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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-1303156

Helping Hand Foundation

A private foundation in Moundsville, WV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 31 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,068,952

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $24,732,970
  • Tax year 2024

    $915,724

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $18,432,430
  • Tax year 2023

    $410,616

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $17,641,552
  • Tax year 2022

    $372,745

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $6,440,645

Grants paid in 2025

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Greater Wheeling Coalition for the HomelessWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $131,250
  2. United WayWeirton, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $125,000
  3. Local Collective MarketSistersville, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $100,000
  4. Truist BankWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $99,500
  5. Family Services of Upper Ohio ValleyWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $80,100
  6. The Life HubWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $75,000
  7. Brooke County Committee on AgingFollansbee, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $56,250
  8. Valley HospiceRayland, OH

    501 (c) (3)

    $42,500
  9. Seeing Hand AssociationWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $38,000
  10. Soup Kitchen of Greater WheelingWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $36,000
  11. Caring Place Child Advocacy CenterWintersville, OH

    501 (c) (3)

    $35,000
  12. National Alliance for the Mentally IllWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $22,500
  13. Ohio County Family Resource NetworkWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $22,500
  14. Grow Ohio ValleyWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $20,000
  15. Old Man Rivers MissionParkersburg, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $20,000
  16. Youth Services SystemWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $20,000
  17. Wheeling Health RightWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $20,000
  18. YMCAWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $18,000
  19. Brooke Hancock Family Resource NetworkWeirton, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $17,000
  20. Tri County Help CenterSaint Clairsville, OH

    501 (c) (3)

    $15,000
  21. House of the CarpenterWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $10,052
  22. Cameron High SchoolCameron, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $10,000
  23. Marshall County Back to School FairMoundsville, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $10,000
  24. John Marshall High SchoolGlen Dale, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $10,000
  25. Wetzel County Committee on AgingN Martinsvlle, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $10,000
  26. House of Hagar StreetWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $9,000
  27. Sleep in Heavenly PeacePocatello, ID

    501 (c) (3)

    $5,600
  28. Council of Senior Tyler CountiansMiddlebourne, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $5,000
  29. Street MomsWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $3,000
  30. Reach Food PantryWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $2,500
  31. Oroptimist Soroptimist International of WheelingWheeling, WV

    501 (c) (3)

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services8 grants $220,80268% of the total
  2. Jobs and employment1 grant $38,00012% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter2 grants $25,6008% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $20,0006% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $20,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. West Virginia28 grants $976,452
  2. Ohio3 grants $92,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mark GamesPRESIDENT Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Chad KuhnsSECRETARY Hours 1.25Pay $0
  • Eric FreitagTREASURER Hours 1.25Pay $0

The return

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