Antero Foundation’s Clarksburg Dodgeball Tournament Raises More Than $200,000 for West Virginia Nonprofits

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A summer fundraiser that brought hundreds of people and nearly 100 teams to Clarksburg generated more than $200,000 for nonprofit organizations across West Virginia, Antero Resources announced this week.

The Antero Foundation’s eighth annual Fuel the Burn Dodgeball Tournament was held June 12 at Hite Field, bringing together approximately 90 teams and 800 attendees for a day of competition centered around charitable giving.

Antero recently released the final fundraising total from the event, reporting that more than $200,000 was raised. The money will support nonprofit organizations in communities where Antero employees live and work.

The tournament is one part of a broader charitable effort by the Antero Foundation, which was established in 2020 as a joint initiative of Antero Resources and Antero Midstream.

The foundation supports nonprofit organizations and community projects with an emphasis on education, health and human services, community development, environmental causes, and arts and culture.

In 2025 alone, the Antero Foundation donated more than $1 million to initiatives including food security, education, health services, environmental conservation and community development, according to Antero Resources.

That work has included several significant investments close to home.

Just last month, the Antero Foundation contributed $100,000 to the United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties, helping the organization complete its 2026 Annual Campaign with $737,700 raised. The money will support United Way partner agencies providing services ranging from food assistance and youth programs to emergency support and health initiatives across the two counties.

It marked another year of significant support for the local United Way. The Antero Foundation also provided a $100,000 contribution to the organization’s previous annual campaign.

The Foundation has also responded to immediate needs across the region. Following severe flooding in Lewis and Upshur counties this summer, it donated $10,000 to the Tygart Valley United Way flood relief fund and committed another $25,000 to the Lewis County Family Resource Network to assist recovery efforts.

Earlier this year, the Antero Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant to Simpson Elementary School in Bridgeport to help renovate the school’s playground.

Proceeds from previous Fuel the Burn tournaments have also directly supported organizations serving Harrison County and north-central West Virginia.

The 2025 tournament generated $170,000 that was distributed among five organizations: the D.A.R.E. program, Patrons of the Park, Genesis Youth Crisis Center, Hero’s Haven Child Advocacy Center and the Harrison County CASA Program.

Antero said 100 percent of proceeds from this year’s Fuel the Burn tournament will again go to charitable causes.

The company has not yet announced the individual organizations that will receive the more than $200,000 raised this summer.

Beyond the fundraising, the tournament has grown into a gathering for companies and employees throughout West Virginia’s energy industry. Businesses participate through teams, sponsorships and vendor opportunities, with the proceeds ultimately supporting charitable work.

Triple H captured this year’s tournament championship after facing Champion X in the final round.

For Antero, however, the result announced this week extends well beyond the final game at Hite Field. The more than $200,000 raised in Clarksburg adds to a broader Foundation effort that continues to direct significant resources into nonprofit organizations and communities throughout West Virginia.