Funding search · EIN 556140783 · Wheeling, WV

George W Bowers Family Charitable Trust

Name: George W Bowers Family Charitable Trust grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

122
grants reported: $1.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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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.

13 grants matching “fairmont” · $98,000

$10,000
West Fairmont Middle School · Fairmont, WV · 2025
Phase 1 of a playground at
$10,000
Fairmont State Foundation · Fairmont, WV · 2025
Wallman hall theatre carpet
$5,000
Fairmont Community Youth Development · Fairmont, WV · 2025
Art gallery/drug prevention
$4,000
Fairmont State University · Fairmont, WV · 2025
Scholarship awarded to
$10,000
Fairmont Community Youth Development · Fairmont, WV · 2024
Restore 3rd fl of the
$4,000
Fairmont State University · Fairmont, WV · 2024
Scholarship awarded to
$10,000
Milan Puskar Health Right · Morgantown, WV · 2023
Funding friendship fairmont
$7,000
East Fairmont High School · Fairmont, WV · 2023
Vex robotics competition
$5,000
Fairmont Community Youth Development · Fairmont, WV · 2023
Roof replacement &
$4,000
Fairmont State University · Fairmont, WV · 2023
Scholarship awarded to
$20,000
Fairmont Community Youth Development · Fairmont, WV · 2022
Roof replacement
$5,000
Main Street Fairmont · Fairmont, WV · 2022
Beautification and public
$4,000
Fairmont State University · Fairmont, WV · 2022
Scholarship awarded to

Top recipients

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

Mannington Board of Parks and5 grants · $205,000
Oglebay Foundation4 grants · $110,000
St Jude Park4 grants · $50,000
Marion County Senior Citizens3 grants · $50,000
Crittenton Foundaton3 grants · $40,000
Fairmont Community Youth Development4 grants · $40,000
Blackshere Elementary School3 grants · $36,000
West Virginia University9 grants · $36,000
The Disability Action Center4 grants · $35,000
Youth Services System3 grants · $35,000

Giving over time

$363,500

2022

$286,000

2023

$316,000

2024

$336,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 122 grants.

