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The Pittsburgh-based Benedum Foundation awarded 104 new grants in West Virginia last year, totaling more than $12 million.
The foundation gives roughly two-thirds of its grant money annually to West Virginia, where the late oil wildcatter Michael Benedum was born and got his start buying oil leases from rural landowners. The other third goes to Benedum's adoptive city of Pittsburgh and to nearby areas of southwestern Pennsylvania.See the full content of this document
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Benedum Grants More Than $12 Million in 2004
Since its inception in 1944, the foundation has given $179 million in philanthropic grants to West Virginia organizations.
The grants are used to promote and improve economic development, education, health and human services, community development, and the arts.Michael Benedum and his wife, Sarah, began the foundation as a memorial to their only child, Claude Worthington Benedum, who died in the influenza epidemic of 1918 while serving in the U.S. Army.Here is a complete list of Benedum grants awarded during 2004 to West Virginia groups:* Arts Monongahela Inc., Morgantown, $35,000, research and planning to grow and sustain arts in the community.* The Alliance for Children Inc., Charleston, $225,000, continued support of Care Access & Resource Enhancement project to improve services for children requiring out-of-home placement.* Berea College, Berea, Ky., $32,500, Brushy Fork Institute's leadership development program in West Virginia, par...See the full content of this document
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