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The Martha Gaines & Russell Wehrle Memorial Foundation at a glance

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The Martha Gaines & Russell Wehrle Memorial Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$408k
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$423kEducation$383kHuman Services$65kAnimals$60kArts & Culture$45kReligion$35kFood & Nutrition$33kPhilanthropy$25kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k9 grants · $40k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $143k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $225k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$7.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION$100,000
UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON$75,000
A NEW CLENDENIN$50,000
THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF KANAWHA COUNTY$25,000
MOUNTAINEER FOOD BANK$25,000
BEVERLY FARM FOUNDATION$20,000
CODA MOUNTAIN ACADEMY$12,500
TGKVF - COMMUNITY INITIATIVE FUND$10,000
WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER OF WEST VIRGINIA$10,000
CLAY CENTER FOR THE ARTS & SCIENCES OF WV$10,000
WEST VIRGINIA HEALTH RIGHT$10,000
EDUCATION ELEVATORS FOUNDATION$10,000
SAINT MATTHEWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH$10,000
WEST VIRGINIA FOOD AND FARM COALITION$5,000
READ ALOUD WEST VIRGINIA$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–25, $32k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 16%. 38% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 16%BEVERLY FARM FOUNDATION: $20k → 12%CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY: $5k → 18%CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY: $2k → 18%DAYMARK: $5k → 18%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.0M · 34 repeat orgs$112k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +6% since the first grant, against +0% for those funded once.

34 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
19

Total granted

$1.0M
$82k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+6%
+0%

Still filing today

71%
26%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’22’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureFood & NutritionPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CF
    CAMC FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2022–2025 · $300k · revenue +86%
  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $150k · revenue +3%
  • CC
    CLAY CENTER FOR THE ARTS & SCIENCES OF WV INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $20k · revenue +163%

Funded once

  • WH
    Women's Health Center of WV
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • SM
    Saint Mathews Episcopal Church
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • WC
    WV CASA ASSOCIATION INC
    one grant, 2024 · $10k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce

The west virginia chamber of commerce provides opportunities for broad based prosperity throughout west virginia.

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2
West Virginia Rural Health Association Inc

The west virginia rural health association (wvrha) advocates for empowering all west virginians to advance their quality of life, their well-being, and their access to excellence in rural health care. our mission is to unite people,…

Health
3
West Virginia Dental Association

Promotion and advancement of dentistry in west virginia

—
4
West Virginia Community Voices Inc

To improve the health and health care quality for the residents of west virginia.

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5
Wayne County Community Services Organization

Establish, conduct, implement, operate, coordinate and finance programs for the benefit of the low-income, minority, elderly, disadvantaged and handicapped citizens of wayne county, wv

Community Improvement
6
Mountain State Justice Inc

Mountain state justice provides free legal services to low income people in west virginia and assures that low income people have access to the court system.

Crime & Legal
7
Communityworks in West Virginia Inc

Communityworks in west virignia (cwwv) creates housing and community development solutions for all west virginians through a network of member organizations. cwwv carries out its mission by providing effective training and technical…

Housing & Shelter
8
West Virginia Bar Foundation Inc

Improve the administration of justice and the provision of legal services for west virginia's citizens.

Crime & Legal
9
Philanthropy West Virginia Inc

Strengthening philanthropy in the mountain state.

Philanthropy
10
West Virginia Health Improvement Institute Inc

The wvhii is a statewide collaboration among multiple stakeholders focusing on improving the health and health care of the citizens of west virginia.

Health
11
West Virginia Nonprofit Association Inc

The wvnpa is a membership association dedicated to serving west virginia's nonprofit sector by providing year-round programming, serving as a clearing house of information, tools and resources through our website, and connect the sector…

Public Benefit
12
West Virginia Local Health Inc

Strengthening public health agencies and the broader public health and health care systems in west virginia.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Care of West Virginia Inc; the most unlike its peers is Dr Groves B Smith Guardianship Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

32 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 32 of the 56 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/32
Grantees still filing
22/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

