Investing Boldly for a Future

Where All Mountaineers Are Free.

For West Virginia's Future is developing a plan for transformative change to improve our state and building a network of donors, leaders, and coordinated organizations working year-round to educate the public on important issues, inspire civic engagement, and advance a responsible democracy in the Mountain State.

  • The work we do continues to grow and gain results

  • For West Virginia's Future has raised $6M in 6 years

  • Granted to more than 25 West Virginian organizations working across the state

  • Generated millions of voter contacts from West Virginians to West Virginians since 2020

  • Developed, facilitated, and resourced 6 coalitions, making progressive policy change possible

Moving Money.

We pool donor and philanthropic resources to make long-term investments in the organizations and people leading change.

Supporting Progress.

We support campaigns that challenge the status-quo and advance our shared West Virginian values and strategic plan.

Fostering Collaboration.

We work in coalitions to design programs and fill needs for  research, tools, and capacity that foster effective organizing, communications, and community engagement..

How We Work

Being a West Virginian means caring for our neighbors, respecting each other’s differences, and joining together to build a better future. By focusing on resource development to build out crucial elements of political and social power beyond elections, FWVF is taking responsibility for cultivating and sustaining year-round efforts to educate the public on important issues, inspire civic engagement, and advance a responsible democracy in the Mountain State.

FWVF invests to ignite and sustain these elements in order to make progress towards the twin goals of:

  • impeding or rolling back the expansion of right-wing extremism and

  • building a foundation of progressive power for a brighter future in West Virginia

In the near term this will require sustained fundraising, training and retaining talented individuals who share our values, and the development of innovative efforts to engage a wider array of our friends and neighbors in the civic process. Some of these elements FWVF will incubate or manage directly, others it will support partner organizations or coalitions to advance.