Fund Catalog

ACWP Fund

The Animal Control & Welfare Project, Inc. is referred to as the Humane Society for Summers County. Its mission includes finding homes for displaced animals, spaying and neutering animals, investigating animal abuse, and public education. Animal Control and Welfare Project (ACWP) will create a one-time $1,000 scholarship to be awarded annually (if candidates are available) to a student whose plans include the care of animals. ACWP stipulates at least one member of their Board be part of the review and selection process of all applicants for the ACWP Animal Care Scholarship.

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Chanlett-Avery Fund

The Chanlett-Avery Fund was established to support efforts in and around Summers County to enhance the health and environment of its residents.

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Children's Health Fund (Lacy Wood)

The Will of Lacy Wood left half of his estate to help children with medical issues. The Hinton Area Foundation has established this Field-of-Interest fund to receive and assess requests for aid from the families of children who need medical assistance.

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Clifford Luther Young Fund (Diabetes)

This fund was created when the late Clifford Young made a bequest in his will to allocate monies to help those suffering from diabetes.

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Colonel James McCreery Baylor Fund

Col. James McCreery Baylor was a retired senior vice president of A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc. and a retired US Marine Corps Reserve Colonel. He was a veteran of WWII and the Korean War. Although he left Hinton at a young age, he retained a strong interest in the area. His family and the directors of the Piney Land Company, McCreery Coal Land Company, and James T. McCreery Company, on whose boards Mr. Baylor served for over 40 years, have established this discretionary fund in the Hinton Area Foundation to honor his memory and his ties to Hinton.

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Community Impact Fund

The Community Impact Fund (originally established as the General Endowment Fund) is a discretionary endowed fund which provides annual grant funding in March for the ever- changing charitable needs of the Hinton and Summers County community.

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Donald Frederick Mock, Jr. Memorial Fund

Established in memory of Freddie Mock by his children, DF Mock, III and Molly Mock Kaufmann, for the purpose of grant support for extracurricular activities focused on sports, indoor and outdoor recreation, fine arts and music. Recipients of funding go to nonprofit and volunteer organizations based in Summers County for youth ages 18 years and younger.

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Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery Fund

Established to support perpetual care for general maintenance and upkeep of Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery in Forest Hill, WV

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Florence & Peggy Rossi Fund

This Field-of-Interest fund was established by the generous gift of Florence Rossi to support REACHH-Family Resource Center.

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Fox Cemetery Fund

The historic Fox Cemetery is located at Brooks, West Virginia. The fund was started by Wilma Angotti, Jennings Cyrus, and Melvin Plumley for its maintenance and upkeep.

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Geraldine and Billy Joe Edwards Youth Activities Fund

Geraldine and Billy Joe Edwards have established the Youth Activities Fund to enhance the opportunities of youth attending James Chapel Church in True, West Virginia. Income from the fund is distributed to the Church annually and benefits youth who participate in church activities or display an active leadership role.

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Graham House Foundation Fund

The Graham House, located at Lowell on Route 3 is the oldest home in Summers County. James Graham built his home in 1770. The original logs and stone chimneys are still intact. To preserve the structure and the history associated with it, the home was purchased by the Graham House Preservation Society, a non-profit, all-volunteer organization. Popular viewing opportunities are in December when the Society recreates Christmas dinners from the 1770s. The Graham House Preservation Society created this fund to help insure the future of the house.

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Gwinn Cemetery Fund

The historic Gwinn Cemetery was originally a family cemetery, which was established in the late 1700s. As the Green Sulphur Springs community grew other members of the community were buried there also. The fund was established by Regina Gwinn Eckle to preserve and maintain the cemetery.

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Halidon Community Cemetery Fund

Established in 2026, the purpose of the Halidon Community Cemetery Fund is to provide for the perpetual care, maintenance, improvement, and long-term upkeep of the Halidon Community Cemetery in Green Sulphur Springs, WV.

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Hendrick Oak Grove Fund

Created by John & Betty Hendrick, the purpose of this fund is for maintenance of the historic Oak Grove Cemetery in Ballengee, WV.

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Hilltop Cemetery Development Fund

Established by Ben and Gayle Vest, this fund provides for the preservation, restoration, promotion, general maintenance and any other activities of the historic Hilltop Cemetery in Hinton, WV with the intent of to lead to the cemetery becoming a cultural and historical tourist destination.

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Hilltop Cemetery Fund

This fund is established to provide funding for the perpetual care of the historic Hilltop Cemetery in Hinton, WV.

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Hinton Area Foundation Community Fund

This discretionary fund was started by the Hinton Area Foundation with proceeds from the Autumn After Five social event and a matching grant from the Carter Family Foundation.

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