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Private foundation (trust)EIN 016225742Est. 2003-08

CHRIS HESS FOUNDATION

WHEELING, WV 260031534

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$13.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$310K

FY 2023

Grants Made

9

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$34K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$371K

Total Expenses

$453K

Qualifying Distributions

$391K

Distributable Amount

$653K

Min. Investment Return

$657K

Undistributed Income

$350K

Payout rate 60%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.60%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

9 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $10K to maximum $200K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $553K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

57 grants

OGLEBAY FOUNDATION INC
$830K
4 grants
WHEELING CENTRAL
$165K
4 grants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE OHIO VALLEY
$140K
3 grants
CITY OF WHEELING
$100K
2 grants
GOOD SHEPHERD NURSING HOME
$75K
4 grants
OGLEBAY INSTITUTE
$60K
4 grants
YMCA OF WHEELING
$55K
4 grants
WHEELING COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
$44K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

57 grants

<$10K
29
grants
$10–50K
22
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

West Virginia
$1.8M
100% of total
Ohio
$3K
0% of total

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