Phillips Family Foundation
Phillips Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Elkins, West Virginia. Its 2025 filing states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Phillips Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Phillips Family Foundation gave $62K across 46 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in West Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $61,621
- -5.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 46
- -9.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,340
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $1,157,121
- +5.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- West Virginia (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Phillips Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1513 Harrison Ave Suite A3, Elkins, WV 26241
Phone: (312) 242-3305
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Phillips Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Petersburg High School ($5K). Together the top 10 received $31K.
Grant Size Distribution
195 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 195 grants of 195 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 86% of grant dollars went to recipients in West Virginia. The remaining listed shares were Colorado and Georgia at 3% each, and Pennsylvania and Virginia at 2% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 46 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Phillips Family Foundation gives
- 48% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 87% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 $37K (2019) to $65K (2024). In 2025 it made 46 grants totaling $62K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Petersburg High School Petersburg, WV | To Further the Purpose of the Recipient | $5,000 |
| WV University Hosipital Morgantown, WV | To Further the Purpose of the Recipient | $5,000 |
| Central WV Friends of NRA Philippi, WV | To Further the Purpose of the Recipient | $3,500 |
| WV Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV | To Further the Purpose of the Recipient | $3,500 |
| Barbour County Fair Belington, WV | To Further the Purpose of the Recipient | $3,000 |
| Kingwood Vol Fire Departmen Kingwood, WV | To Further the Purpose of the Recipient | $2,500 |
| Barbour County Livestock Camden, WV | To Further the Purpose of the Recipient | $2,136 |
| Young Life Colorado Springs, CO | To Further the Purpose of the Recipient | $2,100 |
| Kilpatrick Atlanta, GA | To Further the Purpose of the Recipient | $2,065 |
| The Football Foundation Philippi, WV | To Further the Purpose of the Recipient | $2,000 |
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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 | $1,157,121 | $134,424 | $76,151 | $61,621 | 46 | $61,621 | $119,894 | $70,823 |
| 2024 | $1,100,348 | $107,908 | $82,402 | $65,404 | 51 | $65,532 | $88,442 | $65,014 |
| 2023 | $1,074,842 | $33,383 | $87,261 | $63,817 | 49 | $63,817 | $9,939 | $59,629 |
| 2022 | $1,142,763 | $29,617 | $66,586 | $57,722 | 27 | $57,722 | $22,704 | $62,367 |
| 2021 | $1,192,661 | $132,919 | $56,014 | $49,762 | 22 | $49,762 | $36,533 | $68,273 |
| 2020 | $1,073,691 | $57,660 | $64,204 | $43,800 | 1 | — | $43,008 | $54,635 |
| 2019 | $1,080,236 | $54,569 | $69,858 | $37,291 | 10 | — | $30,690 | $53,914 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Phillips Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $71K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Among its 2025 grantees, Young Life describes its mission as helping adolescents encounter the person of Jesus Christ through activities including weekly club meetings, Bible studies, camps, and short-term missions. CURE JM Foundation describes its mission as finding better treatments and a cure for juvenile myositis and improving families’ lives.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 46 grants totaling $61,621. Grants ranged from $70 to $5,000, with a median of $1,000. Larger awards included $5,000 to Petersburg High School and $5,000 to WV University Hospital; $3,500 each to Central WV Friends of NRA and WV Wesleyan College; and $3,000 to Barbour County Fair. Other 2025 recipients included Young Life, which received $2,100, and CURE JM Foundation, which received $525.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Craig Phillips as president, Debra S. O’Neal as treasurer, and Cherri L. Sturm as secretary.
Phillips Family Foundation is led by Craig Phillips, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Craig Phillips
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cherri L. Sturm
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debra S. O'Neal
Treasurer
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 Phillips Family Foundation
How much does Phillips Family Foundation give each year?
Phillips Family Foundation gave $62K across 46 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $65K across 51 grants.
What is Phillips Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Phillips Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,340, across 46 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Phillips Family Foundation give grants?
Phillips Family Foundation gives mostly in West Virginia: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Philippi, WV (11 grants), Belington, WV (6 grants), Elkins, WV (4 grants) and Buckhannon, WV (3 grants).
Does Phillips Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 46 grants with a stated purpose on Phillips Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Further the Purpose of the Recipient" (46 grants).
Who are Phillips Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Phillips Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Petersburg High School ($5,000), WV University Hosipital ($5,000) and Central WV Friends of NRA ($3,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 22% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Phillips Family Foundation?
Phillips Family Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $62K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $71K (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 does Phillips Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Among its 2025 grantees, Young Life describes its mission as helping adolescents encounter the person of Jesus Christ through activities including weekly club meetings, Bible studies, camps, and short-term missions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Phillips Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Phillips Family Foundation's EIN?
Phillips Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3713567. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Phillips Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, 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 October 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 September 1, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Phillips Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/phillips-family-foundation-morg_5986e0a9364543b1a4a1dedbbfd36005
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