The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation has been serving West Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania since 1944. Grants are made to support specific initiatives in the areas of Education, Economic Development, Health and Human Services, and Community Development. In creating the Foundation in 1944, the Benedums expressed the wish that grantmaking be focused in West Virginia and Pittsburgh, their native and adopted homes. Since inception, the Foundation has distributed in excess of $500,000,000 as of December 31, 2018. The foundation is led by 9 active Trustees and a team of professional staff located in West Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. https://benedum.org/