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The Martha Gaines & Russell Wehrle Memorial Foundation: 22 grants to organizations, $407,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Martha Gaines & Russell Wehrle Memorial Foundation, a private foundation in Charleston, WV, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $407,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $100,000 to Charleston Area Medical Center Foundation in Charleston, WV for fund operations.
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- EIN
- 266428986
- Based in
- Charleston, WV
- Assets
- $7,599,235
- Grants paid
- $407,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202641329349100144. It reported $407,500 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Area Medical Center Foundation | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Charleston | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| A New Clendenin | Clendenin, WV | Fund operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mountaineer Food Bank | Gassaway, WV | Fund operations | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Library Foundation of Kanawha County | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beverly Farm Foundation | Godfrey, IL | Fund operations | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coda Mountain Academy | Fayetteville, WV | Fund operations | Education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of WV | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Education Elevators Foundation | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saint Matthews Episcopal Church | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| TGKVF - Community Initiative Fund | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Virginia Health Right | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women's Health Center of West Virginia | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Home Society | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Covenant House | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Youth Science Academy | Davis, WV | Fund operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Read Aloud West Virginia | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Independent Colleges & Univ | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Care of WV | Rock Cave, WV | Fund operations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greenbrier Community School | Lewisburg, WV | Fund operations | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202501639349100315. It reported $404,500 in grants paid; 38 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Area Medical Center Foundation | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Charleston | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Library Foundation of Kanawha County | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Charleston - Innovative Scholars | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coda Mountain Academy Inc | Fayetteville, WV | Fund operations | Education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| A New Clendenin | Clendenin, WV | Fund operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of WV | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Youth Science Academy | Davis, WV | Fund operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Matthews Episcopal Church | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| TGKVF - Community Initiative Fund | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WV Casa Association Inc | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Virginia Health Right | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women's Health Center of West Virginia | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Virginia University - Innocence Project | Morgantown, WV | Fund operations | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childhood Language Center | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Covenant House | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Daymark | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Groves B Smith Guardianship Corp | Godfrey, IL | Fund operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mission WV - the Bridge | Hurricane, WV | Fund operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union Mission Ministries Inc | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Independent Colleges & Universities | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YWCA | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kanawha County Dental Health Council Inc | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Health care | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Appalachian Reading Center | South Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Education | $3,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legal Aid of West Virginia | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Crime and legal-related | $3,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Care of WV | Rock Cave, WV | Fund operations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Festivall | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greenbrier Community School | Lewisburg, WV | Fund operations | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha & Putnam | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Manna Meal | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New River Baptist Church | Fayetteville, WV | Fund operations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WV Women Work Inc | Morgantown, WV | Fund operations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Home Society | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Education Elevators Foundation | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Read Aloud West Virginia | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charleston Light Opera Guild Inc | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Virginia Symphony Orchestra | Charleston, WV | Fund operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $200,750 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $30,000 |
| Human services | $30,000 |
| Health care | $9,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $3,750 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | $787,000 |
| Illinois | $25,000 |
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Updated May 12, 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.