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Jeannine Y Francis Charitable Foundation Trust

Accepts applications Huntington, West Virginia · EIN 550760949

Jeannine Y Francis Charitable Foundation Trust is a private foundation in Huntington, West Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $181,700 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $6,250 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $176,900 the year before.

17% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$166,24018$4.2 million
2024$176,90018$4.5 million
2025$181,70018$4.1 million

How to apply

ContactGary D Baldwin
PO Box 2846, Huntington, WV 25728
Phone or email(304) 523-6491, gbaldwin.francistrust@gmail.com
What to submitWritten application specifying intended use of funds including verification of 501 (c)(3) status.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jeannine Y Francis Charitable Foundation Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in West Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
West Virginia18$181,700

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Big Green Foundation
Huntington, WV
Charitable$30,000
John W Hereford Boys & Girls Club
Huntington, WV
Charitable$22,500
Davis-Stuart Inc
Lewisburg, WV
Charitable$21,000
Greenbrier Valley Theatre
Lewisburg, WV
Arts/education$20,000
Marshall University Foundation
Huntington, WV
Charitable/multicultural/educational$20,000
Southern WV Community College
Mount Gay, WV
Educational$15,000
Able Families Inc
Kermit, WV
Charitable$12,500
Appalachian Leadership & Education
Charleston, WV
Educational$10,000
University of Pikeville
Huntington, WV
Educational$7,500
Old Stone Presbyterian Church
Lewisburg, WV
Charitable$5,000
Children's Home Society
Huntington, WV
Educational$5,000
First Presbyterian Church
Williamson, WV
Charitable$3,500
Lewisburg Literary Festival
Lewisburg, WV
Charitable$3,000
Highlawn Presbyterian Church
Williamson, WV
Community$2,000
Big Brotherssisters of the Tri-St
Huntington, WV
Charitable$1,500
YMCA of Huntington
Huntington, WV
Charitable$1,200
Dress for Success River Cities
Huntington, WV
Charitable$1,000
Cammack Children's Center
Huntington, WV
Children services$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jeannine Y Francis Charitable Foundation Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Jeannine Y Francis Charitable Foundation Trust give?

$181,700 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $6,250.

Who runs Jeannine Y Francis Charitable Foundation Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Jordan Baldwin (Manager) and Gary D Baldwin (Trustee).

What does Jeannine Y Francis Charitable Foundation Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and arts and culture.

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