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Ann Sonneborn Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Wheeling, West Virginia · EIN 376767775

Ann Sonneborn Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Wheeling, West Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.8 million in 31 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $400,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $494,000 the year before.

74% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$494,00012$30.4 million
2024$1.8 million31$33.1 million

How to apply

ContactThe Ann Sonneborn Charitable Founda
1 Bank Plaza, Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone or email(304) 905-7536, abaumberger@wesbanco.com

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ann Sonneborn Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to West Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
West Virginia17$1.3 million
Ohio7$225,000
District of Columbia2$70,000
Maryland1$65,000
Kentucky2$40,000
Pennsylvania2$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 31 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Medical Park Foundation
Morgantown, WV
General charitable purpose$400,000
King's Daughter Child Care Center
Wheeling, WV
General$185,000
Wheeling Health Right Inc
Wheeling, WV
General$150,000
Oglebay Foundation
Wheeling, WV
General charitable purpose$107,500
Children's Home of Wheeling
Wheeling, WV
Charitable$100,000
Heart of Ohio Family Health Center
Columbus, OH
General$100,000
Wheeling Country Day School
Wheeling, WV
General charitable purpose$75,000
Easterseals
Silver Spring, MD
General charitable purpose$65,000
Laughlin Memorial Chapel
Wheeling, WV
Charitable$64,000
Youth Services System Inc
Wheeling, WV
General$58,000
Florence Crittenton
Wheeling, WV
General charitable purpose$50,000
Wheeling YMCA
Wheeling, WV
General$50,000
Children's Law Center
Washington, DC
General$50,000
Miracle League of Central Ohio
Dublin, OH
General$25,000
YWCA
Wheeling, WV
General$25,000
Buckeye Ranch Inc
Columbus, OH
General$25,000
A Kid Again
Columbus, OH
Charitable$20,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Washington, DC
Charitable$20,000
Task Force on Domestic Violence Hope Inc
Fairmount, WV
General$20,000
Casa of the Heartland
Columbus, OH
General$20,000
Georgetown Child Development Center
Georgetown, KY
General$20,000
Osu Chabad
Columbus, OH
General$20,000
BMW Academy Inc
Lexington, KY
General$20,000
Augusta Levy Learning Center
Wheeling, WV
Charitable$15,000
United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley
Wheeling, WV
Charitable$15,000
Ronald McDonald House of Charities
Columbus, OH
General$15,000
Ohio Valley Young Lives
Wheeling, WV
General charitable purpose$10,000
Ohio County Schools
Wheeling, WV
Charitable$10,000
Uov Sexual Assault Help Center
Wheeling, WV
Charitable$10,000
Domestic Violence Services Swpa
Waynesburg, PA
General$10,000
Watchful Shepherd
Cannonsburg, PA
General$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ann Sonneborn Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ann Sonneborn Charitable Foundation give?

$1.8 million in tax year 2024, across 31 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Ann Sonneborn Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists WesBanco Trust Services (Trustee).

What does Ann Sonneborn Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, youth programs and human services.

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