Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation
The Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Weirton, West Virginia. In its 2025 filing, it reported giving grants to organizations with stated purposes including church and children’s ministry, community service, animal welfare, and support for people with disabilities or special needs.
Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation gave $311K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in West Virginia. 31% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $311,298
- -3.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +30.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,946
- -26.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $1,736,725
- -2.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (4 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- West Virginia (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- Yes
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and accepts unsolicited requests. The filing says to contact Geraldine and Thomas Banketas by letter. It lists no application deadline or restrictions on awards.
- Contact
Application contact: Geraldine And Thomas Banketas
Mailing address: 6 South Main Street Suite 600, Washington, PA 15301
Phone: (724) 225-6600
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was First United Methodist Church ($196K). Together the top 10 received $308K.
Grant Size Distribution
96 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 90 grants of 96 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 97% of grant dollars went to recipients in West Virginia. The filing reports 1% each for Pennsylvania, New York, and Kentucky, and 0% for Ohio.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 13 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $50K; repeat grants $12K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 46% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 273% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 285% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $83K (2022) to $324K (2024). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $311K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First United Methodist Church Weirton, WV | Church Ministry | $196,000 |
| Weirton Chirstian Center Weirton, WV | Childrens Ministry | $79,452 |
| Hope Project Fumc Weirton, WV | Ministry | $20,046 |
| Allegheny Health Network Pittsburgh, PA | Serving the Commmunity | $3,000 |
| Old Friends Cabin Creek Greenfield, NY | Saving Racehorses | $2,000 |
| Hancock County Humane Foundation New Cumberland, WV | Saving Animals | $2,000 |
| Old Friends Inc Georgetown, KY | Saving Racehorses | $2,000 |
| Dunbar Recreation Center Weirton, WV | Serving the Commmunity | $1,500 |
| Disability Action Center Fairmont, WV | Disabled Personnel | $1,500 |
| House of the Carpenter Inc Wheeling, WV | Serving the Community | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,736,725 | $297,598 | $343,989 | $311,298 | 13 | $311,298 | $164,907 | $109,087 |
| 2024 | $1,776,891 | $44,085 | $393,851 | $324,017 | 10 | $324,017 | — | $115,407 |
| 2023 | $2,124,593 | $87,098 | $276,626 | $218,507 | 26 | $218,507 | $3,563 | $108,161 |
| 2022 | $2,055,925 | $150,544 | $106,098 | $83,417 | 23 | $83,417 | $26,930 | $102,460 |
| 2021 | $2,010,834 | $405,148 | $233,335 | $218,512 | 24 | $218,512 | $135,240 | $95,148 |
| 2020 | $2,080,492 | $311,681 | $152,083 | $129,798 | 20 | — | $171,796 | $93,794 |
| 2019 | $1,920,894 | $259,861 | $118,635 | $100,123 | 20 | — | $117,059 | $90,325 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $109K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for churches and ministries, community-serving organizations, animal welfare, and organizations serving people with disabilities or special needs. Hancock County Humane Foundation describes its own mission as rescuing and caring for cats, supporting spay and neuter services, and providing pet food pantries. Old Friends Inc describes its mission as caring for and protecting retired Thoroughbreds.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 13 grants totaling $311,298. Grant amounts ranged from $800 to $196,000, with a median grant of $2,000. Its largest awards were $196,000 to First United Methodist Church in Weirton, West Virginia, for church ministry; $79,452 to Weirton Christian Center in Weirton for children’s ministry; and $20,046 to Hope Project FUMC in Weirton for ministry. Other listed grants included $3,000 to Allegheny Health Network for serving the community, and $2,000 each to Old Friends Cabin Creek for saving racehorses, Hancock County Humane Foundation for saving animals, and Old Friends Inc for saving racehorses.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Geraldine Banketas and Thomas Banketas as trustees.
Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Geraldine Banketas
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Banketas
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation
How much does Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation give each year?
Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation gave $311K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $324K across 10 grants.
What is Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $23,946, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation that year got $50K on average.
Where does Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation give grants?
Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation gives mostly in West Virginia: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Weirton, WV (4 grants).
Does Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include First United Methodist Church ($196,000), Weirton Chirstian Center ($79,452) and Hope Project Fumc ($20,046), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 95% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation?
Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $311K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $109K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for churches and ministries, community-serving organizations, animal welfare, and organizations serving people with disabilities or special needs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation?
The foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and accepts unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation's EIN?
Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-6320501. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
Yes, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Laposta-Banketas Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 6, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/laposta-banketas-family-foundation-morg_69981a181d2b4e569d6347e8151b51d7
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