Barth Charitable Trust

GRANTS

Barth Charitable Trust

The Harry E. & Olive T. Barth Charitable Trust, administered by Wesbanco Bank, Inc., seeks to make grants for use by non-profit organizations (designated as 501(c)(3) organizations) in West Virginia with preference, though not exclusively, to those organizations from the City of Sistersville, West Virginia and Tyler County, West Virginia areas that seek program support. Schools, Churches and governmental entities may also be considered.

Focus areas of the fund are animal welfare, nature conservancy, Sistersville, WV City Building preservation, and for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational activities.

Minimum grant request is $5,000.

Timeline

Applications will be accepted 1st Monday in August through 2nd Friday in September (4:00pm)

Funding announcements expected in October. Final Reports will be due 12 months from date of funding. Grant reports are completed online through the software used for the applications.

Please do not wait until the last few days to submit your grant application. Allow yourself and CFOV time to address any technical issues you may experience. Technical assistance is not guaranteed on the day of grant deadline.

How to Apply

Apply by visiting: Foundant Technologies (applications will not be available until grant cycle opens).

If you need assistance with the online account login, please contact Debbie at 304-242-3144 or debbie@cfov.org One grant request per organization will be considered.

Next Steps

Applications will be reviewed by an Advisory Committee, comprised of community stakeholders and trust advisors.

Funding decisions and announcements expected in October. Grants and projects are to be completed within 12 months of date of funding. Grant reports are completed online through the software used for the applications.

For questions, please contact CFOV at 304-242-3144.

Prior Grants

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