CHARLESTON, W.Va. - More than 220 sponsors contributed an estimated $800,000 to date to underwrite the costs of Gov. Joe Manchin's second inauguration, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Predominant among the list of sponsors are coal, natural gas and other energy companies; health care and pharmaceutical companies and physicians; lawyers and law firms; labor unions and gaming companies - large and small.

While the minimum requested contribution to be an inaugural sponsor was $2,500, inaugural committee spokeswoman Sara Payne Scarbro said some of the listed sponsors, particularly individuals, may have given less than that amount.

"We accepted contributions of up to $5,000," she said. "Some individuals might not have been able to give $2,500...but they wanted to show their appreciation and support."

In the solicitation for contributions, the inaugural committee offered two sponsorship levels.

Companies or individuals donating $2,500 received two reserved seats at the inauguration, two tickets to a sponsor appreciation reception Sunday evening at the Clay Center, two tickets to the inaugural ball, and two passes to a VIP hospitality suite at the Civic Center.

Donors at the $5,000 level received four tickets to each event and four passes to the hospitality suite.

Scarbro said a final report listing all inaugural contributions and expenditures will be filed with the secretary of state's office once all outstanding expenses are paid.

"Hopefully, that will be in a couple of weeks," she said.

In 2005, the inaugural committee raised more than $1.3 million, and ultimately transferred about $500,000 in surplus to help pay for renovations to the governor's mansion.

Among the 222 listed sponsors for the 2009 inauguration at least 27 are coal, natural gas or other energy companies. Among them: Arch Coal, Consol Energy, Dominion Resources, International Coal Group, Patriot Coal Corp., and Waco Oil and Gas. The Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia and the West Virginia Coal Association also were sponsors.

In addition to calling for development of new energy technologies, Manchin in his inaugural address Monday pledged to seek affordable health care for all working West Virginians.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - More than 220 sponsors contributed an estimated $800,000 to date to underwrite the costs of Gov. Joe Manchin's second inauguration, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Predominant among the list of sponsors are coal, natural gas and other energy companies; health care and pharmaceutical companies and physicians; lawyers and law firms; labor unions and gaming companies - large and small.

While the minimum requested contribution to be an inaugural sponsor was $2,500, inaugural committee spokeswoman Sara Payne Scarbro said some of the listed sponsors, particularly individuals, may have given less than that amount.

"We accepted contributions of up to $5,000," she said. "Some individuals might not have been able to give $2,500...but they wanted to show their appreciation and support."

In the solicitation for contributions, the inaugural committee offered two sponsorship levels.

Companies or individuals donating $2,500 received two reserved seats at the inauguration, two tickets to a sponsor appreciation reception Sunday evening at the Clay Center, two tickets to the inaugural ball, and two passes to a VIP hospitality suite at the Civic Center.

Donors at the $5,000 level received four tickets to each event and four passes to the hospitality suite.

Scarbro said a final report listing all inaugural contributions and expenditures will be filed with the secretary of state's office once all outstanding expenses are paid.

"Hopefully, that will be in a couple of weeks," she said.

In 2005, the inaugural committee raised more than $1.3 million, and ultimately transferred about $500,000 in surplus to help pay for renovations to the governor's mansion.

Among the 222 listed sponsors for the 2009 inauguration at least 27 are coal, natural gas or other energy companies. Among them: Arch Coal, Consol Energy, Dominion Resources, International Coal Group, Patriot Coal Corp., and Waco Oil and Gas. The Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia and the West Virginia Coal Association also were sponsors.

In addition to calling for development of new energy technologies, Manchin in his inaugural address Monday pledged to seek affordable health care for all working West Virginians.

Health care and pharmaceutical companies accounted for at least 14 sponsorships, while 13 physicians also were listed as individual sponsors.

Those sponsors included Cabell Huntington Hospital, Charleston Area Medical Center, Eli Lilly, Mon Health Systems, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhARMA), Raleigh General Hospital, and United Health Systems. Also, the state Dental Association, Health Care Association, and Hospital Association each were sponsors.

Lawyers and law firms accounted for about 14 sponsorships, with firms including Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff and Love; Jackson and Kelly; Lewis, Glasser, Casey and Rollins; and Steptoe and Johnson among the donors.

Gaming companies accounted for at least 10 sponsorships. That included operators of the state's Mountaineer, Charles Town, Tri-State and Wheeling Downs racetrack casinos, as well as industry giant GTECH, which has the state contract to provide online terminals for Powerball and daily lottery tickets.

It also included smaller companies that distribute limited video lottery machines to bars and clubs, such as Clay Music Co., Shaffer Amusement and Wheeling Coin/A-1 Amusement.

Also, Herk Sparchane, past president of the West Virginia Amusement and Limited Video Lottery Association, was an individual sponsor.

At least seven labor unions were sponsors, including the American Federation of Teachers, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the United Mine Workers, and the West Virginia AFL-CIO.

Other individual sponsors included former state Sen. Oshel Craigo, former Gov. Gaston Caperton, and current Delegate Doug Reynolds, D-Wayne.

Meanwhile, only one state institution of higher education, Marshall, was listed as a sponsor.

However, West Virginia University, Fairmont State, Shepherd, Pierpont Community and Technical College, Glenville State, Concord and Bluefield State each purchased ads in the official inauguration magazine.

Reach Phil Kabler at ph...@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1220