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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-6749750

Widows Mite Fund

A private foundation in Wheeling, WV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 47 grants and $42,750 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

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

    $42,750

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $627,986

  • Tax year 2024

    $28,560

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $507,607

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,900

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $461,259

  • Tax year 2022

    $21,700

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $450,963

Grants paid in 2025

47 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ohio County Public LibraryWheeling, WV

    General support

    $2,500
  2. Sandscrest FoundationWheeling, WV

    General support

    $2,000
  3. Berea CollegeBerea, KY

    General support

    $2,000
  4. YWCA WheelingWheeling, WV

    General support

    $2,000
  5. CnewaNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  6. Wheeling SymphonyWheeling, WV

    General support

    $1,500
  7. Youth Service System IncWheeling, WV

    General support

    $1,500
  8. Wheeling Soup KitchenWheeling, WV

    General support

    $1,500
  9. House of the CarpenterWheeling, WV

    General support

    $1,500
  10. First Christian ChurchWheeling, WV

    General support

    $1,500
  11. Lawrencefield Parish ChurchWheeling, WV

    General support

    $1,000
  12. St Matthews Episcopal ChurchWheeling, WV

    Construction projects

    $1,000
  13. American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of JerusalemBoston, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  14. Chapel Hill Christian ChurchWellsburg, WV

    Purchase a board

    $1,000
  15. Community Foundation for the Ohio ValleyWheeling, WV

    Designated for food

    $1,000
  16. St Matthews Episcopal ChurchWheeling, WV

    Capital improvement fund

    $1,000
  17. American Indian College FundDenver, CO

    General support

    $1,000
  18. AneraWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,000
  19. Bethany CollegeBethany, WV

    General support

    $1,000
  20. Salvation ArmyWheeling, WV

    General support

    $1,000
  21. Beckley Area FoundationBeckley, WV

    E v and eleanor bowman

    $1,000
  22. Emmanuel Christian Seminary at MilliganMilligan, TN

    General support

    $1,000
  23. University of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    General support

    $750
  24. Arbor Day FoundationLincoln, NE

    General support

    $500
  25. Benedictine Sisters Sacred Heart MonaseryCullman, AL

    General support

    $500
  26. Benedictine Sisters of Erie Mount Saint Benedict MonasteryErie, PA

    General support

    $500
  27. Benedictine Sisters of St Walburg MonasteryVilla Hills, KY

    General support

    $500
  28. Order of Saint Benedict Saint John's AbbeyCollegeville, MN

    General support

    $500
  29. Saint Vincent Archabbey Mission Advancement OfficeLatrobe, PA

    General support

    $500
  30. St Vincent SeminaryLatrobe, PA

    General support

    $500
  31. St Matthews Episcopal ChurcWheeling, WV

    General support

    $500
  32. Wheeling Symphony OrchestraWheeling, WV

    Designated for youth

    $500
  33. Pittsburgh Symphony OrchestraPittsburgh, PA

    General support

    $500
  34. WV Highlands ConservancyCharleston, WV

    General support

    $500
  35. Lawrencefield Parish ChurchWheeling, WV

    Cladding project

    $500
  36. WqedPittsburgh, PA

    General support

    $500
  37. Friends of BlackwaterThomas, WV

    General support

    $500
  38. National Audubon SocietyNew York, NY

    General support

    $500
  39. West Virginia University FoundationMorgantown, WV

    Friends of wvu libraries

    $500
  40. House of HagarWheeling, WV

    General support

    $500
  41. Faith in Action CaregiversWheeling, WV

    General support

    $500
  42. Sisters of Divine Providence Mission AdvancementAllison Park, PA

    General support

    $500
  43. Beckley Area FoundationBeckley, WV

    Raleigh county public

    $500
  44. Beckley Area FoundationBeckley, WV

    Woodrow wilson HS

    $500
  45. Harvard Divinity School Alumni & Development ServicesBoston, MA

    General support

    $500
  46. Carmelite Sisters of Baltimore Carmelite MonasteryBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $500
  47. St Georges College North American CommitteeAlexandria, VA

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $4,50035% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $3,00024% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $2,00016% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $1,0008% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $1,0008% of the total
  6. Public affairs1 grant $7506% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. West Virginia26 grants $27,000
  2. Pennsylvania6 grants $3,000
  3. Kentucky2 grants $2,500
  4. New York2 grants $2,500
  5. Massachusetts2 grants $1,500
  6. Virginia2 grants $1,250
  7. Colorado1 grant $1,000
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000
  9. Tennessee1 grant $1,000
  10. Alabama1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Wesbanco BankTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $7,904

The return

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