The West Virginia Bar Foundation awards grants to non-profit organizations which are involved in programs and activities to improve the administration of justice and educate citizens about their rights and responsibilities under the law in West Virginia.

The Bar Foundation generally does not make grants to support annual campaigns or membership drives, budget for operating expenses, sectarian programs or activities or political purposes or lobbying.

Grants are awarded after review and consideration by the Bar Foundation's Board of Directors. A decision on the grant will be made within two consecutive meetings of the Bar Foundation's Board of Directors after the grant request is received. Applicants will be advised as to decisions regarding each grant request. Grant recipients are required to make follow-up reports to the Bar Foundation within twelve months of receipt of the grant.

The Bar Foundation has adopted a self-sufficiency policy for the Bar Foundation grant application, review, and approval process, as follows:
"In considering grant applications, the Bar Foundation specifically requests that applicants provide detailed plans and actions that demonstrates the ability to attain self-sufficiency regarding the programs and activities for which it is requesting Bar Foundation funding. The Bar Foundation will not provide continuous annual grants for the exact same endeavor towards achieving its mission of improving the administration of justice and the provision of legal services.”

As of fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Bar Foundation grants of nearly $706,000 have been awarded through 103 separate grants. An additional sum of $103,252 has been provided through 13 grants from the net proceeds of the Lunch and Laughs with a Legal Legend events, for a grand total of more than $809,000. Recent grants are listed below:

• March 2026:
  Child Protect of Mercer County - Mercer County SANE program - $5,000
• December 2025:
  WV Child Advocacy Network - Child Abuse Prosecutor (CAP) Cohort Series - $5,000
  Mountain State Justice - Immigration Legal Clinic and Community Training - $7,500
• July 2025:
  ChildLaw Services Inc. - Opioid Epidemic Fellowship for Kids II - to fund guardian ad litem attorneys in WV. - $7,700
• March 2025:
  WVU College of Law - Justice Larry V. Starcher Public Service Scholarship - $26,604
• February 2025:
  Child Protect of Mercer County - Digital evidence software - $5,000
  Legal Aid of WV - Assist with move to new building - $15,000
  Mountain State Justice – Revise and update the organization’s website. - $5,000
  Equal Justice America and Legal Aid of West Virginia - Place two summer law student fellows to work at Legal Aid of West Virginia to work pro bono to meet the civil legal needs of the poor and under-served. - $10,000
  West Virginia Civic Education Foundation - Retain a consultant to build and publish a website and to provide training for WVCEF to maintain the website going forward. - $2,700
  ChildLaw Services Inc. - Opioid Epidemic Fellowship for Kids II - to fund guardian ad litem attorneys in WV. - $12,300
• June 2024:
  Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia - Courts Learning Center - $5,000
• March 2024:
  WVU College of Law - Justice Larry V. Starcher Public Service Scholarship - $26,586
• December 2023:
  ChildLaw Services, Inc. - Opioid Epidemic Fellowship for Kids - $30,000
  WVU College of Law - Clinical Law Program - $4,607 (Lunch & Laughs with a Legal Legend)
• September 2023:
  Child Protect of Mercer County, Inc. - digital evidence software - $5,000
  Davis-Stuart, Inc. - debate team for underprivileged youth - $5,000
  Public Defender Services - to create an informational brochure - $3,500
• June 2023:
  Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia - Courts Learning Center - $5,000
  WVU College of Law - Justice Larry V. Starcher Public Service Scholarship - $25,272
• March 2023:
  Clay County High School - We the People national competition - $6,396
• December 2022:
  Fayette County Schools - Fostering Academics - $5,000
  WVU College of Law - Clinical Law Program - $6,192 (Lunch & Laughs with a Legal Legend)
• September 2022:
  Child Protect of Mercer County, Inc. - Mercer County SANE Program - $5,000
• June 2022:
  Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia - Courts Learning Center - $5,000
  WVU College of Law - WV Bar Foundation Public Service Scholarship - $25,000
• March 2022:
  West Virginia Judicial Lawyer & Assistance Program - $5,000
  Mountain State Justice - Clifford-Cleckley Fellowship - $5,500 Restorative Justice Program - $5,000