Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation
Sara E Blake 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 $9.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $577K. Net investment income was $1.2M.
Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation gave $577K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $288K), mostly in West Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $576,825
- +3.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $288,413
- +3.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $288,413
- Total assets
- $9,477,533
- +7.0% 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 Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Thomson United Methodist Church NKA New Life United Methodist Ch ($87K).
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($490,301), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 10 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving grew 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 106% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $468K (2020) to $577K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $577K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $490,301 |
| Thomson United Methodist Church NKA New Life United Methodist Ch Wheeling, WV | General Uses | $86,524 |
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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 | $9,477,533 | $1,267,724 | $649,956 | $576,825 | 2 | $602,139 | $1,241,701 | $566,544 |
| 2024 | $8,859,765 | $1,084,137 | $612,437 | $556,054 | 2 | $579,457 | $1,060,455 | $540,007 |
| 2023 | $8,388,065 | $575,875 | $542,586 | $498,732 | 2 | $520,556 | $553,843 | $499,562 |
| 2022 | $8,350,569 | $462,310 | $539,073 | $467,887 | 2 | $489,784 | $439,202 | $526,819 |
| 2021 | $8,427,330 | $1,204,791 | $520,765 | $467,887 | 2 | $490,521 | $1,181,142 | $581,144 |
| 2020 | $7,743,304 | $499,448 | $511,702 | $467,887 | 2 | — | $478,969 | $494,195 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $567K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation'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
$38K (2020) → $50K (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $50K, to Wesbanco Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation
How much does Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation give each year?
Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation gave $577K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $556K across 2 grants.
How large is Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation?
Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation reported $9.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $602K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $567K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation operate?
Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in West Virginia.
What is Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Sara E Blake Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 55-6091949. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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