Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wheeling, WV EIN: 37-6446478

Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Wheeling, WV. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $242K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $47K.

Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust gave $16K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in West Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$16,000
+33.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,333
+33.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,333
Total assets
$242,473
+13.7% 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 Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

All Saints Greek Orthodox Church: $5KAll Saints Greek OrthodoxChurch$5KThe Salvation Army: $5KThe Salvation Army$5KBrooke Place: $5KBrooke Place$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was All Saints Greek Orthodox Church ($5K). Together the top 3 received $16K.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

WeirtonSaxonburgColliers

How Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 120% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K4 grants2019 8 grants2020 7 grants2021 0 grants2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2019) to $20K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $16K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
All Saints Greek Orthodox Church Weirton, WV2025 Unrestricted Gift$5,334
The Salvation Army Weirton, WV2025 Unrestricted Gift$5,333
Brooke Place Colliers, WV2025 Unrestricted Gift$5,333
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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$242,473$47,999$18,750$16,0003$17,073$46,763$14,287
2024$213,224$26,104$14,769$12,0003$13,008$24,837$13,520
2023$201,889$18,777$22,785$20,0004$20,970$17,768$12,451
2022$205,897$9,070$6,180——$974$8,070$12,651
2021$202,761$38,524$17,294$14,5007$15,619$37,433$14,278
2020$181,531$18,662$15,348$13,5008—$17,727$11,002
2019$177,982$13,314$15,906$10,5004—$12,380$10,964

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Wesbanco Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wesbanco Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2019) → $1K (2025)

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Wesbanco Bank — Trustee: $1KWesbanco BankTrustee$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1K, to Wesbanco Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust

How much does Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust give each year?

Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust gave $16K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 3 grants.

What is Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $5,333, and its average grant was $5,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust give grants?

Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust gives mostly in West Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Weirton, WV (2 grants).

Does Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust?

Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust reported $242K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust's EIN?

Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-6446478. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 25, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 2, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 22, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 18, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 4, 2026)

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