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Joanna Gusta Charitable Tr

Preselected recipients only Wheeling, West Virginia · EIN 326640387

Joanna Gusta Charitable Tr is a private foundation in Wheeling, West Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $120,752 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $12,075 and the largest $60,376. 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 $111,631 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$115,6536$2.3 million
2024$111,6316$2.4 million
2025$120,7526$2.6 million

How to apply

Joanna Gusta Charitable Tr 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to West Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
West Virginia3$78,489
New York1$24,150
Indiana1$12,075
Pennsylvania1$6,038

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bethany College
Bethany, WV
Charitable$60,376
Doctors Without Borders USA Inc
New York, NY
Charitable$24,150
United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley
Wheeling, WV
Charitable$12,075
Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation Inc
Carmel, IN
Charitable$12,075
Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery
Saxonburg, PA
Charitable$6,038
St John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church
Wheeling, WV
Charitable$6,038

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joanna Gusta Charitable Tr accept grant applications?

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

How much does Joanna Gusta Charitable Tr give?

$120,752 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $12,075.

Who runs Joanna Gusta Charitable Tr?

Its 2025 filing lists Security National Trust Co (Trustee).

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