$50,000
Mannington Board of Parks and · Mannington, WV · 2025
New pool construction
$50,000
Mannington Board of Parks and · Mannington, WV · 2024
New pool construction
$50,000
Mannington Board of Parks and · Mannington, WV · 2023
New pool construction
$50,000
Mannington Board of Parks and · Mannington, WV · 2022
New pool construction
$30,000
Oglebay Foundation · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Way-finding signage
$30,000
Oglebay Foundation · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Way-finding signage project
$30,000
Oglebay Foundation · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Way-finding signage project
$25,000
Marion County Humane Society · Fairmont, WV · 2022
New facility construction
$20,000
North Marion High School · Farmington, WV · 2025
Wireless communication
$20,000
Marion County Senior Citizens · Fairmont, WV · 2024
Redesign website to meet
$20,000
Marion County Senior Citizens · Fairmont, WV · 2024
New exercise equipment
$20,000
Oglebay Foundation · Wheeling, WV · 2023
16 miles of quality
$20,000
Celebrate Recovery Mannington · Mannington, WV · 2022
Facility updates where
$20,000
Crittenton Foundaton · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Laptop computers and secure
$20,000
Fairmont Community Youth Development · Fairmont, WV · 2022
Roof replacement
$20,000
Youth Services System · Wheeling, WV · 2022
Replace boiler system in
$16,000
Blackshere Elementary School · Mannington, WV · 2023
Playground equipment
$15,000
Crittenton Foundation · Wheeling, WV · 2025
New emr system
$15,000
St Jude Park · Glen Dale, WV · 2025
Build new retaining wall
$15,000
Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Medical care and therapy to
$15,000
St Jude Park · Glen Dale, WV · 2024
Re-enforce the concrete pad
$15,000
Elmhurst the House of Friendship · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Dining room chairs & wicker
$15,000
Mannington Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund · Mannington, WV · 2023
Roadway, signage, and
$15,000
Marion County Public Library · Fairmont, WV · 2022
Replace outreach service
$15,000
Monongah Elementary School · Monongah, WV · 2022
Technology upgrades for
$15,000
St Jude Park · Glen Dale, WV · 2022
Funds to replace roofs over
$13,000
Mannington Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund · Mannington, WV · 2025
Cut down trees, tree
$12,000
Wheeling Symphony Society · Wheeling, WV · 2025
Purchase two film
$12,000
Elmhurst the House of Friendship · Wheeling, WV · 2024
New carpet
$10,000
Augusta Levy Learning Center · Wheeling, WV · 2025
Access control system &
$10,000
Blackshere Elementary School · Mannington, WV · 2025
Playground structure
$10,000
Bpoe #338 Mannington Elks Lodge · Mannington, WV · 2025
Update old/broken equipment
$10,000
Brooke Cemetery Company · Wellsburg, WV · 2025
Restoration of tombstones
$10,000
Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center · Wheeling, WV · 2025
Pediatric medical care
$10,000
Fairmont State Foundation · Fairmont, WV · 2025
Wallman hall theatre carpet
$10,000
Homestead Farm Center · Grafton, WV · 2025
Completion of rural
$10,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Two marion county wishmaker
$10,000
Mannington Food Pantry and · Mannington, WV · 2025
New furnace & hot water
$10,000
Marion County Board of Education · Fairmont, WV · 2025
Jayenne elementary school
$10,000
Marion County Senior Citizens · Fairmont, WV · 2025
Repaint the main building,
$10,000
The Disability Action Center · Fairmont, WV · 2025
Wilfong wellness center
$10,000
West Fairmont Middle School · Fairmont, WV · 2025
Phase 1 of a playground at
$10,000
Youth Services System · Wheeling, WV · 2025
Helinski girls emergency
$10,000
Blackshere Elementary School · Mannington, WV · 2024
Playground equipment
$10,000
Bpoe #338 Mannington Elks Lodge · Mannington, WV · 2024
Update old/broken equipment
$10,000
Crittenton Foundaton · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Wv dept of human services
$10,000
Fairmont Community Youth Development · Fairmont, WV · 2024
Restore 3rd fl of the
$10,000
Mannington Middle School · Mannington, WV · 2024
Relocate boys locker room
$10,000
North Marion High School · Farmington, WV · 2024
Vocal microphones
$10,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of · Morgantown, WV · 2024
Housing for families of
$10,000
West Virginia Botanic Gardens · Morgantown, WV · 2024
Service/parking loop road
$10,000
City of Wellsburg · Wellsburg, WV · 2023
New playground equipment &
$10,000
Crittenton Foundaton · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Two reach in freezers &
$10,000
Laughlin Community Center · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Develop safe recreational
$10,000
Mannington Main Street · Mannington, WV · 2023
Upgrade infrastructure on
$10,000
Milan Puskar Health Right · Morgantown, WV · 2023
Funding friendship fairmont
$10,000
The Disability Action Center · Fairmont, WV · 2023
Vertical platform lift for
$10,000
Town of Worthington · Worthington, WV · 2023
Roof, kitchen, bathroom,
$10,000
Idamay Improvement Association · Idamay, WV · 2022
Phase ii - indoor repairs
$10,000
Marion County Commission · Fairmont, WV · 2022
Road paving in the
$10,000
Marion County Schools · Fairmont, WV · 2022
Topographic sandbox and 3d
$10,000
The Disability Action Center · Fairmont, WV · 2022
Dac-wilfong wellness center
$10,000
West Virginia Botanic Garden · Morgantown, WV · 2022
Installation of an
$10,000
Ywca of Marion County · Fairmont, WV · 2022
Replace commercial hvac
$9,000
Fairview Food Bank · Fairview, WV · 2025
Breakfast foods for food
$9,000
Connecting Link · Fairmont, WV · 2023
Mobile food pantry in
$9,000
Connecting Link · Fairmont, WV · 2022
Mobile food pantry in
$8,000
Mannington Lake Association · Mannington, WV · 2024
Construction of fishing
$7,500
Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation · Fairmont, WV · 2022
Upkeep and safety projects
$7,000
East Fairmont High School · Fairmont, WV · 2023
Vex robotics competition
$6,000
Celebrate Recovery Mannington · Mannington, WV · 2024
Update facility
$5,000
American Red Crosscent Appalachia · Charleston, WV · 2025
Alleviate human suffering
$5,000
Elmhurst the House of Friendship · Wheeling, WV · 2025
Patio/fountain area benches
$5,000
Fairmont Community Youth Development · Fairmont, WV · 2025
Art gallery/drug prevention
$5,000
Kings Daughters Child Care Center · Wheeling, WV · 2025
Classroom learning
$5,000
Mannington Board of Parks and · Mannington, WV · 2025
Beverage cooler, ada picnic
$5,000
The Woodlawn Cemetery Company · Fairmont, WV · 2025
Retaining wall in front of
$5,000
West Augusta Historical Society · Mannington, WV · 2025
Two stair chairs at the
$5,000
Wheeling Country Day School · Wheeling, WV · 2025
Ada compliant restroom
$5,000
Wheeling Health Right · Wheeling, WV · 2025
Two vision screening events
$5,000
Wv Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum · Fairmont, WV · 2025
New stage lighting
$5,000
City of Wellsburg · Wellsburg, WV · 2024
New outdoor fitness center
$5,000
Fairview Food Bank · Fairview, WV · 2024
Milk to families
$5,000
Idamay Improvement Association · Idamay, WV · 2024
Ada access ramp
$5,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Wishmaker grants
$5,000
Mon Valley Habitat for Humanity · Morgantown, WV · 2024
Foundations for three homes
$5,000
The Disability Action Center · Fairmont, WV · 2024
2 ada compliant washers and
$5,000
West Augusta Historical Society · Mannington, WV · 2024
Pavillion
$5,000
Youth Services System · Wheeling, WV · 2024
Cabinetry
$5,000
American Red Crosscent Appalachia · Charleston, WV · 2023
Disaster services in ohio
$5,000
Augusta Levy Learning Center · Wheeling, WV · 2023
Install a security intercom
$5,000
Fairmont Community Youth Development · Fairmont, WV · 2023
Roof replacement &
$5,000
Marion County Beekeepers Association · Kingmont, WV · 2023
Establish an apiary for
$5,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of · Morgantown, WV · 2023
Housing for families of
$5,000
St Jude Park · Glen Dale, WV · 2023
Repair concession stands
$5,000
American Red Crosscent Appalachia · Charleston, WV · 2022
Disaster services in ohio
$5,000
Homestead Farm Center · Grafton, WV · 2022
Parking lot paving -
$5,000
Main Street Fairmont · Fairmont, WV · 2022
Beautification and public
$5,000
Marion County 4-H · Fairmont, WV · 2022
Fatal vision goggles for
$5,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of · Morgantown, WV · 2022
Housing for families of

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