How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Joseph N Gompers
117 Edgington Lane
Wheeling, WV 26003
(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/exempt purposes under irc section 501(c)(3).
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$79,150
- Grants listed
- 25
- Assets, end of year
- $2,007,942
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Tax year 2024
$67,150
- Grants listed
- 22
- Assets, end of year
- $1,508,337
-
Tax year 2023
$65,930
- Grants listed
- 24
- Assets, end of year
- $1,353,711
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Tax year 2022
$33,890
- Grants listed
- 21
- Assets, end of year
- $1,382,476
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Tax year 2021
$47,950
- Grants listed
- 21
- Assets, end of year
- $1,345,913
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Tax year 2020
$46,900
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $1,122,581
-
Tax year 2019
$47,200
- Grants listed
- 27
- Assets, end of year
- $999,106
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Tax year 2018
$38,350
- Grants listed
- 21
- Assets, end of year
- $908,137
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Episcopal AcademyNewtown SQ, PA
Charitable
$10,000 -
LinslyWheeling, WV
Charitable
$10,000 -
Oglebay FoundationWheeling, WV
Charitable
$10,000 -
United Way of the Upper Ohio ValleyWheeling, WV
Charitable
$10,000 -
St Michaels Catholic ChurchWheeling, WV
Charitable
$5,000 -
Wheeling Central CatholicWheeling, WV
Charitable
$5,000 -
Wheeling YMCAWheeling, WV
Charitable
$5,000 -
Good Shepherd Nursing HomeWheeling, WV
Charitable
$2,950 -
Moundsville Honor GuardMoundsville, WV
Charitable
$2,500 -
Valley HospiceWheeling, WV
Charitable
$2,500 -
Faith in ActionWheeling, WV
Charitable
$2,000 -
Our Lady of PeaceWheeling, WV
Charitable
$2,000 -
St Vincent de Paul ChurchWheeling, WV
Charitable
$2,000 -
Catholic CharitiesWheeling, WV
Charitable
$1,000 -
Colonial WilliamsburgWilliamsburg, VA
Charitable
$1,000 -
FMS Brother Rene RoyLawrence, MA
Charitable
$1,000 -
Triadelphia Volunteer Fire DepartmentTriadelphia, WV
Charitable
$1,000 -
Uss Indianapolis Gwinn Angel ScholarshipTraverse City, MI
Charitable
$1,000 -
American LegionWheeling, WV
Charitable
$1,000 -
Community Foundation - Think PinkWheeling, WV
Charitable
$1,000 -
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN
Charitable
$1,000 -
Mount VernonMount Vernon, VA
Charitable
$1,000 -
FMS Brother John Byrd Marist BrothersWheeling, WV
Charitable
$500 -
Heather Miller Memorial ScholarshipWheeling, WV
Charitable
$500 -
American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MD
Charitable
$200
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education1 grant $10,00032% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00032% of the total
- Sports and recreation1 grant $10,00032% of the total
- Health1 grant $1,0003% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- West Virginia18 grants $63,950
- Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000
- Virginia2 grants $2,000
- Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
- Michigan1 grant $1,000
- Tennessee1 grant $1,000
- Maryland1 grant $200
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Joseph N GompersPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
- Kathleen M GompersTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
- Kelly A GompersDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Michael J GompersDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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