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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 01-6225742

Chris Hess Foundation

A private foundation in Wheeling, WV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $582,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Joseph N Gompers
117 Edgington Lane
Wheeling, WV 260031534
(304) 242-9300
Form and materials
Written form with description of charitable purposes and evidence of charitable/exempt status under internal revenue code section 501(c)(3).
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Limited to distributions for charitable purposes under 501(c)(3).

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $582,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $11,254,891

  • Tax year 2024

    $301,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $10,677,903

  • Tax year 2023

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $10,288,503

  • Tax year 2022

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $10,379,480

  • Tax year 2021

    $546,450

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $10,748,318

  • Tax year 2020

    $552,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $10,057,787

  • Tax year 2019

    $453,300

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $10,039,141

  • Tax year 2018

    $604,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $9,507,078

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Oglebay Foundation IncWheeling, WV

    Charitable

    $220,000
  2. YMCA of WheelingWheeling, WV

    Charitable

    $110,000
  3. Wheeling CentralWheeling, WV

    Charitable

    $75,000
  4. The Linsly SchoolWheeling, WV

    Charitable

    $50,000
  5. Think PinkWheeling, WV

    Charitable

    $30,000
  6. Oglebay InstituteWheeling, WV

    Charitable

    $15,000
  7. Faith in ActionWheeling, WV

    Charitable

    $15,000
  8. Orchard Park HospitalWheeling, WV

    Charitable

    $15,000
  9. Moundsville Veterans Honor GuardMoundsville, WV

    Charitable

    $10,000
  10. Ohio Valley Wellnes CoalitionWheeling, WV

    Charitable

    $10,000
  11. King's DaughtersWheeling, WV

    Charitable

    $10,000
  12. Newbridge Academy for KidsWheeling, WV

    Charitable

    $10,000
  13. Holy Family Child Care & Development CenterWheeling, WV

    Charitable

    $10,000
  14. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Charitable

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $220,00074% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $50,00017% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $15,0005% of the total
  4. Veterans and military1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $2,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. West Virginia13 grants $580,000
  2. Texas1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Joseph N GompersTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $4,004
  • Security National Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $75,248
  • John E GompersTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $6,694
  • William V BusickTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $6,694
  • Kelly A GompersTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $4,004

The return

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