A NEW CLENDENIN: $65,000 · OtherA NEW CLENDENINUniversity of Charleston - INNOVATIVE SCHOLARS: $50,000 · OtherUniversity of Charleston - INNOVATIVE S…WEST VIRGINIA HEALTH RIGHT INC: $30,000 · OtherWEST VIRGINIA HEALTH RIGHT INCSAINT MATTHEWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $20,000 · OtherTGKVF INC: $20,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMY: $15,000 · OtherNATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE ACADEMY: $15,000 · OtherCOVENANT HOUSE INC: $15,000 · OtherWOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER OF WEST VIRGINIA INC: $20,000 · Other+26 more: $147,500 · Other+26 moreCAMC FOUNDATION INC: $300,000 · HealthCAMC FOUNDATION INC+2 more: $18,000 · Health+2 moreTHE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON INC: $150,000 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF CHA…Coda Mountain Academy Inc: $30,000 · EducationCoda Mountain Academy…EDUCATION ELEVATORS FOUNDATION INC: $14,000 · EducationEDUCATION ELEVATORS F…WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INC: $10,000 · EducationTHE APPALACHIAN READING CENTER INC: $7,500 · Education+2 more: $10,000 · EducationLIBRARY FOUNDATION OF KANAWHA COUNTY INC: $100,000 · PhilanthropyLIBRARY F…BEVERLY FARM FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Human ServicesDAYMARK INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesUNION MISSION MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF WEST VIRGINIA INC: $8,000 · Human ServicesGOOD NEWS MOUNTAINEER GARAGE INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesMOUNTAINEER FOOD BANK INC: $25,000 · Food & NutritionWest Virginia Food & Farm Coalition Inc: $5,000 · Food & NutritionCLAY CENTER FOR THE ARTS & SCIENCES OF WV INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureCHARLESTON LIGHT OPERA GUILD INC: $2,000 · Arts & CultureWEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $1,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$397,500Health$318,000Education$221,500Philanthropy$100,000Human Services$60,000Food & Nutrition$30,000Arts & Culture$23,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCAMC FOUNDATION INC: $300,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON INC: $150,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLIBRARY FOUNDATION OF KANAWHA COUNTY INC: $100,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetBEVERLY FARM FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWEST VIRGINIA HEALTH RIGHT INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCoda Mountain Academy Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetCLAY CENTER FOR THE ARTS & SCIENCES OF WV INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER OF WEST VIRGINIA INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetEDUCATION ELEVATORS FOUNDATION INC: $14,000 over 3y, 9.5% of budgetDAYMARK INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INC: $10,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetUNION MISSION MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDR GROVES B SMITH GUARDIANSHIP INC: $10,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetCHILDHOOD LANGUAGE DISORDERS CENTER INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetKANAWHA COUNTY DENTAL HEALTH COUNCIL INC: $8,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF WEST VIRGINIA INC: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLEGAL AID OF WEST VIRGINIA INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE APPALACHIAN READING CENTER INC: $7,500 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetREAD ALOUD WEST VIRGINIA INC: $6,500 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetGreenbrier Community School Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF KANAWHA AND PUTNAM COUNTY INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Care of West Virginia Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMANNA MEAL INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHARLESTON LIGHT OPERA GUILD INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGOOD NEWS MOUNTAINEER GARAGE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Greater Kanawha V…Encova Foundation of …Truist West Virginia …Tgkvf IncBernard H and Blanche…Charles & Mary Fayne …Herscher Foundation I…The Daywood Foundatio…Pallottine Foundation…Claude Worthington Be…Bernard McDonough Fou…HB Wehrle Foundation …
The Greater Kanawha Valley FoundationWV58.9× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation · Encova Foundation of West Virginia · Truist West Virginia Foundation Inc · Tgkvf Inc · Bernard H and Blanche E Jacobson Foundation · Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation Inc · Herscher Foundation Inc · The Daywood Foundationinc · Pallottine Foundation of Huntington West Virginia · Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation · Bernard McDonough Foundation Inc · HB Wehrle Foundation Stephen D Wehrle TTEE

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Martha Gaines & Russell Wehrle Memorial Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Martha Gaines & Russell Wehrle Memorial Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    Find your warmest path to The Martha Gaines & Russell Wehrle Memorial Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 56 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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