Hamer Foundation
Private foundation · Kenova, WV · EIN 23-7349926 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Hamer Foundation
50grants reported
$6,000median award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$373Ktotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 14 of its 50 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $148K 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
PO Box 418
Kenova, WV 25530-0418
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 |
|---|---|---|
| First Baptist Church of Kenova HAMER SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND CHURCH PROJECTS | Kenova, WV | $48,631 |
| 20TH Street Baptist Church EVANGELISM | Kenova, WV | $15,000 |
| 20TH Street Baptist Church EVANGELISM | Kenova, WV | $15,000 |
| St Labre Indian School SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF LAKOTA CHILDREN | Ashland, MT | $13,000 |
| Good Samaritan Center FOOD PANTRY SUPPORT | Kenova, WV | $11,000 |
| Good Samaritan Center FOOD PANTRY SUPPORT | Kenova, WV | $11,000 |
| Billy Graham Evangelistic Association EVANGELISM | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 |
| Kenova Volunteer Fire Dept EQUIPMENT NEEDS | Kenova, WV | $10,000 |
| Life Outreach International SUPPORT OF MISSIONS AND RELIEF PROGRAMS | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 |
| Samaritans Purse EVANGELISM | Boone, NC | $10,000 |
| 20TH Street Baptist Church EVANGELISM | Kenova, WV | $10,000 |
| Kenova Volunteer Fire Dept EQUIPMENT NEEDS | Kenova, WV | $10,000 |
| Kenova Volunteer Fire Dept EQUIPMENT NEEDS | Kenova, WV | $10,000 |
| Life Outreach International SUPPORT OF MISSIONS AND RELIEF PROGRAMS | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 |
| Loxahatchee Club Educational Foundation EDUCATION | Jupiter, FL | $10,000 |
| Hospice of Huntington PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL & SPIRITUAL CARE FOR THOSE WITH LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS & TH | Huntington, WV | $8,305 |
| Hospice of Huntington PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL & SPIRITUAL CARE FOR THOSE WITH LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS & TH | Huntington, WV | $8,305 |
| Salvation Army TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO MEET THE NEEDS IN HIS NAME WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION | Clarksburg, WV | $7,500 |
| Salvation Army TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO MEET THE NEEDS IN HIS NAME WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION | Huntington, WV | $7,000 |
| Huntington City Mission COMMUNITY SUPPORT | Huntington, WV | $7,000 |
| Spring Valley High School BAND UNIFORMS | Huntington, WV | $7,000 |
| Billy Graham Evangelistic Association EVANGELISM | Charlotte, NC | $7,000 |
| Facing Hunger Foodbank FOOD PANTRY SUPPORT | Huntington, WV | $7,000 |
| Salvation Army TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO MEET THE NEEDS IN HIS NAME WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION | Clarksburg, WV | $7,000 |
| Jerusalem Prayer Team EVANGELISM | Phoenix, AZ | $6,000 |
| K-Love Ministries EVANGELISM | Omaho, NE | $6,000 |
| Jerusalem Prayer Team EVANGELISM | Phoenix, AZ | $6,000 |
| K-Love Ministries EVANGELISM | Omaho, NE | $6,000 |
| Special Olympics PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND SPORTS TRAINING & ATHLETIC COMPETITION FOR THE DISABLED | Hurricane, WV | $6,000 |
| First Baptist Church of Kenova HAMER SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND CHURCH PROJECTS | Kenova, WV | $5,000 |
| George W Bush Presidential Center ENSURE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE, STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY, ADVANCE FREE SOCIETIES | Dallas, TX | $5,000 |
| International Fellowship of Christians & Jews EVANGELISM | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Special Olympics PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND SPORTS TRAINING & ATHLETIC COMPETITION FOR THE DISABLED | Hurricane, WV | $5,000 |
| Judicial Watch PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABLITY, & INTEGRITY IN GOVERNMENT, POLITICS & THE LAW | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| International Fellowship of Christians & Jews EVANGELISM | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| C-K Autumn Fest COMMUNITY SUPPORT | Kenova, WV | $5,000 |
| First Baptist Church of Kenova HAMER SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND CHURCH PROJECTS | Kenova, WV | $5,000 |
| George W Bush Presidential Center ENSURE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE, STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY, ADVANCE FREE SOCIETIES | Dallas, TX | $5,000 |
| International Fellowship of Christians & Jews EVANGELISM | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Jason Lovins Ministries EVANGELISM | Russell, KY | $5,000 |
| Haggai Institute EVANGELISM | Peachtree Corners, GA | $3,000 |
| Lilly's Place MEDICAL CARE TO INFANTS WITH NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME | Huntington, WV | $2,000 |
| Mercy Ships EVANGELISM | Garden Valley, TX | $2,000 |
| Walk FM EVANGELISM | Ashland, KY | $2,000 |
| C-K Autumn Fest COMMUNITY SUPPORT | Kenova, WV | $2,000 |
| George W Bush Presidential Center ENSURE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE, STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY, ADVANCE FREE SOCIETIES | Dallas, TX | $2,000 |
| Good Samaritan Center FOOD PANTRY SUPPORT | Kenova, WV | $2,000 |
| Life Outreach International SUPPORT OF MISSIONS AND RELIEF PROGRAMS | Fort Worth, TX | $1,280 |
| St Labre Indian School PROVIDE QUALITY, TUITION-FREE EDUCATION TO NORTHERN CHEYENNE ANC CROW 1 CHILDREN | Ashland, MT | $1,000 |
| Loxahatchee Club Educational Foundation EDUCATION | Jupiter, FL | $1,000 |
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