Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation
Private foundation · Washington, PA · EIN 26-6320501 · reported 2023–2025
49grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$854Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 49 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $213K 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
1431 Overlook Dr
Weirton, WV 26062-5126
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Project Fumc MINISTRY | Weirton, WV | $253,064 |
| First United Methodist Church CHURCH MINISTRY | Weirton, WV | $196,000 |
| Hope Project Fumc MINISTRY | Weirton, WV | $123,206 |
| Weirton Chirstian Center CHILDRENS MINISTRY | Weirton, WV | $79,452 |
| Weirton Chirstian Center CHILDRENS MINISTRY | Weirton, WV | $59,853 |
| Weirton Chirstian Center CHILDRENS' MINISTRY | Weirton, WV | $36,051 |
| Hope Project Fumc MINISTRY | Weirton, WV | $20,046 |
| Salvation Army of Grayson County MINISTRY | Sherman, TX | $8,000 |
| Canine Angels TRAINING SERVICE DOGS | Little River, SC | $5,000 |
| Weirton Heights Memorial Baptist Church MINISTRY | Weirton, WV | $5,000 |
| Chester-Newell Fish Found SERVING THE COMMUNITY (FOOD) | Chester, WV | $4,500 |
| Apollo Free Meth Church MINISTRY | Apollo, PA | $4,500 |
| Disability Action Center HELPING DISABLED PERSONNEL | Fairmont, WV | $3,500 |
| Allegheny Health Network SERVING THE COMMMUNITY | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,000 |
| Dunbar Recreation Center SERVING THE COMMMUNITY | Weirton, WV | $3,000 |
| Hounds Haven Inc ANIMAL CARE | Dillonville, OH | $3,000 |
| Elevate Worship Center MINISTRY | Wellsville, OH | $3,000 |
| All Saints Greek Orthodox Church MINISTRY | Weirton, WV | $2,850 |
| Old Friends Cabin Creek SAVING RACEHORSES | Greenfield, NY | $2,000 |
| Hancock County Humane Foundation SAVING ANIMALS | New Cumberland, WV | $2,000 |
| Old Friends Inc SAVING RACEHORSES | Georgetown, KY | $2,000 |
| House of the Carpenter Inc SERVING THE COMMUNITY | Wheeling, WV | $2,000 |
| Tunnell to Towers MINISTRY | Staten Island, NY | $2,000 |
| SW Butler Food Cupboard SERVING THE COMMUNITY (FOOD) | Harmony, PA | $2,000 |
| Sovereign Grace Family Church MINISTRY | Jacksonville, FL | $2,000 |
| Urban Mission Ministries SERVING THE COMMUNITY | Steubenville, OH | $2,000 |
| Old Friends Cabin Creek SAVING RACEHORSES | Greenfield, NY | $2,000 |
| Key Animal Care Fund ANIMAL CARE | Wheeling, WV | $2,000 |
| Dunbar Recreation Center SERVING THE COMMMUNITY | Weirton, WV | $1,500 |
| Disability Action Center DISABLED PERSONNEL | Fairmont, WV | $1,500 |
| Hancock County Humane Foundation SAVING ANIMALS | New Cumberland, WV | $1,500 |
| House of the Carpenter Inc SERVING THE COMMUNITY | Wheeling, WV | $1,000 |
| Special Connections SPECIAL NEEDS YOUTH & ADULTS | Steubenville, OH | $1,000 |
| WV Christian Youth Camp MINISTERING THE YOUTH | Lost Creek, WV | $1,000 |
| National MS Society RESEARCH | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 |
| Columbiana Dog Pound ANIMAL CARE | Libson, OH | $1,000 |
| Loggerhead Marinelife Center SAVING LOGGERHEAD TURTLES | Juno Beach, FL | $1,000 |
| Old Friends Inc SAVING RACEHORSES | Georgetown, KY | $1,000 |
| Wierton Park Board SERVING THE COMMUNITY | Weirton, WV | $1,000 |
| Dunbar Recreation Center SERVING THE COMMMUNITY | Weirton, WV | $1,000 |
| Best Buddies DISABLED INDIVIDUALS | Las Vegas, NV | $1,000 |
| Furry Friends ANIMAL CARE | Jupiter, FL | $1,000 |
| Old Friends Cabin Creek SAVING RACEHORSES | Greenfield, NY | $1,000 |
| Aaron Davies Memorial Fund | Weirton, WV | $900 |
| Fritz Williams Scholarship Fund STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP | Wierton, WV | $800 |
| Aaron Davies Memorial Fund | Weirton, WV | $800 |
| Fritz Williams Scholarship Fund STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP | Weirton, WV | $700 |
| Fritz Williams Scholarship Fund STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP | Weirton, WV | $600 |
| Hancock County Humane Foundation SAVING ANIMALS | New Cumberland, WV | $500 |
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