End-of-Year Gifts Support PAWV's Work Helping People Save Our Unique Places
As the state's leading nonprofit dedicated to saving our shared history and the buildings that tell those stories, the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (PAWV) is dedicated to helping people save and restore the places that matter to them most. We do this in many ways.
When a historic home is purchased, that new owner often turns to PAWV for help and guidance.
When beloved buildings and streetscapes face the threat of demolition, communities rallying to save their built history often turn to PAWV for support and funding.
When historic preservation incentives are threatened, the public relies on PAWV to be their voice in Charleston and Washington D.C.
When local history groups are struggling to deliver services to their community, they request Preserve WV AmeriCorps members to serve at their sites and build them up.
If you decide to give to PAWV this year, feel confident that your end-of-year gift will support people saving cool, old buildings and our shared past!
As the state's leading nonprofit dedicated to saving our shared history and the buildings that tell those stories, the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (PAWV) is dedicated to helping people save and restore the places that matter to them most. We do this in many ways.
When a historic home is purchased, that new owner often turns to PAWV for help and guidance.
When beloved buildings and streetscapes face the threat of demolition, communities rallying to save their built history often turn to PAWV for support and funding.
When historic preservation incentives are threatened, the public relies on PAWV to be their voice in Charleston and Washington D.C.
When local history groups are struggling to deliver services to their community, they request Preserve WV AmeriCorps members to serve at their sites and build them up.
If you decide to give to PAWV this year, feel confident that your end-of-year gift will support people saving cool, old buildings and our shared past!
Your donation supports:
Leveraging Other Federal, State & Private Funding: In 2025, PAWV leveraged over $880,000 in federal grant funding to directly support the saving of our unique buildings. Over $570,000 in subgrants to property stewards made the physical preservation and adaptive reuse of seven historic buildings possible, while the remaining funds supported the service of over 25 Preserve WV AmeriCorps members serving directly in our communities. In 2026, PAWV will announce a new subgrant program for the preservation of pre-statehood buildings as we won a third Paul Bruhn Rural Revitalization Grant from the National Park Service totaling $615,000.
In addition to federal grant funds, PAWV also won $200,000 in private funds from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to restore the New Salem Baptist Church in Raleigh County, as well as an additional $5,000 to assist with a study of the state historic tax credit program.
PAWV secured over $8,000 in grant funding for this year's West Virginia Historic Preservation Conference that was held in Wheeling and over 160 people attended (five of which received scholarships).
West Virginia Endangered Properties List: Our Endangered Properties Committee regularly meets to work towards saving properties threatened by demolition or neglect. This year's listings included the Middleway National Historic District, the Roane County Courthouse Annex, and the Mannington Middle School.
PAWV conducts site visits, meets with stakeholders, consults with experts about potential avenues for continued preservation, submits recommendations, and generally acts as an advocate for these historic places that cannot speak for themselves. This year, we celebrated the saving of 6 historic buildings in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve that had been scheduled for demolition.
Improvements to the West Virginia's Historic Tax Credit: PAWV regularly advocates for improving historic tax credit incentives that increase the feasibility of preservation projects across the state. This year, PAWV worked with Senator Capito's office to reintroduce the Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act, and at the state level, we worked within the Abandoned Properties Coalition to introduce legislation that aligned the state credit with the federal. Both pieces of legislation make this incentive more accessible because better tax credit incentives = more historic buildings preserved.
Your gift helps us save more special places by helping the people saving them. Thank you!
Leveraging Other Federal, State & Private Funding: In 2025, PAWV leveraged over $880,000 in federal grant funding to directly support the saving of our unique buildings. Over $570,000 in subgrants to property stewards made the physical preservation and adaptive reuse of seven historic buildings possible, while the remaining funds supported the service of over 25 Preserve WV AmeriCorps members serving directly in our communities. In 2026, PAWV will announce a new subgrant program for the preservation of pre-statehood buildings as we won a third Paul Bruhn Rural Revitalization Grant from the National Park Service totaling $615,000.
In addition to federal grant funds, PAWV also won $200,000 in private funds from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to restore the New Salem Baptist Church in Raleigh County, as well as an additional $5,000 to assist with a study of the state historic tax credit program.
PAWV secured over $8,000 in grant funding for this year's West Virginia Historic Preservation Conference that was held in Wheeling and over 160 people attended (five of which received scholarships).
West Virginia Endangered Properties List: Our Endangered Properties Committee regularly meets to work towards saving properties threatened by demolition or neglect. This year's listings included the Middleway National Historic District, the Roane County Courthouse Annex, and the Mannington Middle School.
PAWV conducts site visits, meets with stakeholders, consults with experts about potential avenues for continued preservation, submits recommendations, and generally acts as an advocate for these historic places that cannot speak for themselves. This year, we celebrated the saving of 6 historic buildings in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve that had been scheduled for demolition.
Improvements to the West Virginia's Historic Tax Credit: PAWV regularly advocates for improving historic tax credit incentives that increase the feasibility of preservation projects across the state. This year, PAWV worked with Senator Capito's office to reintroduce the Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act, and at the state level, we worked within the Abandoned Properties Coalition to introduce legislation that aligned the state credit with the federal. Both pieces of legislation make this incentive more accessible because better tax credit incentives = more historic buildings preserved.
Your gift helps us save more special places by helping the people saving them. Thank you!
Donate through PayPal Giving Fund, Zeffy, or by sending a check to PAWV, 421 Davis Ave. #4, Elkins, WV 26241.