Funding search · EIN 550751425 · Wheeling, WV

Hess Family Foundation

Name: Hess Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

71
grants reported: $1.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $13,100
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

hess hope house scholarships catholic center friends jordan

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

House of Hagar - Share3 grants · $114,000
Ywca Wheeling4 grants · $105,400
Wheeling National Heritage Area4 grants · $92,000
Cornerstone Christian Academy3 grants · $79,500
Grow Ohio Valley3 grants · $78,000
The Life Hub2 grants · $75,000
The Oglebay Foundation3 grants · $74,000
Ohio County Public Library3 grants · $65,000
Friends of Wheeling2 grants · $48,000
Oglebay Institute3 grants · $47,389

Giving over time

$340,650

2022

$425,489

2023

$412,688

2024

Grant history

All 71 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
The Life Hub · Wheeling, WV · 2023
General support of homeless
$48,000
House of Hagar - Share · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Operational support and
$45,400
Ywca Wheeling · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Network cameras
$44,000
The Oglebay Foundation · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Caddie camp and whg
$40,000
Wheeling National Heritage Area · Wheeling, WV · 2024
General support
$40,000
Ywca Wheeling · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Kitchen equipment for four
$35,000
Ohio County Public Library · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Purchase new chairs and
$33,000
House of Hagar - Share · Wheeling, WV · 2023
House of hagar support /
$33,000
Grow Ohio Valley · Wheelng, WV · 2022
General support
$33,000
House of Hagar - Share · Wheeling, WV · 2022
House of hagar
$30,000
Grow Ohio Valley · Wheelng, WV · 2024
Audit and farm school
$30,000
Friends of Wheeling · Wheeling, WV · 2023
New furnace
$29,000
Cornerstone Christian Academy · Beech Bottom, WV · 2022
General support
$25,500
Cornerstone Christian Academy · Beech Bottom, WV · 2023
Painting, basement drains,
$25,000
Cornerstone Christian Academy · Beech Bottom, WV · 2024
General support
$25,000
The Life Hub · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Winter freeze program
$25,000
Wheeling Parks and Recreation · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Nelson jordan center
$22,000
Wheeling National Heritage Area · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Weelunk & cliental
$20,000
St Alphonsus Catholic Church · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Hess window
$20,000
The Oglebay Foundation · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Historical presence in
$20,000
Wheeling National Heritage Area · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Marsh stogie sign
$20,000
Ohio County Public Library · Wheeling, WV · 2022
501(c)(3)
$20,000
Ohio County Schools · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Wheeling park shop
$20,000
Wheeling Ohio County Health Dept · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Project hope homeless
$20,000
Wheeling University · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Hess mentoring program
$19,389
Oglebay Institute · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Friends of towngate
$18,000
Oglebay Institute · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Friends of towngate
$18,000
Friends of Wheeling · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Revolving loan program
$16,000
Youth Services System · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Mark's house and general
$15,000
Catholic Charities · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Catholic neighborhood
$15,000
Grow Ohio Valley · Wheelng, WV · 2023
General support
$15,000
Wheeling Country Day School · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Two hope scholarships
$15,000
Wheeling Ohio County Health Dept · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Project hope
$15,000
Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Governor boreman statue
$15,000
Youth Services System · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Lazarus house
$13,100
Wheeling University · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Hess mentoring program
$11,000
Wheeling Symphony · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Youth program and general
$10,038
Wheeling University · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Hess mentoring program
$10,000
Family Services Upper Ohio Valley · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Winter box delivery and
$10,000
Ohio County Public Library · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Teen reading pod
$10,000
Wheeling National Heritage Area · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Marsh wheeling stogie sign
$10,000
Wheeling Ymca · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Miracle league of the ohio
$10,000
Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Nelson jordan center for
$10,000
Seeing Hand Association · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Renovation of conference /
$10,000
Wheeling Ymca · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Miracle league of the ohio
$10,000
Ywca Wheeling · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Ron scott hbcu field trip
$10,000
Catholic Charities · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Catholic neighborhood
$10,000
Laughlin Memorial Chapel · Wheeling, WV · 2022
General support
$10,000
Oglebay Institute · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Friends of towngate
$10,000
The Oglebay Foundation · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Zane wall
$10,000
Ywca Wheeling · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Women's shelter
$9,000
Wheeling Ohio County Health Dept · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Project hope
$7,500
Seeing Hand Association · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Windows
$7,000
Randy Stephens Jr Memorial · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Golf scholarship
$7,000
Randy Stephens Jr Memorial · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Scholarship & childhood
$7,000
Youth Services System · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Furnace replacement for
$6,000
Catholic Charities · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Catholic neighborhood
$5,000
Wheeling Parks and Recreation · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Nelson jordan center
$5,000
The Gamechanger Foundation · Fairmont, WV · 2023
Drug and alcohol education
$5,000
Randy Stephens Jr Memorial · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Scholarship & childhood
$5,000
Wheeling Griot Society · Wheeling, WV · 2022
General support
$4,500
Family Services Upper Ohio Valley · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Meals on wheels
$4,000
Daniel M Burke Memorial Scholarship · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
Daniel M Burke Memorial Scholarship · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Scholarships
$4,000
Men of Change · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Hbcu field trip
$4,000
Philanthropy West Virginia · Morgantown, WV · 2023
General support
$4,000
Wheeling Symphony · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Youth program
$4,000
Daniel M Burke Memorial Scholarship · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Scholarships
$3,650
Philanthropy West Virginia · Morgantown, WV · 2022
Philanthropic partners
$3,000
Wheeling Symphony · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Youth program
$1,750
Philanthropy West Virginia · Morgantown, WV · 2024
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.