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Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Wheeling, West Virginia · EIN 376446478

Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Wheeling, West Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $16,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $5,333 and the largest $5,334. 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 $12,000 the year before.

67% 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$20,0004$260,485
2024$12,0003$284,485
2025$16,0003$315,285

How to apply

ContactAnthony J Habbit
1 Bank Plaza, Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone or email(304) 234-9400, habbit@wesbanco.com
What to submitLetter
Restrictions501(c)(3) org-religious, charitable, scientific, medical and educational purposes, to foster sports competition, or for the prevention of cruelty to children around weirton, wv

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in West Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
West Virginia3$16,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
All Saints Greek Orthodox Church
Weirton, WV
2025 unrestricted gift$5,334
The Salvation Army
Weirton, WV
2025 unrestricted gift$5,333
Brooke Place
Colliers, WV
2025 unrestricted gift$5,333

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust give?

$16,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $5,333.

Who runs Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Wesbanco Bank (Trustee).

What does Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and human services.

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