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Hess Family Foundation: 22 grants to organizations, $493,405 (tax year ended December 2025)
Hess Family Foundation, a private foundation in Wheeling, WV, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $493,405 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 13, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to House of Hagar - Share Inc in Wheeling, WV for general support.
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- EIN
- 550751425
- Based in
- Wheeling, WV
- Assets
- $10,741,606
- Grants paid
- $493,405
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202642259349100734. It reported $493,405 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House of Hagar - Share Inc | Wheeling, WV | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Life Hub Inc | Wheeling, WV | Winter freeze program | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Oglebay Foundation | Wheeling, WV | Caddie camp, tennis club, | Recreation and sports | $49,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley | Wheeling, WV | Capital theatre | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $47,734 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Services System Inc | Wheeling, WV | Renovation of martha's & 2 | Human services | $43,671 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities | Wheeling, WV | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornerstone Christian Academy | Beech Bottom, WV | General support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grow Ohio Valley | Wheelng, WV | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Triadelphia United Methodist Church | Triadelphia, WV | Flood relief | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Valley Hospice Foundation | Wheeling, WV | Liza's place indigent care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA Wheeling | Wheeling, WV | General support | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Alphonsus Catholic Church | Wheeling, WV | Hess window | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wheeling University | Wheeling, WV | Hess mentoring program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ohio County Public Library | Wheeling, WV | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wheeling National Heritage Area Corp | Wheeling, WV | Marsh wheeling stogie sign | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wheeling National Heritage Area Corp | Wheeling, WV | Friends of wheeling | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wheeling YMCA | Wheeling, WV | Miracle league of the ohio | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seeing Hand Association | Wheeling, WV | General support | Employment | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation for the Upper Ohio Valley | Wheeling, WV | Nelson jordan center | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Daniel M Burke Memorial Scholarship Association | Wheeling, WV | Scholarships | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Services Upper Ohio Valley | Wheeling, WV | Winter box delivery and | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wheeling Symphony | Wheeling, WV | Youth program and general | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202501349349102605. It reported $412,688 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House of Hagar - Share Inc | Wheeling, WV | Operational support and | $48,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA Wheeling | Wheeling, WV | Network cameras | $45,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Oglebay Foundation | Wheeling, WV | Caddie camp and whg | Recreation and sports | $44,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wheeling National Heritage Area Corp | Wheeling, WV | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grow Ohio Valley | Wheelng, WV | Audit and farm school | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornerstone Christian Academy | Beech Bottom, WV | General support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Life Hub Inc | Wheeling, WV | Winter freeze program | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Alphonsus Catholic Church | Wheeling, WV | Hess window | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oglebay Institute | Wheeling, WV | Friends of towngate | Environment | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Services System Inc | Wheeling, WV | Mark's house and general | Human services | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wheeling Symphony | Wheeling, WV | Youth program and general | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wheeling University | Wheeling, WV | Hess mentoring program | $10,038 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Services Upper Ohio Valley | Wheeling, WV | Winter box delivery and | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ohio County Public Library | Wheeling, WV | Teen reading pod | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wheeling National Heritage Area Corp | Wheeling, WV | Marsh wheeling stogie sign | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wheeling YMCA | Wheeling, WV | Miracle league of the ohio | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wheeling Ohio County Health Dept | Wheeling, WV | Project hope | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seeing Hand Association | Wheeling, WV | Windows | Employment | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Randy Stephens Jr Memorial | Wheeling, WV | Golf scholarship | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities | Wheeling, WV | Catholic neighborhood | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wheeling Parks and Recreation | Wheeling, WV | Nelson jordan center | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Daniel M Burke Memorial Scholarship Association | Wheeling, WV | Scholarships | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropy West Virginia | Morgantown, WV | General support | $1,750 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $134,671 |
| Recreation and sports | $93,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $70,000 |
| Education | $59,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $55,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $54,734 |
| Environment | $18,000 |
| Employment | $14,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | $906,093 |
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Updated August 13, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.