Public Charity

DISCOVER THE REAL WEST VIRGINIA FOUNDATION INC

DISCOVER THE REAL WEST VIRGINIA FOUNDATION INC, of CHARLESTON, WV, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $224K in revenue, $181K in expenses, $138K in total assets. 12 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $143K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 550725474 CHARLESTON, WV Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$224K
Total Expenses$181K
Total Assets$138K
Grant Records12
Funding Total$143K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

-ATTRACT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT: WEST VIRGINIA IS BECOMING A LEADER IN THE WORLD MARKETPLACE, AND IT DID NOT ARRIVE HERE BY ACCIDENT. THE FOUNDATION HAS A LONG AND ACCOMPLISHED HISTORY OF ATTRACTING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT BY ELEVATING WEST VIRGINIA'S STATURE IN THE GLOBAL BUSINESS ARENA. -RETAIN AND EXPAND WEST VIRGINIA BUSINESSES: THE FOUNDATION IS A STRATEGIC PARTNER FOR WEST VIRGINIA BUSINESSES. ITS PROGRAMS FOCUS ON PROVIDING WEST VIRGINIA BUSINESSES THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO GROW AND SUCCEED IN TODAY'S GLOBAL ECONOMY. -HIGHLIGHT ISSUES CRITICAL TO ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO HIGHLIGHT ISSUES OR TOPICS CRITICAL TO ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TO FACILITATE ACTION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Albert L Wright Jr
TREASURER Brad N Hall
VICE PRESIDE Craig W Hartzell
SECRETARY Diana Lewis Jackson
DIRECTOR Ellen S Cappellanti Esquire
DIRECTOR Jason S Harshbarger

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Top Grant Purposes

Support
$50,000 5 grants
Sponsorship
$35,000 1 grant
CORPORATE SPONSOR TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF FOUNDATION.
$20,000 2 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $224K $181K $138K
2024 $175K $168K $140K
2023 $142K $158K $83K
2021 $150K $140K $133K
2020 $155K $156K $103K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $155K to $224K (+45%), with total assets most recently reported at $138K.

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