WV AAP is leading clinic-based literacy efforts that place books and guidance directly into the hands of families, meeting children where they receive care to help build the foundation for school readiness, language development, and lifelong learning.
Future initiatives will expand into areas like oral health, ensuring children receive early prevention, education, and access to care that reduces long-term health complications.
WV AAP remains committed to protecting infants and young children through evidence-based safe sleep education and injury prevention strategies that save lives.
WV AAP responds quickly and effectively to policy threats and opportunities, amplifying the voice of pediatricians at the State Capitol and beyond. Advocacy protects not just individual children, but entire communities.
Why Sustaining Support Matters
Children’s health challenges evolve. Funding cycles end. Policy landscapes shift.
An endowment allows WV AAP to remain independent, proactive, and prepared. With this support WV AAP will be able to launch new initiatives, sustain successful programs, and advocate boldly when children need us most.
By giving regularly, members help:
Your support is not just a donation, it is an investment in the future of our state.
The WV AAP Endowment is a long-term investment created to support the mission of the West Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Contributions are invested so that earnings can be used year after year to advance child health, prevention, and advocacy efforts across West Virginia.
Children’s health challenges in West Virginia are complex and evolving. An endowment provides stable, forward-looking funding that allows WV AAP to respond to urgent needs, sustain successful programs, and advocate effectively without relying solely on short-term or restricted grants.
Endowment earnings will support a range of child health and advocacy initiatives. Qualifying projects will be selected by WVAAP Board Members on a rolling basis. Rather than funding a single project, the endowment allows WV AAP to invest where the need and impact is greatest. Current WV AAP Initiatives include:
The WV AAP Board of Directors provides governance and oversight, with funds managed in partnership with The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, a trusted community foundation. Clear policies ensure transparency, responsible investment, and mission-aligned use of funds.
The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation (TGKVF) is the community organization managing our endowment. Donations can be made online at West Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Donations can also be made with cash, check, or stock transfer by coordinating with the TGKVF in person (178 Summers Street, Charleston, WV 25301), by phone (304-346-3620), or emailing (web@tgkvf.org).
This is a chance to help build a lasting foundation for child health in West Virginia. Early supporters play a critical role in shaping the future strength, flexibility, and impact of WV AAP.
Together, we can ensure that pediatricians remain a powerful, unified voice for children today and for generations to come.
This is the WVAAP Endowment inaugural fundraising campaign. We are seeking 70 founding and/or recurring donors to celebrate our 70th anniversary.
Goal: 70 Founding Donors by the 2027 Annual Summit
No minimum gift required. Every gift makes an impact.
Suggested Giving levels
Donors are eligible to be a founding donor at the $1000 level. This can be in recurring or single donation totaling $1000. Recurring payment plan and initiation must begin before the conclusion of the 2027 WVAAP Summit.
Founding donors will be honored on the website and receive annual updates on the endowments growth and utilization of funds. Founding donors will also be honored at the 2027 WVAAP Summit with a commemorative gift.
Yes. Sustaining gifts, monthly or annual, are strongly encouraged. Recurring support helps WV AAP plan responsibly, invest strategically, and build long-term impact for children and families.
Yes. WV AAP is a 501c3 organization. Tax documents for gift receipts will be provided by The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation.
An unrestricted endowment is one of the most powerful tools a professional organization can have. It allows WV AAP to:
A strong endowment helps WV AAP:
In short, it strengthens the organization that supports children, pediatricians, and communities.
WV AAP will regularly share the following to illustrate how donors investment is making a difference statewide: