Nicholas County Community Foundation connects charitable giving with a permanent source of funds to ease local needs while enriching the community for today and tomorrow. It aims to support Nicholas County as a rich, compassionate community where collaborative efforts help build a prosperous community, serving as a leader by providing expertise and encouraging local charitable giving for long-term impact.
The Nicholas County Community Foundation Grant program aims to enhance the quality of life in Nicholas County by supporting a robust and healthy nonprofit sector. It encourages nonprofit organizations within Nicholas County to apply for competitive grants from the Seelinger Family Foundation Fund and the Fund for Nicholas County. The Seelinger Family Foundation Fund focuses on maintaining and improving various aspects of Summersville and Nicholas County, including education, parks, extracurricular organizations, and cultural societies. The Fund for Nicholas County is an unrestricted fund used to assist organizations serving the broader Nicholas County area. The grantmaking emphasizes capital and equipment projects and special programs across arts and culture, education, health and human services, recreation, and youth and family services. Priority is given to one-time projects, seed money for new initiatives, matching grants, broad-reaching projects, underserved community needs, program expansions, and new projects of established organizations.