Helen Parker Willard Fund – Historic Cemetery Grants
Forecasted
Helen Parker Willard Fund – Historic Cemetery Grants support nonprofits caring for historic cemeteries in Jefferson County, West Virginia, funding restoration and upkeep to preserve graves and public-use areas.
Funder: Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $1,000–$5,000 per grant
Summary: Supports historic cemetery preservation and care of neglected graves and public-use cemetery areas in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
Key Information: Projects must strictly serve the fund’s cemetery preservation, grave maintenance, or semipublic-area maintenance purposes.
Description
The Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation’s Helen Parker Willard Fund supports the care and preservation of historic cemeteries in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Grants fund maintenance, repair, and restoration of monuments, headstones, and grave markers of historical or architectural significance to the community, emphasizing notable Civil War era history.
The fund also supports preservation, beautification, and maintenance of abandoned or deteriorating graves, focusing on areas open to the public. Maintenance of semipublic areas is another supported purpose when the work lessens the burden of government. Organizations preserving local Civil War gravesites and public-use areas of community history are particularly encouraged to apply.
