The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation awarded more than $90,000 in grants to local nonprofits this fall, the Martinsburg Gazette-Mail reports.
According to the foundation's website, 501c3 organizations received grants ranging from $500 to $5,000.
Nonprofits with programs serving youth in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties received more than $22,000.
The foundation was established in 1995 to help donors create permanent endowments to provide grants and scholarships throughout the region.
Since its inception, the EWVCF has awarded $15 million.
All of the EWVCF's grants are made possible thanks to the generosity of its donors.
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