Join Us As a PATRON

Become a Patron of Central West Virginia HEART, Inc.

1. You keep the building standing.

A Friend’s gift keeps the rooms open. Your Patron’s gift keeps the roof over them. HeartHouse

is an 1884 building, which means it requires attention. We need to attend to heat, electricity,

water, insurance, cleaning, and whatever Mother Nature hands us. When the July 2026 floods

destroyed so much property in the county, we were lucky to have 9-foot basement ceilings

holding back four feet of water. But we still needed to react quickly, remove the water, and dry

the building. When floodwaters displaced the Lewis County Senior Center and its members

needed somewhere to meet for three months, we said yes before we knew how we would cover

the utility bill. Your support at a Patron level allows us to use our building to serve the

community.

2. You pay for the people who do the work.

Operating money is the hardest money a small organization can raise, because most funders

prefer to pay for programs. Almost nobody offers to fund an administrator, and yet very little

happens without one. Our Administrator keeps our records, works with our bookkeeper, and

supports our Board of Directors. Our Artist in Residence, built the Performance Lounge with

volunteers, organized our Appalachian Film Night, and has chronicled our experience with his

skills as a visual storyteller. Your gift at the Patron level is what turns willing people into staffed

people.

3. You make it possible for us to act quickly.

Your Patron gift provides us with money that is not tied to any specific program. When

circumstances arise, we can act quickly. In July 2026, when the water came through Lewis and

Upshur counties, we were collecting clean-up supplies, cooking pancake breakfasts, and

establishing a Phase 2 Donation Center long before anyone had time to write a grant

application. Quick response is possible because we had the flexibility to use our funds to

respond quickly. That’s what your Patron gift provides.

4. You can reach this level with other people.

A Patron gift is $5,000 to $24,999, and it does not have to come from one household. You can

gather a circle instead. What makes you a Patron is not the size of your own check so much as

your willingness to invite others to join you, and a group of neighbors giving together reaches

$5,000 the same way a single donor does. Learn details about establishing a giving circle and

reaching Patron status with friends, family, or classmates.

5. Your name goes on the founding roll, and that happens only once.

Central West Virginia HEART, Inc. became a 501(c)(3) public charity effective June 2026. Every

Patron who gives during 2026 and 2027 is recorded permanently as a Founding Patron of

HeartHouse. You only have the possibility at the beginning to found an organization. The

designation closes at the end of 2027.

Where Your Donation Fits

Your gift of $5,000 to $24,999 funds the things that hold everything else up: staffing,

utilities, insurance, building repair, and the operating budget that lets us plan a year

instead of a month. Consider a Patron gift the footing under the house. Your

contribution is why the lights stay on in a building that gives its rooms away for free.

The Patron tier is one of three levels of giving. You may choose to give at this level

alone, or you may gather others and reach it together. What makes you a Patron is not

the size of your own check so much as your willingness to invite people to join you.

Friends give $50 to $4,999 a year and fund the work happening right now. Visionaries

give $25,000 or more and can lend their names to a room or a capital campaign.

Contact us to establish a special giving circle. Right now, we have welcomed the Class

of 1976 who, following their 50th high school reunion, stepped up to support a Tuesday

night for community learning. A circle of neighbors reaches $5,000 the same way one

donor does.

What you receive when you donate at the PATRON level

Everything a Friend receives, including a copy of The Story of a House and What It

Became, our booklet on the 1884 building and how it turned into HeartHouse.

Permanent listing as a Founding Patron of HeartHouse for gifts made in 2026 or 2027.

A place on the annual Patron roll, or your privacy if you prefer it.

A conversation each year with our Founding Director about where the organization is

headed and what it needs next.

An invitation for you and your guests to a Patron gathering at HeartHouse.

An operating report showing what your gift covered, line by line, rather than in general

terms.

A voice. Patrons are consulted before we commit to a new program or a major expense.

How you can give. Identify whether you want to give once, monthly, or across the tax

year. Your gift is tax deductible (EIN 42-2237503). Gifts of appreciated stock and gifts

from a donor advised fund are welcome, and we are glad to walk through either with

you. Lets get to work!

Givebutter recommends you provide a fee for the online service. That is not required.

You can also avoid fees by contributing via bank wire transfer or by check sent to:

Central West Virginia HEART, Inc.

266 Main Avenue

Weston, WV 26452

To talk through where your gift fits, contact us. Central West Virginia HEART, Inc., 266 Main Avenue,

Weston, West Virginia 26452. EIN 42-2237503. Contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent

allowed by law.

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Hearthouse Patrons