Elikan Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wheeling, WV EIN: 55-6135787

Elikan Fund is a private foundation, based in Wheeling, WV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $660K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $30K. Net investment income was $53K.

Elikan Fund at a glance

In short: Elikan Fund gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in West Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$29,646
-5.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$29,646
-5.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$29,646
Total assets
$660,190
+3.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
West Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Elikan Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Wheeling Hospital: $30KWheeling Hospital$30K

The largest 2025 recipient was Wheeling Hospital ($30K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Wheeling

How Elikan Fund gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2025) to $36K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WVMedical & Hospital Expenses$29,646
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$660,190$54,771$34,038$29,6461$31,535$52,835$32,460
2024$639,457$49,191$36,379$31,2921$33,155$47,293$31,935
2023$626,645$55,602$40,071$36,3221$38,174$53,703$30,531
2022$610,417$13,537$38,686$33,5341$35,414$11,621$33,579
2021$635,566$75,676$35,413$30,5571$32,544$73,616$36,318
2020$595,303$51,240$35,476$31,4171—$49,543$32,402

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Elikan Fund reported a distributable amount of $32K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Elikan Fund's only listed officer is Wesbanco Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wesbanco Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $3K (2020) → $3K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Wesbanco Bank — Trustee: $3KWesbanco BankTrustee$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Wesbanco Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Elikan Fund

How much does Elikan Fund give each year?

Elikan Fund gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $31K across 1 grant.

How large is Elikan Fund?

Elikan Fund reported $660K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $32K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $32K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Elikan Fund operate?

Elikan Fund has awarded grants in West Virginia.

What is Elikan Fund's EIN?

Elikan Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 55-6135787. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 18, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 22, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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