Chris Hess Foundation
Private foundation · Wheeling, WV · EIN 01-6225742 · reported 2023–2025
32grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.2Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 32 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $30K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
117 Edgington LN
Wheeling, WV 26003-1534
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oglebay Foundation Inc | Wheeling, WV | $220,000 |
| Oglebay Foundation Inc | Wheeling, WV | $200,000 |
| Oglebay Foundation Inc | Wheeling, WV | $200,000 |
| YMCA of Wheeling | Wheeling, WV | $110,000 |
| Wheeling Central | Wheeling, WV | $75,000 |
| The Linsly School | Wheeling, WV | $50,000 |
| Wheeling Central | Wheeling, WV | $40,000 |
| Wheeling Central | Wheeling, WV | $40,000 |
| Think Pink | Wheeling, WV | $30,000 |
| Oglebay Institute | Wheeling, WV | $15,000 |
| Faith in Action | Wheeling, WV | $15,000 |
| Orchard Park Hospital | Wheeling, WV | $15,000 |
| YMCA of Wheeling | Wheeling, WV | $15,000 |
| YMCA of Wheeling | Wheeling, WV | $15,000 |
| Moundsville Veterans Honor Guard | Moundsville, WV | $10,000 |
| Ohio Valley Wellnes Coalition | Wheeling, WV | $10,000 |
| King's Daughters | Wheeling, WV | $10,000 |
| Newbridge Academy for Kids | Wheeling, WV | $10,000 |
| Holy Family Child Care & Development Center | Wheeling, WV | $10,000 |
| Faith in Action Caregivers Inc | Wheeling, WV | $10,000 |
| Good Shepherd Nursing Home | Wheeling, WV | $10,000 |
| Moundsville Veterans Honor Guard | Moundsville, WV | $10,000 |
| Oglebay Institute | Wheeling, WV | $10,000 |
| Think Pink | Wheeling, WV | $10,000 |
| Moundsville Veterans Honor Guard | Moundsville, WV | $10,000 |
| Oglebay Institute | Wheeling, WV | $10,000 |
| Think Pink | Wheeling, WV | $10,000 |
| Ohio Valley Wellnes Coalition | Wheeling, WV | $10,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul Parish | Wheeling, WV | $5,000 |
| American Legion Post #1 | Wheeling, WV | $5,000 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $2,000 |
| Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (ovgh History Group) | Wheeling, WV | $1,000 |
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