Tucker Community Foundation serves as a source for local charitable giving and social investment. We are a tax-exempt public charity serving thousands of people who share a common concern – sustaining and improving the quality of life in our region.
The Foundation pools donations we receive from individuals, families, businesses and organizations to create new, or to enhance existing, Endowed Funds that help our region meet the challenges of changing times. The Foundation manages the Endowed Funds and, based on the income earned on the investment of the principal donations, makes annual distributions in the form of grant and scholarship awards.
Tucker Community Foundation has been in existence since 1989 and currently manages assets in excess of $16 million. More than 80 Endowed Funds, serving an 8 county region, are managed by the Foundation. Barbour, Grant, Mineral, Preston, Pocahontas, Randolph and Tucker Counties, WV and Garrett County, MD are now considered part of the TCF service area. The Foundation is overseen by a volunteer board of directors and a staff of 2 full time employees and a senior trainee.
What we believe
We believe that promoting and protecting our heritage is so important it should be a part of all decision-making within the Foundation. We define our heritage as:
Our social and cultural environment
Self efficiency coupled with an intense sharing motivation
Family values
Community spirit
Natives frequently returning to the community
Sense of belonging
Rural freedom
We believe in high standards of conduct and ethics; in being open and honest with the community, donors, foundation grantees and ourselves; that avoiding conflict of interest in both acts and appearance is of the utmost importance; and that communication our values to the public is an important part of our organization and its service to the community.
We believe in being open minded and we value the knowledge gained from the opinions of all people.
We believe that all actions taken by the Foundation must yield the greatest benefit for the communities we serve.
Our vision
Tucker Community Foundation hopes to serve as a motivational model for a more productive and sound future through our commitment to our communities; to teach giving without expecting direct personal benefit.
Our Mission
Creating opportunities for the communities we serve.
