Private foundation
KARL AND MILDRED NIEKAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
WHEELING, WVEIN
Can I apply?
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
Private foundation
WHEELING, WVEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $111,654 | $254,695 | $212,364 | $2,373,491 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 13% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNDSVILLE-MARSHALL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARYMOUNDSVILLE, WV | NEW CAMERON LIBRARY BRANCH | $64,000 | 2019 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas C Oconnor | Trustee | 1.50 | $16,968 |
| William J Yaeger Jr | Trustee | 2.00 | $22,059 |
| Robert J Krall | Trustee | 1.50 | $22,058 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $2,373,491 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $651,960 | $225,542 | $201,090 | $2,516,532 | $2,516,532 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $96,563 | $233,216 | $209,163 | $2,090,114 | $2,090,114 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $115,529 | $245,728 | $219,782 | $2,226,767 | $2,226,767 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $174,268 | $203,699 | $182,341 | $2,356,966 | $2,356,966 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $160,552 | $198,872 | $179,630 | $2,386,397 | $2,386,397 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $230,778 | $204,909 | $178,112 | $2,424,717 | $2,424,717 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $251,124 | $196,057 | $172,627 | $2,398,848 | $2,398,848 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $108,804 | $178,492 | $159,790 | $2,343,781 | $2,343,781 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $101,133 | $178,869 | $157,404 | $2,413,469 | $2,413,469 |
| ROOF REPLACEMENT |
| $60,000 |
| 2018 |
| Strand Theatre Preservation SocietyMoundsville, WV | System Upgrade | $57,000 | 2022 |
| MOUNDSVILLE-MARSHALL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARYMOUNDSVILLE, WV | SHELVING, FURNITURE AND GENERAL PURPOSE | $52,500 | 2017 |
| Strand Theatre Preservation SocietyMoundsville, WV | Fire Curtain Replacement | $51,500 | 2025 |
| Strand Theatre Preservation SocietyMoundsville, WV | Stage Renovation | $50,000 | 2023 |
| MOUNDSVILLE-MARSHALL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARYMOUNDSVILLE, WV | SHELVING | $43,000 | 2016 |
| Cameron High SchoolMoundsville, WV | Band Student Assistance Fund and AP Tests | $42,500 | 2024 |
| Strand Theatre Preservation SocietyMoundsville, WV | Fire Curtain Replacement | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Moundsville Marshall CO LibraryMoundsville, WV | Microfilm Digitization Project and computers | $38,500 | 2025 |
| HELPING HEROES INCMOUNDSVILLE, WV | VAN/GENERAL PURPOSES | $37,000 | 2021 |
| SIMPSON UNITED METHODIST CHURCHMOUNDSVILLE, WV | COMMUNITY KITCHEN | $35,000 | 2020 |
| MOUNDSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMOUNDSVILLE, WV | STUDENT ASSISTANCE FUND BAND & CHORUS EQUIP., MUSIC & REPAIRS | $32,500 | 2018 |
| Moundsville Middle SchoolCameron, WV | Art Dept Student Assistance Fund Band Uniforms | $30,000 | 2024 |
| STRAND THEATRE PRESERVATION SOCIETYMOUNDSVILLE, WV | SOUND SYSTEM / IMPROVEMENT PROJECT | $30,000 | 2021 |
| MOUNDSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMOUNDSVILLE, WV | STUDENT ASSISTANCE FUND | $26,000 | 2020 |
| WEST VIRGINIA NORTHERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONWHEELING, WV | SCHOLARSHIP FUND | $25,000 | 2019 |
| WVNCC FoundationWheeling, WV | Scholarship Fund | $25,000 | 2023 |
| WEST VIRGINIA NORTHERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONWHEELING, WV | SCHOLARSHIP FUND | $25,000 | 2017 |
| Moundsville Marshall Co Public LibMoundsville, WV | Generator and Blinds | $23,000 | 2022 |
| Marshall County Historical SocietyGlen Dale, WV | Visitor Center RepairsCockayne House | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Cameron Middle SchoolCameron, WV | Student Assistance Fund and AP Fees Assistance | $20,000 | 2023 |
| HELPING HEROES INCMOUNDSVILLE, WV | VETERANS IN NEED | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Marshall County Historical SocietyMoundsville, WV | Repaint Cockayne Farmhouse | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Moundsville Middle SchoolMoundsville, WV | Student Assistance Fund and Art Department Grant | $20,000 | 2023 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.