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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-3712403

Clark Opportunity Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Berkeley Springs, WV. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 37 grants and $591,931 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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
Howard Clark
PO Box 1056
Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
(304) 612-1566
[email protected]
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $591,931

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $14,713,352

  • Tax year 2023

    $505,366

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $13,377,029

  • Tax year 2022

    $457,122

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $11,209,307

  • Tax year 2021

    $386,867

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $9,206,874

  • Tax year 2020

    $249,773

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $9,458,843

  • Tax year 2019

    $159,379

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $7,064,021

Grants paid in 2024

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Wetzel County Tech Center Solar ProNew Martinsville, WV

    Scholarship

    $150,000
  2. Individual

    Grant

    $100,000
  3. West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV

    Grant for p2 symposium and bookstore

    $62,426
  4. Morgan Arts CouncilBerkeley SPGS, WV

    Grant

    $50,000
  5. West Greene High SchoolWaynesburg, PA

    Grant program testing

    $40,000
  6. Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA

    Grant for dual credit course

    $22,125
  7. Rainbow of Hope FoundationMount Hope, OH

    General grant

    $20,000
  8. Pierpont Community CollegeFairmont, WV

    Scholarship

    $18,000
  9. WV Northern Community CollegeWheeling, WV

    Dual course credit

    $15,000
  10. Penn West UniversityCalifornia, PA

    Scholarship

    $13,500
  11. Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ

    Professional development grant

    $11,125
  12. Green County CteStanardsville, VA

    Grant for safety equipment

    $11,000
  13. WV Cattlemens AssociationBuckhannon, WV

    Scholarship

    $10,500
  14. Marion County 4-HFairmont, WV

    Grant

    $10,000
  15. Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, WV

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  16. Slippery Rock UniversityHermitage, PA

    General scholarship

    $5,000
  17. Wvu FoundationMorgantown, WV

    Grant

    $5,000
  18. Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  19. Holmes County Home AuxiliaryHolmesville, OH

    Grant

    $5,000
  20. Rosedale Technical CollegePittsburgh, PA

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  21. Musselman High SchoolInwood, WV

    Grant

    $4,000
  22. Cacapon Resort State ParkBerkeley SPGS, WV

    Grant for project

    $3,270
  23. Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA

    Professional development grant

    $3,000
  24. University of Pittsburgh GreensburgGreensburg, PA

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  25. Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PA

    2nd chance scholarship

    $3,000
  26. Davis and Elkins UniversityElkins, WV

    Centurion scholarship

    $2,500
  27. Individual

    Grant for meat program

    $2,000
  28. Individual

    Grant

    $2,000
  29. West Liberty UniversityWest Liberty, WV

    Scholarship

    $1,250
  30. Mason Dixon Elementary SchoolBlacksville, WV

    Grant

    $1,000
  31. Chesnut Ridge SchoolNew Paris, PA

    Grant

    $1,000
  32. Culpeper Wellness FoundationCulpeper, VA

    Grant

    $750
  33. Humane Society of Morgan CountyBerkeley SPGS, WV

    Grant

    $500
  34. Individual

    Grant

    $450
  35. Wetzel County Tech CenterNew Martinsville, WV

    Scholarship

    $300
  36. Individual

    Grant

    $200
  37. Individual

    Grant for supplies

    $35

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $35,12557% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $20,75034% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,0008% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. West Virginia16 grants $338,746
  2. Pennsylvania9 grants $97,625
  3. Ohio2 grants $25,000
  4. Virginia3 grants $14,750
  5. Arizona1 grant $11,125

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Howard ClarkMANAGING DIRECTOR Hours 12.5Pay $0
  • Greta MooneyDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Robert CoreDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Joe StatlerDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Virgil WilkinsDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Leslie ClarkSECRETARY Hours 3Pay $0
  • Jessica RisserINVESTMENT MANAGER TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Howard HendersonDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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