Funding search · EIN 266428986 · Charleston, WV
The Martha Gaines & Russell Wehrle Memorial Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 60
- grants reported
- $812,000
- total given
- 2024–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2024–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Charleston Area Medical Center Foundation2 grants · $200,000
- University of Charleston2 grants · $150,000
- A New Clendenin2 grants · $60,000
- The Library Foundation of Kanawha County2 grants · $50,000
- University of Charleston - Innovative Scholars1 grant · $25,000
- Mountaineer Food Bank1 grant · $25,000
- Women'S Health Center of West Virginia2 grants · $20,000
- West Virginia Health Right2 grants · $20,000
- Saint Matthews Episcopal Church2 grants · $20,000
- Tgkvf - Community Initiative Fund2 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 60 reported grants, largest first.
- $100,000
Charleston Area Medical Center Foundation · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $100,000
Charleston Area Medical Center Foundation · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $75,000
University of Charleston · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $75,000
University of Charleston · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $50,000
A New Clendenin · Clendenin, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $25,000
Mountaineer Food Bank · Gassaway, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $25,000
The Library Foundation of Kanawha County · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $25,000
The Library Foundation of Kanawha County · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $25,000
University of Charleston - Innovative Scholars · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $20,000
Beverly Farm Foundation · Godfrey, IL · 2025
Fund operations
- $12,500
Coda Mountain Academy · Fayetteville, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $12,500
Coda Mountain Academy · Fayetteville, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $10,000
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of Wv · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $10,000
Education Elevators Foundation · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $10,000
Saint Matthews Episcopal Church · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $10,000
Tgkvf - Community Initiative Fund · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $10,000
West Virginia Health Right · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $10,000
Women'S Health Center of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $10,000
A New Clendenin · Clendenin, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $10,000
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of Wv · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $10,000
National Youth Science Academy · Davis, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $10,000
Saint Matthews Episcopal Church · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $10,000
Tgkvf - Community Initiative Fund · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $10,000
West Virginia Health Right · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $10,000
Women'S Health Center of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $10,000
Wv Casa Association · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $5,500
West Virginia University - Innocence Project · Morgantown, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $5,000
Children'S Home Society · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $5,000
Covenant House · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $5,000
National Youth Science Academy · Davis, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $5,000
Read Aloud West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $5,000
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $5,000
West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $5,000
West Virginia Independent Colleges & Univ · Charleston, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $5,000
Childhood Language Center · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $5,000
Covenant House · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $5,000
Daymark · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $5,000
Dr Groves B Smith Guardianship Corp · Godfrey, IL · 2024
Fund operations
- $5,000
Mission Wv - the Bridge · Hurricane, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $5,000
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $5,000
Union Mission Ministries · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $5,000
West Virginia Independent Colleges & Universities · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $5,000
Ywca · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $4,000
Kanawha County Dental Health Council · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $3,750
Appalachian Reading Center · South Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $3,750
Legal Aid of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $2,500
Community Care of Wv · Rock Cave, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $2,500
Greenbrier Community School · Lewisburg, WV · 2025
Fund operations
- $2,500
Community Care of Wv · Rock Cave, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $2,500
Festivall · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $2,500
Greenbrier Community School · Lewisburg, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $2,500
Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha & Putnam · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $2,500
Manna Meal · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $2,500
New River Baptist Church · Fayetteville, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $2,500
Wv Women Work · Morgantown, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $2,000
Children'S Home Society · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $2,000
Education Elevators Foundation · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $1,500
Read Aloud West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $1,000
Charleston Light Opera Guild · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
- $1,000
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra · Charleston, WV · 2024
Fund operations
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