Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wheeling, WV EIN: 46-4401085

Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wheeling, WV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $138K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $12K. Net investment income was $5K.

Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Family Charitable Foundation gave $12K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$11,711
+18.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
-40.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,952
+96.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,156
Total assets
$137,707
-7.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (59% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Family Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Mario Lemieux Foundation: $6KMario Lemieux Foundation$6KBellaire High School: $2KBellaire High School$2KMike Rowe Works Foundation: $1KMike Rowe Works Foundation$1KAppalachia Martial Arts Foundation: $1KAppalachia Martial ArtsFoundation$1KPittsburgh Penguins Foundation: $1KPittsburgh Penguins Foundation$1KMake A Wish Foundation: $500Make A Wish Foundation$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Mario Lemieux Foundation ($6K). Together the top 6 received $12K.

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

WheelingPittsburghBellaireCaliforniaCharlotteHurricaneMorgantownSnowshoeStaten IslandUniontownValley Village

How Family Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 93% 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$5K$10K$15K4 grants2020 2 grants2021 5 grants2022 4 grants2023 10 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $12K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $12K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mario Lemieux Foundation Pittsburgh, PAGeneral Purposes$5,866
Bellaire High School Bellaire, OHGeneral Purposes$1,975
Mike Rowe Works Foundation Valley Village, CAGeneral Purposes$1,225
Appalachia Martial Arts Foundation Wheeling, WVGeneral Purposes$1,087
Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation Pittsburgh, PAGeneral Purposes$1,058
Make A Wish Foundation Morgantown, WVGeneral Purposes$500
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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$137,707$2,716$13,803$11,7116$13,723$5,068$14,754
2024$148,794$5,739$12,003$9,92210$12,003$5,746$13,575
2023$155,058$6,551$12,436$9,8864$12,388$6,051$11,828
2022$160,943$3,464$12,211$10,9985$12,178$3,465$11,825
2021$169,690$2,420$8,813$5,3002$8,776$2,409$12,412
2020$176,083$24,784$8,632$8,2004—$2,697$9,408

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Karen Tuttle

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lutz Albrecht

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas L Tuttle

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

Family Charitable Foundation gave $12K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 10 grants.

What is Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,156, and its average grant was $1,952, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Family Charitable Foundation give grants?

Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 59% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Ohio (17%) and West Virginia (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Pittsburgh, PA (2 grants).

Does Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

Family Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Mario Lemieux Foundation ($5,866), Bellaire High School ($1,975) and Mike Rowe Works Foundation ($1,225), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Family Charitable Foundation?

Family Charitable Foundation reported $138K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (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.

What is Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4401085. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 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 May 21, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

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