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Funding search · EIN 276777707 · Pottsville, PA

Thomas J West Family Char Trust

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

112
grants reported: $191,666
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $325
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

educational public medical education animal shelter community sports

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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

Northeast Pa Man & Emp Council4 grants · $48,000
Downtown Shenandoah4 grants · $25,465
St Joseph Center for4 grants · $24,000
Penn State Schuylkill2 grants · $17,500
Pottsville Free Public Library4 grants · $13,097
Planned Parenthood Fed of America4 grants · $11,000
Hillside Spca4 grants · $5,930
Avenues Foundation4 grants · $5,820
Reikicats Haven1 grant · $5,700
American Cancer Society4 grants · $5,000

Giving over time

$48,797

2022

$41,202

2023

$57,880

2024

$43,787

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 112 grants.

$15,000
Penn State Schuylkill · Schuylkill Haven, PA · 2024
Education
$13,500
Northeast Pa Man & Emp Council · Pottsville, PA · 2025
Educational
$13,500
Northeast Pa Man & Emp Council · Pottsville, PA · 2023
Educational
$12,500
Northeast Pa Man & Emp Council · Pottsville, PA · 2024
Educational
$10,000
Downtown Shenandoah · Shenandoah, PA · 2024
Public charity
$8,500
Northeast Pa Man & Emp Council · Pottsville, PA · 2022
Educational
$6,000
St Joseph Center for · Pottsville, PA · 2025
Education
$6,000
St Joseph Center for · Pottsville, PA · 2024
Education
$6,000
St Joseph Center for · Pottsville, PA · 2023
Education
$6,000
St Joseph Center for · Pottsville, PA · 2022
Education
$5,700
Reikicats Haven · Shoemakersville, PA · 2022
Animal shelter
$5,465
Downtown Shenandoah · Shenandoah, PA · 2023
Public charity
$5,000
Downtown Shenandoah · Shenandoah, PA · 2025
Public charity
$5,000
Downtown Shenandoah · Shenandoah, PA · 2022
Public charity
$4,000
Planned Parenthood Fed of America · New York, NY · 2023
Educational
$3,597
Pottsville Free Public Library · Pottsville, PA · 2022
Educational
$3,500
Pottsville Free Public Library · Pottsville, PA · 2025
Educational
$3,000
Pottsville Free Public Library · Pottsville, PA · 2024
Educational
$3,000
Pottsville Free Public Library · Pottsville, PA · 2023
Educational
$3,000
Planned Parenthood Fed of America · New York, NY · 2022
Educational
$2,500
Penn State Schuylkill · Schuylkill Haven, PA · 2025
Education
$2,500
Schuylkill United Way · Pottsville, PA · 2022
Community support
$2,000
Planned Parenthood Fed of America · New York, NY · 2025
Educational
$2,000
Planned Parenthood Fed of America · New York, NY · 2024
Educational
$2,000
Hillside Spca · Pottsville, PA · 2022
Animal shelter
$1,900
Circle of Friends · Naples, FL · 2022
Community support
$1,620
Avenues Foundation · Pottsville, PA · 2025
Public charity
$1,600
Avenues Foundation · Pottsville, PA · 2024
Public charity
$1,600
Avenues Foundation · Pottsville, PA · 2023
Public charity
$1,500
American Cancer Society · Frackville, PA · 2025
Medical
$1,500
Blue Mountain Gridiron Club · Orwigsburg, PA · 2025
Youth sports
$1,500
Hillside Spca · Pottsville, PA · 2025
Animal shelter
$1,500
Blue Mountain Gridiron Club · Orwigsburg, PA · 2024
Youth sports
$1,500
Hillside Spca · Pottsville, PA · 2023
Animal shelter
$1,500
American Cancer Society · Frackville, PA · 2022
Medical
$1,500
Crimson Tide Foundation · Pottsville, PA · 2022
Educational
$1,500
Schuylkill County Council for Arts · Pottsville, PA · 2022
Educational
$1,500
Schuylkill Hope Center · Pottsville, PA · 2022
Public charity
$1,250
Crimson Tide Foundation · Pottsville, PA · 2025
Educational
$1,000
League of Women Voters Education Fd · Washington, DC · 2025
Educational
$1,000
American Cancer Society · Frackville, PA · 2024
Medical
$1,000
Crimson Tide Foundation · Pottsville, PA · 2024
Educational
$1,000
League of Women Voters Education Fd · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational
$1,000
American Cancer Society · Frackville, PA · 2023
Medical
$1,000
Crimson Tide Foundation · Pottsville, PA · 2023
Educational
$1,000
League of Women Voters Education Fd · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
$1,000
Schuylkill Hope Center · Pottsville, PA · 2023
Public charity
$1,000
Avenues Foundation · Pottsville, PA · 2022
Public charity
$1,000
League of Women Voters Education Fd · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
$967
Walk in Art Center · Schuylkill Haven, PA · 2025
Educational
$930
Hillside Spca · Pottsville, PA · 2024
Animal shelter
$687
Walk in Art Center · Schuylkill Haven, PA · 2023
Educational
$500
Schuylkill Hope Center · Pottsville, PA · 2025
Public charity
$500
Schuylkill Hope Center · Pottsville, PA · 2024
Public charity
$500
Walk in Art Center · Schuylkill Haven, PA · 2022
Educational
$400
Walk in Art Center · Schuylkill Haven, PA · 2024
Educational
$250
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2022
Charity
$250
Human Rights Watch · Toms River, NJ · 2022
Educational
$200
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2025
Charity
$200
Human Rights Watch · Toms River, NJ · 2025
Educational
$200
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2024
Charity
$200
Human Rights Watch · Toms River, NJ · 2024
Educational
$200
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2023
Charity
$200
Human Rights Watch · Toms River, NJ · 2023
Educational
$150
Doctors Without Borders USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
Medical
$150
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2022
Public charity
$150
Finca · Washington, DC · 2022
Public charity
$150
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
Charity
$150
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2022
Public charity
$150
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Charity
$150
USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2022
Charity
$150
Women for Women International · Central Slip, NY · 2022
Educational
$100
Doctors Without Borders USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
Medical
$100
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2025
Public charity
$100
Finca · Washington, DC · 2025
Public charity
$100
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2025
Charity
$100
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2025
Public charity
$100
Rural Neighborhood · Florida City, FL · 2025
Public charity
$100
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2025
Charity
$100
USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2025
Charity
$100
Women for Women International · Central Slip, NY · 2025
Educational
$100
Doctors Without Borders USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Medical
$100
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2024
Public charity
$100
Finca · Washington, DC · 2024
Public charity
$100
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2024
Charity
$100
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2024
Public charity
$100
Rural Neighborhood · Florida City, FL · 2024
Public charity
$100
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Charity
$100
USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2024
Charity
$100
Women for Women International · Central Slip, NY · 2024
Educational
$100
Doctors Without Borders USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Medical
$100
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2023
Public charity
$100
Finca · Washington, DC · 2023
Public charity
$100
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2023
Charity
$100
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2023
Public charity
$100
Rural Neighborhood · Florida City, FL · 2023
Public charity
$100
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Charity
$100
USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2023
Charity
$100
Women for Women International · Central Slip, NY · 2023
Educational
$100
Conservancy of Southwest Florida · Naples, FL · 2022
Educational

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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.