Applicants are invited to apply for the Nicholas County Community Foundation Grant Program.
Donor Name: Nicholas County Community Foundation
State: West Virginia
County: Nicholas County (WV)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/01/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Nicholas County Community Foundation (NCCF) is making discretionary grants from the Seelinger Family Foundation Fund and the Fund for Nicholas County. The Nicholas County Community Foundation knows that quality of life is enhanced by a diverse and healthy nonprofit sector. The Seelinger Family Foundation Fund is a field of interest fund “dedicated to maintaining and improving the areas of Summersville, West Virginia and Nicholas County, West Virginia, including but not limited to, their schools and educational systems, parks and recreation commissions, extracurricular organizations, governing bodies, athletic associations, fine arts centers and cultural and historical societies.
The mission of the Nicholas County Community Foundation connects charitable giving with a permanent source of funds to ease local needs while enriching the community for today and tomorrow.
Priorities
The NCCF focuses the unrestricted grantmaking program on capital and equipment projects and special programs in the areas of: arts and culture, education, health and human services, recreation, and youth and family services. Within these focus areas, the foundation places priority on supporting:
- One time projects/programs;
- Seed money for pilot projects or for responding to unmet or emerging community needs;
- Matching grants that leverage additional funding;
- Projects that reach a broad segment of the community;
- Projects not adequately served by existing community resources;
- Expansion of existing programs;
- Start up of new projects/programs of established organizations;
Funding Information
Grant awards typically range from $500 – $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Only 501(c)(3) not for profit organizations, public institutions and governmental entities meeting the criteria above are eligible to apply. Under the terms of the fund agreement “the interests of churches and other religious organization are not eligible for funding.
For more information, visit NCCF.
