Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health Announces its Q2 grantees
July 19, 2024 | PARKERSBURG
Parkersburg, W.Va. (July 19, 2024) — Officials from the Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health today announced its second quarter grant funding to West Virginia-based nonprofit organizations. These grants support programs and initiatives that benefit the state's residents in the focus areas of oral health, community health, and family health.
These grants approved in the Fund's second meeting of 2024 bring the total funds committed to more than $1,000,000 dollars so far this year:
- Communities in Schools of Greenbrier County
- Heart and Hand Outreach Ministries
- Lily's Place Inc.
- Oglebay Foundation
- Read Aloud West Virginia
- Wing2Wing Foundation
- West Virginia Oral Health Coalition, Inc.
- Philanthropy West Virginia
- Vandalia Health Network
"These West Virginia-based nonprofit organizations do impactful work for our state's residents every single day," said Cathy McAlister, executive director of the Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health. "We're thrilled to partner with them on these initiatives that help improve the health and well-being of so many."
The Charitable Fund has awarded more than $6 million in grants to more than 100 organizations since its launch in 2021. These grants support programs that address Behavioral Health, Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), Oral Health, Substance Use Disorder, Community Health and Family Health.
About Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund
The Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health is a restricted fund of the Highmark Foundation that was established in 2021. 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 health-focused programs that impact individuals, families and communities throughout the Mountain State and work collaboratively to leverage additional funding to achieve replicable models. Visit www.highmarkfoundation.org for more information.
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
Bethany.ross@highmarkhealth.org