Hollowell Dawkins Foundation announces 2026 awards

PRESS RELEASE

LEWISBURG, W.Va., — The Board of Directors of Hollowell Dawkins Foundation, Inc. awarded grants totaling $803,230.00 to 59 local organizations in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Grants awarded by the Hollowell Dawkins Foundation to date total $14,795,627.90.

Recipients of this year’s grant awards are as follows: 

Alderson Main Street, Bethlehem Farm, Carnegie Hall, CASA of the Greenbrier Valley, Child & Youth Advocacy Center, Children’s Home Society, Communities in Schools of Greenbrier County, Davis-Stuart, Family Refuge Center, Clintonville Volunteer Fire Department, Lewisburg Volunteer Fire Company, Frankford Volunteer Fire Department, Quinwood Volunteer Fire Department, Ronceverte Volunteer Fire Department, White Sulphur Springs Fire Department, Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department, First Baptist Church in Rainelle, Frankford Autumnfest Corporation, Frankford Elementary School, Friends of Feral and Homeless Cats, Gateway Industries, Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council, Greenbrier Community School, Greenbrier County Emergency Ambulance, Greenbrier East Baseball, Greenbrier East Project Graduation, Greenbrier East Soccer, Greenbrier Historical Society, Greenbrier Humane Society, Greenbrier River Trail Foundation, Greenbrier Valley Aquatic Center, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, High Rocks Educational Corporation, Joyful Noise After School Program, City of Lewisburg, Lewisburg Fairlea Food Locker, Lewisburg Foundation, Lewisburg Literary Group, Lewisburg Police Department, Loni’s Legacy, Make-A-Wish Foundation, New River Community & Technical College Foundation, Rainelle Food Pantry, Reigning Warriors, Ronceverte Lions Club, Ronceverte River Festival, Shepherd’s Center of Greenbrier Valley, Wellspring of Greenbrier, WVU Extension Energy Express, WV Golf Association dba First Tee—WV, Western Greenbrier Little League, White Sulphur Springs EMS, Young Life Greenbrier County and the following Public Libraries: Alderson, Greenbrier County, Rainelle, Ronceverte, Rupert and White Sulphur Springs.

Current Hollowell Dawkins Foundation Board members are Kelly Collins, Amy Criddle, Alyson Dotson, Katie Eads, Greg Glover, Dr. Michael Meadows, Mary Page Nemcik, Daniel Ream and Tommy Vance.

If you would like to apply for a grant from the Hollowell Dawkins Foundation, please request an application form by writing to the Foundation at 1022 Washington Street E., Lewisburg, WV 24901, by email, hollowellfoundation@gmail.com or from the website.   When returning your completed grant application form, please include a copy of your Internal Revenue Service tax exemption letter; your budget for at least the two most recent years and your income statement and balance sheet for the current year.  Applications are accepted any time delivered to 1022 Washington Street East or by mail; no electronic submissions are accepted. 

Grant awards are made in June each year.  Applications must be received by April 1, 2027 to be considered at the June, 2027 Board meeting.  

Awards are made in memory of Otto Hollowell, Margaret Ford Hollowell and John R. Dawkins and as a tribute to their philanthropic efforts throughout the Greenbrier Valley.  It is the primary mission of the Foundation to promote and enhance the quality of life of the citizens of the Greenbrier Valley by supporting projects that sustain and advance educational, scientific, literary, recreational and cultural endeavors.