Seneca Trail Charitable Foundation
Lewisburg, WV · EIN 81-4806941. Reported 124 grants totalling $2,241,871 to 81 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Seneca Trail Charitable Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,250. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $750 and the largest $295,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbrier Valley Aquatic Center | Lewisburg, WV | $340,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Gehs Football | Lewisburg, WV | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Renick Community Center | Renick, WV | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wvsom Alumni Association | Lewisburg, WV | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Western Greenbrier Middle School | Crawley, WV | $90,800 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wellspring | Rupert, WV | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| State Fair of Wv | Lewisburg, WV | $57,615 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communities in School | Lewisburg, WV | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| God's Way Home | Rainelle, WV | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greenbrier Community Schools | Lewisburg, WV | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monroe Historical | Union, WV | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Western Greenbrier Little League | Rainelle, WV | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greenbrier Co Public Library | Lewisburg, WV | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Town of Alderson | Alderson, WV | $41,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenbrier Humane Society | Lewisburg, WV | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shepherds Center of Gbr Valley | Lewisburg, WV | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rainelle Public Library | Rainelle, WV | $39,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Refuge Center | Lewisburg, WV | $37,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City of Ronceverte | Ronceverte, WV | $35,150 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greenbrier Youth Camp | Frankford, WV | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Alderson Public Library | Alderson, WV | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rupert Public Library | Rupert, WV | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gbr Valley Aquatic Center | Lewisburg, WV | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Gbr Ltrc | Lewisburg, WV | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greenbrier County Humane Society | Lewisburg, WV | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Western Grennbrier Junior High School | Crawley, WV | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wv Helping Hands | Ronceverte, WV | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Greenbrier Little League | Lewisburg, WV | $26,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenbrier River Trail Foundation | Marlinton, WV | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gateway Industries | Ronceverte, WV | $23,849 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Williamsburg Comm Action | Williamsburg, WV | $23,765 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marvel Center | Rupert, WV | $23,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greenbrier Valley Pickleball Club | Lewisburg, WV | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Oregon Cave Community Center | Ronceverte, WV | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Family Resource Center | Lewisburg, WV | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronceverte Public Library | Ronceverte, WV | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shepherds Center Gbr Valley | Lewisburg, WV | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smoot Elementary School | Smoot, WV | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wss Public Library | White Sulpher Springs, WV | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Hall Inc | Lewisburg, WV | $19,655 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wv Voluntary Organization Sactive in Disaster | Williamson, WV | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gehs Men & Women Soccer | Lewisburg, WV | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Organ Cave Community Center | Ronceverte, WV | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| River City Athletics | Ronceverte, WV | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ronceverte Volunteer Fire Dept | Ronceverte, WV | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rosewood Cemetery | Lewisburg, WV | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cyac | Lewisburg, WV | $13,650 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alderson Masonic Lodge 70 | Alderson, WV | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rupert Food Pantry | Rupert, WV | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Gehs Project Graduation | Lewisburg, WV | $12,110 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Organ Cave Community Cty | Ronceverte, WV | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reonceverte Public Library | Ronceverte, WV | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| White Sulpher Springs Pub | White Sulpher Springs, WV | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| White Sulpher Springs Public Library | White Sulpher Springs, WV | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Frankford Elementary School | Frankford, WV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gatway Industries | Ronceverte, WV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lewisburg Lions Club | Lewisburg, WV | $8,900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Penny Pitch | Lewisburg, WV | $8,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ronceverte Stocking Fund | Ronceverte, WV | $8,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ronceverte Development Corp | Ronceverte, WV | $8,577 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wgms School Nurse | Crawley, WV | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wvsom Health Fit Kids Program | Lewisburg, WV | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lewisburg Literacy Festival | Lewisburg, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lewisburg Literary Grouo | Lewisburg, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Race Matters in Education | Lewisburg, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wgms Kindness Is Cool | Rupert, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Toys for Tots | Beckley, WV | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lewisburg Foundation | Lewisburg, WV | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Monroebotics 4-H | Union, WV | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ronceverte River Festival | Ronceverte, WV | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alderson Food Pantry | Alderson, WV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lewisburg Food Pantry | Lewisburg, WV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pocahontas Frn Food Pantry | Lewisburg, WV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Quinwood Comm Food Service | Quinwood, WV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rainelle Food Pantry | Rainelle, WV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Renick Food Pantry | Renick, WV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ronceverte Food Pantry | Ronceverte, WV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Williamsburg Food Pantry | Lewisburg, WV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wss Comm Food Pantry | White Sulpher Springs, WV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wild & Wonderful Reading Camp | Charleston, WV | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gwhs Asl Cte | Lewisburg, WV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
25 of 81 (31%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 38%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Greenbrier Valley Aquatic Center
FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT - Western Greenbrier Middle School
OBSTACLE COURT/ OUTDOOR CLASSROOM - State Fair of Wv
NEW FAMILY RESTROOM/ ADD HANDICAP - God's Way Home
REMODELING & PAYMENT ON HOUSE - Monroe Historical
LOG REPLACEMENT/ CLARK HOUSE - Family Resource Center
ASST NEED FAMILIES/ COMPUTER
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 22 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 40 | $462,825 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 31 | $1,102,120 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 17 | $283,037 | $11,000 |
| 2023 | 10 | $64,523 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 26 | $329,366 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,250. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in West Virginia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Seneca Trail Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 563, Lewisburg, WV, 24901. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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