Open Foundations · West Virginia

Raymond a and Gertrude D Hyer Charitable Foundation

Wheeling, West Virginia · EIN 454168812. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $1.4M across 16 grants in 2025, a median of $20K each.

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$1.4M
paid in 2025
16
grants paid
$20K
median grant
11%
to first-time recipients
$22.3M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
ROBERT J KRALL
Address
83 Edgington Lane, Wheeling, WV, 26003
Phone
3042422300
Form the request should take
ALL APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS SHOULD BE MADE BY COMPLETING THE FOUNDATION GRANT APPLICATION FORM. THE APPLICATION FORM REQUESTS VARIOUS INFORMATION AND MATERIALS, INCLUDING GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE OPERATIONS AND EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND REGARDING THE PURPOSE AND USE OF REQUESTED GRANT.
Submission deadline
none
Restrictions on awards
GRANTS ARE LIMITED TO CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE US HOWEVER PREFERENCE IS AFFORDED TO OHIO COUNTY WV AND ITS CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES IN ADDITION SPECIAL ONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN HEALTH CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE NEEDS OF THE POOR AND INFIRM

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202611329349102196. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 16 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Kings Daughters Child Care CenterWV$320,000BLDG PROJECT STAFF & STAFF RETENTION
2Oglebay FoundationWV$305,000Career Pathways Program
3Wheeling Health Right IncWV$275,000CT Machine Medical mobile unit
4Wheeling Central Catholic High SchWV$170,000STEM COOR & MISC ITEMS
5West Liberty University FoundationWV$128,000R Clark Morton Court
6House of the CarpenterWV$100,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
7Hoh ShareWV$60,000GENERAL PURPOSES
8Madison Elementary SchoolWV$20,000ANCHOR PROGRAM
9The Seeing HandWV$20,000GENERAL
10Society of St Vincent De PaulWV$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
11Shriners Children HospitalsOH$10,000GENERAL PURPOSES
12Woodsdale Baseball Softball AssocWV$10,000FIELD RESTORATION FLOOD RELIEF
13Dry Ridge Community CenterWV$5,000IMPROVEMENTS
14Foxfire FestivalWV$5,000General Purposes
15Friends of WheelingWV$5,000REFURBISH 722-724 MAIN STREET

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202018$653K
202123$1.2M
202218$1.4M
202312$1.4M
202417$1.4M
2025 (partial year)16$1.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
West Virginia94%
Ohio6%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Holly S PlaninsicTrustee · 2025
Robert J KrallTrustee · 2025
Robert P FitzsimmonsTrustee · 2025
William J Yaeger JrTrustee · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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