The Tom & Virginia Seely Foundation has awarded more than $280,000 in grants to qualified nonprofit organizations serving children throughout Morgan County, continuing a nearly three-decade legacy of support for local youth programs.
Since 1997, the Foundation has invested more than $2.7 million in educational, athletic, social, civic, and community-based programs that create meaningful opportunities for Morgan County children and families.
Tom and Virginia Seely were known for giving generously and without fanfare. Although both have been gone for more than a decade, their kindness, vision, and thoughtful planning continue to strengthen programs that improve the quality of life for children and the broader Morgan County community.
The grants were presented during the Foundation’s June 18 award ceremony. This year’s recipients and funded projects include:
Paw Paw Public Library
Summer Reading Program — $5,430
Morgan County Starting Points/ Paw Paw
Elevate Youth Initiative — $9,984
Paw Paw Festival
Children’s Activity Zone expansion — $5,000
Boys & Girls Club Morgan County Unit
Summer programs — $10,000
Morgan County Schools
Weather Balloon Project — $1,422
Project SEARCH job skills program for children with disabilities — $9,000
Berkeley Springs High School
School therapy dog trainer handling — $1,200
Band Summer Music Camp — $8,200
Tennis training equipment — $235
Girls varsity soccer equipment — $818
Fishing Club safety equipment and competition expenses — $4,000
Warm Springs Middle School
Girls basketball team equipment — $3,400
Planetarium Learning Experience videos — $8,418
Howling Harvest Farm Greenhouse — $10,000
Reusable STEM Escape Room — $700
Pleasant View Elementary
School-wide math intervention coach — $10,000
School-wide math enrichment program — $5,000
Morgan County Partnership
Too Good for Drugs and Botvin Life Skills — $10,000
Positive Action and Too Good for Violence — $10,000
Morgan County Starting Points
Mountain Movers Middle School program — $10,000
Morgan County Backpacks — $10,000
Wind Dance Farm
& Earth Education Center
Environmental education program expansion — $10,000
Morgan County Association
for Food & Farms
SNAP funds for low-income families — $10,000
Morgan County
Tennis Association
Youth tennis program equipment — $300
Life or Drugs,
Tri-State Support
Family preservation and reunification program — $10,000
Team HOPE (formerly Brighter Horizons Kids Club)
Safe and nurturing environment for children — $10,000
CASA of the
Eastern Panhandle
Year 2 expansion of Morgan County Permanency Program — $10,000
Fostering Futures Forward: Morgan County Expansion — $10,000
First United Methodist Church
Vacation Bible School program — $1,000
Trinity Asbury UMC
Vacation Bible School — $2,500
Morgan County Public Library
Children’s programming at the library — $9,985
Bath Civic Trust
Support for portable ice-skating rink program — $5,000
Cacapon Resort State Park Foundation
Children’s nature programs and holiday celebrations — $2,899
Morgan County Observatory
Activities at Warm Springs Middle School and adjustable telescope pier — $9,948
Greenwood School
Community Center, Inc.
Astronomy displays and Celestial Court — $9,903
Morgan County
Parks & Recreation
School supplies for more than 500 children — $8,013
Morgan County
Wellness Center
Youth recreation access scholarships — $10,000
Stepping Stones to a
Brighter Future
Helping families survive domestic violence — $10,000
Black Cat Music Cooperative
Director of Outreach and Development stipend — $10,000
Morgan Arts Council
Year-round youth arts programs — $10,000
Through these grants, the Seely Foundation continues to honor Tom and Virginia Seely’s commitment to quiet service, meaningful opportunity, and lasting support for the children of Morgan County.
