Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health releases 2023 Annual Report
Feb. 28, 2024 | PARKERSBURG W. Va.
PARKERSBURG (Feb. 28, 2024) — The Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health releases its 2023 Giving Report. This report offers a snapshot into the Fund's efforts to advance the health and well-being of individuals and families throughout West Virginia through partnerships with nonprofits implementing impactful health-related programs and initiatives.
The Charitable Fund is committed to improving residents' overall health, well-being and quality of life in all 55 counties through supporting the day-to-day dedication of meaningful nonprofits that are hands-on in communities across the Mountain State. In 2023, the Fund committed more than $1.6 million to 36 nonprofits through grants focused on oral health, behavioral health, family health, and community health.
Additional 2023 highlights include:
- The Charitable Fund awarded nearly $500,000 dollars in grant funding nonprofit organizations to address gaps in access to behavioral health and mental health care for West Virginians through a Request For Proposal issued in early 2023.
- A new scholarship program to address the increasing healthcare worker shortage was established through a two-year $300,000 grant to the St. Mary's Medical Center Foundation for students enrolled in the St. Mary's Medical Center for Excellence's nursing, medical imaging, and respiratory care programs.
- Fighting against food-insecurity, the Fund awarded a $150,000 grant to the Mountaineer Food Bank's "Veteran's Table" program, which provides West Virginia veterans and their families with monthly food boxes with fresh produce, shelf-stable food, and hygiene items.
About Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund
The Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health is a restricted fund of the Highmark Foundation. The Charitable Fund for Health‘s mission is to improve the health, well-being and quality of life for individuals who reside in all 55 counties in West Virginia. The Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health strives to support programs that impact multiple counties and work collaboratively to leverage additional funding to achieve replicable models. For more information, visit www.highmarkfoundation.org.
About Highmark Foundation
The Highmark Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) private, charitable organization dedicated to improving the health, wellbeing, and quality of life for individuals who reside in the communities served by Highmark, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates. We fulfill our missing by awarding high-impact grants to charitable organizations that implement evidence-based programs aimed at improving community health. Central to the Foundation's mission is identifying and continuously reevaluating our region's prevailing health care needs. By doing so, the Foundation remains at the forefront of those needs, well-equipped to pinpoint the issues that more urgently need support.
In 2021, two new restricted funds were established at the Highmark Foundation — the Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health and the United Concordia Dental Charitable Fund. These funds support the ongoing work of the Highmark Foundation across its footprint and beyond.
For more information, visit www.highmarkfoundation.org and follow the Highmark Foundation on LinkedIn.
Contact:
Bethany Ross
Highmark Health
304-347-7698
Bethany.ross@highmarkhealth.org