West Virginia
State Parks Foundation

 
The West Virginia State Parks Foundation Inc. is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to “preserve, protect, and enhance West Virginia State Parks by providing leadership in communication, funding, and advocacy in partnership with individual Park Foundations.”  The Foundation was incorporated in 1998.
Notice

The West Virginia State Parks Foundation has a new website, LoveWVStateParks.com. Please check the new site for improved content.
This legacy site will remain active for the foreseeable future.

Some West Virginia parks and forests have local foundations that were created to support that park or forest. However, the majority of parks and forests don’t have an associated “Foundation of Record” and that’s where the statewide Foundation has a major role to play. Anyone interested in supporting a park or forest is encouraged to make a donation directly to the appropriate foundation. If there is no appropriate foundation, donations can be made to the statewide Foundation and designated to support any one or more parks or forests.


West Virginia State Parks Foundation Accomplishments

Click for a list of projects completed with complete or partial funding from the West Virginia State Parks Foundation.
Funding Sources

To accomplish its mission of supporting West Virginia's State Parks, the statewide Foundation can solicit, receive, and accept contributions, gifts, grants, and bequests of real and personal property. These may come from individuals, other foundations, partnerships, associations, governmental bodies, and public and private corporations. All Foundation funds and activities directly support West Virginia State Parks and Forests.


Preserving a Legacy

PUBLIC SUPPORT and user fees fund day-to-day park operations, maintenance, and limited capital improvements to state parks. Yet, with ever-increasing operating costs, private support through the Foundation is critical if we are to improve the quality of state park facilities. Importantly, gifts received through the Foundation are used to supplement, not replace, support from the State.

GIFTS MADE to the Foundation may be designated for specific purposes, including facilities improvement, new construction, nature programs, endowments, or equipment purchases at specific state parks or forests or used at the discretion of park management.


Ways to Contribute

Gifts of Cash
This is the most common form of charitable donations. Please make your check payable to WVSPF and return it with the form available here.  Donations can be made by check, credit card, or PayPal. Click here for details on paying with PayPal or a credit card. Checks should be mailed to:
West Virginia State Parks Foundation
324 4th Ave.
South Charleston, WV  25303

Gifts of Securities
The transfer of appreciated stock to West Virginia State Parks Foundation Inc. puts the full value of that asset to work for you and the park system. Capital gains taxes may be avoided with this type of donation. You may want to contact a professional advisor for legal, accounting, and tax advice.

Gifts of Real Estate
Gifts in this form will help avoid capital taxes and realize a charitable deduction. In the case of a personal residence, you may retain the right to live or rent the property under a special arrangement.

Gift of Life Insurance
If West Virginia State Parks Foundation Inc. is made the owner and beneficiary of a life insurance policy, donors may receive a current income tax reduction. You may want accounting to contact a professional advisor for legal, accounting, and tax advice.

Bequests
Bequests of real or personal property take many forms as all or part of an estate may be given to the West Virginia State Park Foundation to be used or endowed for future needs, depending on your wishes.
Donations can be made by check, credit card, or PayPal.  Click here for details.


Current Foundation Officers
President
 Greg Bray
 88 State Park Rd, Fairmont WV 26554   email: president@wvspf.org
Executive Director Brad Reed email wvspfexdreed@gmail.com
Vice President
 vacant
 email: vp@wvspf.org
Secretary
 Robert Hoke
 6304 Kaybro St, Laurel MD 20707  email: secretary@wvspf.org
Treasurer
 Kim McCluskey
 112 Captains Ln, Sneads Ferry NC 28460   email: treasurer@wvspf.org

Administrative Documents
Articles of Incorporation (1998)
Foundation bylaws (2010)
IRS Form 1023 (2002)
IRS tax-exempt Letter of Determination (2002)
Board meeting minutes, Annual Financial Reports, and Annual IRS Form 990
 

Forming a Local Foundation

Click here to go to a page outlining the general procedure for creating a new local foundation to support a West Virginia state park or forest.

 
Special Project - Restoring the Lost River State Park's Fire Tower

The Foundation is supporting a project to restore the CCC-era fire tower in the Lost River State Park in Hardy County and make it available to Park visitors. Click here for more information on the project and to donate to it.

 For More Information...

If you want more information about the West Virginia State Parks Foundation please send an e-mail message to info@wvspf.org or contact our office:
     West Virginia State Parks Foundation
     324 4th Ave.
     South Charleston, WV  25303

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page last updated or verified on June 11, 2026