The United Methodist Foundation of West Virginia, Inc. has long had a policy of socially responsible investing. Investments are made in accordance with the Social Principles of the United Methodist Church: corporations whose major revenues are derived from alcohol, tobacco, gambling, production of nuclear armaments, pornography, and private prisons are excluded. We not only engage in negative screening, but we also take positive actions through sustainable investing. Through our partnership with Wespath Institutional Investment, we practice: