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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 55-6179918

Harry E and Olive Barth Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Wheeling, WV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $347,108 paid in grants.

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
Amber Baumberger
C/o Wesbanco 1 Bank Plaza
Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 905-7536
[email protected]
Form and materials
Harry e & olive t barth grant application
Deadlines
August 15 through september 23
Restrictions
For use by non-profit organizations in west virginia with preference, though not exclusively, to those organizations from the city of sistersville and tyler county, west virginia for program services

Assets and giving by year

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

    $347,108

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,107,661
  • Tax year 2024

    $342,390

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $6,940,812
  • Tax year 2023

    $319,688

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $6,676,021
  • Tax year 2022

    $412,602

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,667,027
  • Tax year 2021

    $380,451

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $6,811,783
  • Tax year 2020

    $370,750

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $6,199,692
  • Tax year 2019

    $338,187

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $6,212,688
  • Tax year 2018

    $398,185

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $6,160,389

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Olive Branch Animal Rescue & RefugeSistersville, WV

    General support - operating

    $222,000
  2. City of SistersvilleSistersville, WV

    Roof for sistersville P&P

    $20,650
  3. City of SistersvilleSistersville, WV

    The sistersville ferry

    $15,460
  4. Mater Dolorosa Catholic ChurchPaden City, WV

    Third thursday soup lunch

    $15,000
  5. Olive Branch Animal Rescue & RefugeSistersville, WV

    Heating system for cat area

    $14,729
  6. Sisterville Volunteer Fire DepartmentSistersville, WV

    Industrial washer and

    $12,970
  7. 5 Loaves Food PantryN Martinsvlle, WV

    200 thanksgiving food boxes

    $12,550
  8. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Catholic Charities West VirginiaWheeling, WV

    Tyler & wetzel co outreach

    $7,000
  10. Sistersville 1st United MethodistSistersville, WV

    Faith hands

    $6,613
  11. Marietta Health FoundationMarietta, OH

    Bariatric chairs for

    $5,136
  12. The Center for Children and FamiliesSistersville, WV

    Families first fund

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $236,72991% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $12,5505% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $7,0003% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $5,1362% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. West Virginia10 grants $331,972
  2. Virginia1 grant $10,000
  3. Ohio1 grant $5,136

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Wesbanco BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $42,753
  • Community FoundatinRECORD KEEPER Hours 1Pay $85,224

The return

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