Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention
Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Wheeling, WV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $62K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $10K.
Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention at a glance
In short: Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention gave $10K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in West Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,189
- +57.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,038
- +57.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $61,708
- -3.5% 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 September 2026.
Who Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Pocahontas Memorial Hospital ($3K). Together the top 5 received $10K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention gives
- In 2025 it paid out 335% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2024) to $10K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Buckeye, WV | Promote general bicycle safety as well as helmet use and head injru prevention. | $2,500 |
| Rivers Health Foundation Point Pleasant, WV | Provide awareness of safety equip,emt amd injuries that are common with motorcross racing. | $2,500 |
| Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center Morgantown, WV | Educate high school students/teens about the risks of distracted driving | $2,500 |
| Logan Regional Medical Center Logan, WV | Provide Smoke Detectors to Community | $2,500 |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV | Fall prevention pamphlets to hand out to ems, provider offices, inpatients and swing patiets, and any other fall precention programs throughout the year. | $189 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $61,708 | $9,375 | $11,591 | $10,189 | 5 | $10,189 | $3,039 |
| 2024 | $63,924 | $13,650 | $8,412 | $6,456 | 5 | $7,036 | $3,148 |
| 2023 | $58,686 | — | $600 | — | — | — | $2,890 |
| 2022 | $59,286 | $60,000 | $714 | — | — | — | $2,920 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention is led by David Kappal, Board President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Kappal
Board President
On filings since 2020
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 Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention
How much does Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention give each year?
Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention gave $10K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 5 grants.
What is Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention's typical grant size?
Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,038, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention give grants?
Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention gives mostly in West Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention give general operating support?
Yes: 20% of Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention's largest grantees?
Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention's largest 2025 grantees include Pocahontas Memorial Hospital ($2,500), Rivers Health Foundation ($2,500) and Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention?
Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention reported $62K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention?
Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Wheeling, WV. It holds $62K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention's EIN?
Mountain State Trauma Injury Prevention's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3017648. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 26, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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