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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 55-6017255

As Thomas Memorial Fund

A private foundation in Charleston, WV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $63,000 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
As Thomas III
Post Office Box 2073
Charleston, WV 25327
(304) 344-9570
Form and materials
No specific format
Deadlines
Requests are accepted at any time
Restrictions
There are no specific restrictions or limitations. Request must be approved by the grant committee.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $689,900

  • Tax year 2024

    $63,800

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $655,257

  • Tax year 2023

    $65,647

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $585,899

  • Tax year 2022

    $65,347

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $672,626

  • Tax year 2021

    $51,897

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $663,556

  • Tax year 2020

    $58,597

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $642,183

  • Tax year 2019

    $52,547

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $621,356

  • Tax year 2018

    $57,497

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $655,110

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rea of Hope IncCharleston, WV

    General support

    $7,000
  2. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Unrestricted

    $6,500
  3. Children's Home SocietyCharleston, WV

    General support

    $6,000
  4. St Christopher's Episcopal ChurchCharleston, WV

    General support

    $5,500
  5. Martha Graham SchoolNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  6. Paul Taylor Dance FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Greenbrier Valley TheatreLewisburg, WV

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Kanawha Valley Fellowship HomeCharleston, WV

    General support

    $4,500
  9. YWCA Family Abuse CenterCharleston, WV

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  10. Carnegie HallLewisburg, WV

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  11. Lewisburg Volunteer FireLewisburg, WV

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  12. Earth JusticeSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  13. Charleston BalletCharleston, WV

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  14. Kanawha Hospice CareCharleston, WV

    Unrestricted

    $1,800
  15. American Cancer SocietyOklahoma City, OK

    Unrestricted

    $750
  16. Colonial Newfoundland Club RescueAmissville, VA

    Unrestricted

    $700
  17. Pick of the Litter Animal RescueCharleston, WV

    General support

    $700
  18. Mamaroneck-Larchmont Student AidLarchmont, NY

    Unrestricted

    $600
  19. Yarmouth Port LibraryYarmouth Port, MA

    Unrestricted

    $600
  20. Boston UniversityBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  21. Denison UniversityGranville, OH

    Unrestricted

    $500
  22. McCallie SchoolChattanooga, TN

    Unrestricted

    $500
  23. Wikipedia FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $500
  24. New River Episcopal MinistriesOak Hill, WV

    General support

    $500
  25. Little Victories Animal RescueOna, WV

    Unrestricted

    $350

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $12,00045% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $6,50025% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $4,50017% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,8007% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $1,0004% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $7003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. West Virginia13 grants $39,850
  2. New York3 grants $10,600
  3. Alabama1 grant $6,500
  4. California1 grant $2,000
  5. Massachusetts2 grants $1,100
  6. Oklahoma1 grant $750
  7. Virginia1 grant $700
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $500
  9. Ohio1 grant $500
  10. Tennessee1 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.

  • As Thomas IIIPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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