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Elizabeth Sarah Kraft Memorial

Preselected recipients only Wheeling, West Virginia · EIN 556118512

Elizabeth Sarah Kraft Memorial is a private foundation in Wheeling, West Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $75,083 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $11,262 and the largest $22,525. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $75,059 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$84,8896$1.7 million
2024$75,0596$1.8 million
2025$75,0836$1.9 million

How to apply

Elizabeth Sarah Kraft Memorial says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Elizabeth Sarah Kraft Memorial funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to West Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
West Virginia5$71,329
Virginia1$3,754

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Trustees First Presbyterian Church of Wellsburg
Wellsburg, WV
Religion - general use$22,525
Brooke County Public Library
Wellsburg, WV
Support activities of the$18,771
Brooke County Easter Seal
Wellsburg, WV
Medical research / child$15,017
Children's Home Society of WV
Charleston, WV
Child services - general$7,508
WV University Foundation
Morgantown, WV
Medical research - general$7,508
Brooke County Salvation Army
Alexandria, VA
Public assistance - general$3,754

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Elizabeth Sarah Kraft Memorial accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Elizabeth Sarah Kraft Memorial give?

$75,083 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $11,262.

Who runs Elizabeth Sarah Kraft Memorial?

Its 2025 filing lists Wesbanco Bank (Trustee).

What does Elizabeth Sarah Kraft Memorial fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and science and research.

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