ACGM and YCF Announce 2025 Organizational Arts Grant Recipients

Morgantown, WV – The Arts Council of Greater Morgantown (ACGM) and Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc. (YCF) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025-26 Organizational Arts Grants. Fourteen nonprofits in Monongalia County were awarded a collective total of $137,000 at an event on Tuesday, August 12, at The Co-Op in Morgantown.

The following organizations received grants: International Street Festival (sponsored by ACGM), Main Street Morgantown, Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society, Monongahela River Trails Conservancy, Monongalia Arts Center, Monongalia Symphony Orchestra, Morgantown Art Association, Morgantown Dance, Morgantown Theatre Company, Project Rainbow, Spark! Imagination and Science Center, Summit Chamber Music Series, West Virginia Botanic Garden, West Virginia Public Theatre, WV Moonlight Market (sponsored by ACGM).

This initiative is a collaborative effort supported by contributions from the City of Morgantown, the Monongalia County Commission, and the Douglas H. Tanner Memorial Fund for the Arts.  Additional funding was provided by donations from Dr. Stephen J. Wetmore, Anka M. Fantulin Endowment for Animals and Arts, The Arts Fund at YCF, and the Miles McKennan Foreman Youth Art Fund.

The mission of the Organizational Arts Grant program is to broaden community support for the arts, promote excellence in the arts, and ensure that our community has a variety of arts programs. The grant structure and criteria were formulated by a committee of volunteers, including individual artists and arts organizations.

“We’re incredibly grateful to our city and county funders, as well as the many local arts nonprofits that make our arts scene so vibrant,” said Lisa Giuliani, Grant Program Chair. “Congratulations to all the recipients for their outstanding contributions in providing enriching arts and cultural opportunities for our community.”

Since 2018, when the City of Morgantown and the Monongalia County Commission began collaborating on the Organizational Arts Grant program, more than $1.3 million in grant funding has been awarded to local nonprofits working to promote the arts in Monongalia County.

The 2026 Organizational Arts Grant application will be available online in April at www.ycfwv.org.



The Arts Council of Greater Morgantown (ACGM):
Advance the arts and enhance the community by encouraging investment in imagination, infrastructure, and invention.
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Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc. (YCF):
Promote philanthropy and build endowment funds to benefit our communities.