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Roy Chambers Foundation

Accepts applications Wheeling, West Virginia · EIN 556113902

Roy Chambers Foundation is a private foundation in Wheeling, West Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $62,079 in 336 grants; the typical grant was $100 and the largest $11,050. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $63,719 the year before.

50% of its 2025 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$68,002352$1.3 million
2024$63,719341$1.3 million
2025$62,079336$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactLinda M Bordastrustee
1358 National Road, Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone or email(304) 242-8410
DeadlinesApplications are accepted at any time
RestrictionsThe purpose of this trust is to devote the property and income derived therefrom exclusively for charitable and educational purposes for the benefit of the financially deprived children of Ohio county West Virginia.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Roy Chambers Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in West Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
West Virginia336$62,079

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 336 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
JB Chambers YMCA
Wheeling, WV
For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$11,050
Youth Services System Inc
Wheeling, WV
For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$9,000
Ogelbay Foundation
Wheeling, WV
For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$5,000
August Levy Learning Center
Wheeling, WV
For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$2,000
Bethlehem Apostolic Temple
Wheeling, WV
For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$2,000
Individual
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100
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For the benefit of the financially deprived children of ohio county, west virginia$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Roy Chambers Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are accepted at any time.

How much does Roy Chambers Foundation give?

$62,079 in tax year 2025, across 336 grants, with a typical grant of $100.

Who runs Roy Chambers Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Linda M Bordas (Trustee).

What does Roy Chambers Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs.

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