46 grants202046 grants202121 grants202214 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY…$29KSHEPHERD UNIVERSITY FOUN…$25KWEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY O…$20KALCHEMY THEATRE TROUPE INC$18KWV MUSIC HALL OF FAME$18KMARSHALL UNIVERSITY RESE…$13KAUGUSTA HERITAGE CENTER$12KWV PUBLIC BROADCASTING F…$12KMARTINSBURG BERKELEY COU…$10KSTEP BY STEP INC$9K

Grant Size Distribution

143 grants across all recorded years

143<$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

ERIC WAGGONEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$109KHEATHER CAMPBELLFISCAL OFFICER$67K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GEORGE GIB BROWNPRESIDENT0.5
PAUL PAPADOPOULOSVICE PRESIDENT0.5
J DAN MCCARTHYTREASURER0.5
LESLIE BAKERSECRETARY0.5
MATTHEW BONDDIRECTOR0.5
RITA HEDRICK-HELMICKDIRECTOR0.5
GREGORY COBLEDIRECTOR0.5
LAURIE ERICKSONDIRECTOR0.5
ANN FARRDIRECTOR0.5
CHARLES LEDBETTERDIRECTOR0.5
PATRICK FELTONDIRECTOR0.5
CICERO FAIN IIIDIRECTOR0.5
MEGAN TARBETTDIRECTOR0.5
MICHELE MOURE-REEVESDIRECTOR0.5
LYDIA WARRENDIRECTOR0.5
KATRENA RAMSEYDIRECTOR0.5
LISA ROSEDIRECTOR0.5
PAM TARRDIRECTOR0.5
TOM SOPHERDIRECTOR0.5
JOHN UNGERDIRECTOR0.5
BRYSON VANNOSTRANDDIRECTOR0.5
ERIC WAGGONEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$109,151
HEATHER CAMPBELLFISCAL OFFICER40$67,275

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

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Cities

ArthurdaleBeaverBeverlyBridgeportBuckhannonCapon BridgeCharles TownCharlestonClarksburgCross LanesDavisElkinsFairmontFort AshbyGlenvilleGraftonHillsboroHuntingtonLewisburgMarlington

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

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