Open Foundations · West Virginia

Encova Foundation of West Virginia

Charleston, West Virginia · EIN 800772825. 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 $2.3M across 88 grants in 2024, a median of $5K each.

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$2.3M
paid in 2024
88
grants paid
$5K
median grant
44%
to first-time recipients
$51.7M
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
ORGANIZATION
Address
400 QUARRIER STREET, CHARLESTON, WV, 25301
Phone
3049411000
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
ALL APPLICATIONS FOR THE ENCOVA FOUNDATION OF WEST VIRGINIA ARE SUBMITTED ONLINE.
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
N/A

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523219349100902. 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 words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

willfoodsummereventpaymentyouthcostgolf

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 88 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Marshall University Foundation IncorporationWV$450,000USED BY THE JUN HARLESS CENTER TO PAY MONTHLY INVOICES FOR EACH TARGETED COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA TO THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION.
2Wvu FoundationWV$400,000ROCKEFELLER NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE 2ND PAYMENT - 2025
3Wvu FoundationWV$330,000ENCOVA CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 6TH & FINAL PAYMENT - 2025
4University of CharlestonWV$250,000REHABILITATION SCIENCE AND ATHLETIC TRAINING CENTER.
5Legal Aid of West VirginiaWV$100,000LEGAL SERVICE AND BEHAVORIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS
6Wing 2 Wing FoundationWV$100,000SUMMIT SPONSORSHIP
7West Virginia Univ Foundation IncWV$75,000IGNITEWV
8Young Mens Christian Association of Charleston & Kan ValleyWV$51,000CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR NEW YOUTH FACILITIES.
9Keith Albee Performing Arts CenterWV$50,0003RD PAYMENT - 2025
10PelotoniaOH$50,000PELOTONIA
11Charleston Main StreetsWV$27,000ENCOVA URBAN APPALACHIAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
12Capitol Market IncWV$25,000FLOWERS AFTER HOURS AND MARKET
13Medbrook Childrens Charity IncWV$25,000YOUTH PROGRAMS
14Lilys PlaceWV$20,000INFANT DRUG EXPOSURE AND COUNS
15Boy Scout of AmericaWV$15,000FRIENDS OF SCOUTING PACESETTER PARTNER.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202094$1.4M
202173$2.1M
202276$2.2M
202385$2.5M
202488$2.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
West Virginia88%
Ohio2%
New York2%
Texas1%
Connecticut1%

Who decides

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

James Christopher HowatEXECUTIVE VP, CFO, TREASURER · 2024
Marty BeckerEXECUTIVE CHAIR · 2024
Thomas J Obrokta JrPRESIDENT AND CEO · 2024

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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