US Wind Force Foundation Inc
Petersburg, WV · EIN 27-3380430. Reported 116 grants totalling $368,141 to 54 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. US Wind Force Foundation Inc 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $3,522; the smallest was $400 and the largest $20,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Co Commission | Petersburg, WV | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eastern Wv Comm & Tech College Foundation Inc | Moorefield, WV | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elk District Ambulance Service | Elk Garden, WV | $19,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fountain Vol Fire Co | Keyser, WV | $17,653 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| City of Petersburg | Petersburg, WV | $16,214 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Elk District Vol Fire Co | Elk Garden, WV | $15,500 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Wvu Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | $15,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union Educational Complex | Mt Storm, WV | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Developmental Center & Workshop Inc | Keyser, WV | $14,981 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Town of Elk Garden | Elk Garden, WV | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Powder Key Outreach Inc | Highview, WV | $13,700 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mineral County Parks & Recreation | Keyser, WV | $11,300 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Friends of Jennings Randolph Lake | Elk Garden, WV | $10,500 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tri-Towns Fire Co #1 Inc | Piedmont, WV | $10,220 | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| New Creek Volunteer Fire Department Inc | New Creek, WV | $10,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Kitzmiller Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Kitzmiller, MD | $9,860 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Compelled to Change | Keyser, WV | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mt Storm Vol Fire Dept | Mt Storm, WV | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keyser Area Little League | Keyser, WV | $7,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Burlington Volunteer Fire Dept Inc | Burlingtion, WV | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southside Studios | Petersburg, WV | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Ashby's Fort Inc | Fort Ashby, WV | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Barton Hose Company No 1 Inc | Barton, MD | $5,271 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Antioch United Methodis Church | New Creek, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Burlington Um Family Services Inc | Keyser, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elk Garden Primary School | Elk Garden, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Petersburg High School | Petersburg, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aging & Family Services of Mineral Co | Keyser, WV | $4,850 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Keyser-Mineral Co Public Library | Keyser, WV | $4,850 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boyce-Houser Post 41 American Legion | Keyser, WV | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Catamount Children's Center Inc | Keyser, WV | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Keyser Youth Softball Association | Keyser, WV | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mineral County Family Resource Network | Keyser, WV | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elk District Volunteer Fire Co | Elk Garden, WV | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fountain Primary PTO | Keyser, WV | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mineral County Schools | Keyser, WV | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keyser High School | Keyser, WV | $2,838 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Highland Arts Unlimited Inc | Keyser, WV | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mineral Co Board of Eductation | Keyser, WV | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keyser Volunteer Fire Department | Keyser, WV | $2,330 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fountain Ruritan Club | Keyser, WV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keyser Lions Club | Keyser, WV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Petersburg Beautification Project | Petersburg, WV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Creek Primary School | New Creek, WV | $1,875 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mineral Co Historical Foundation Inc | Keyser, WV | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Compelled 2 Change | Keyser, WV | $1,432 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Andrew Coalition for Community Service | Piedmont, WV | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City of Keyser | Keyser, WV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nancy Hanks VFW Post 3518 | Keyser, WV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wvu - Potomac State | Keyser, WV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mineral Co Convention & Visitors Bureau | Keyser, WV | $967 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grant Co Chamber of Commerce | Petersburg, WV | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mineral County Genealogical Society Inc | Keyser, WV | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Keyser-Mineral County Library Association | Keyser, WV | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
18 of 54 (33%) 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 44%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Eastern Wv Comm & Tech College Foundation Inc
ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR WIND TECHNOLOGY DEGREE - Grant Co Commission
PURCHASE OF PLAYGROUND FOR WELTON PARK - Wvu Foundation Inc
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR AG BUILDINGS AT FAIRGROUND AND INSTALLATION OF 16 NEW WINDOWS IN THE DINING HALL AT CAMP MINCO - Union Educational Complex
CONVERSION OF UNUSED CLASSROOM INTO A WEIGHT ROOM AND PURCHASE OUTDOOR STORAGE BUILDING FOR ATHLETIC/PE EQUIPMENT STORAGE - Powder Key Outreach Inc
CONSTRUCT A CLASSROOM FACILITY - Town of Elk Garden
CONCRETE FLOOR FOR GARAGE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 46 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | $20,000 | $1,800 |
| 2022 | 28 | $146,244 | $3,500 |
| 2023 | 28 | $82,954 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 24 | $53,371 | $1,575 |
| 2025 | 25 | $65,572 | $1,685 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. US Wind Force Foundation Inc has 9 of them, worth $16,100. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Town of Elk Garden | Elk Garden, WV | $5,000 |
| Wvu Foundation Inc (fbo Mineral Co 4-H Leaders) | Morgantown, WV | $2,100 |
| Keyser Area Youth Soccer Inc | Burlingtion, WV | $2,000 |
| City of Piedmont | Piedmont, WV | $2,000 |
| Keyser Area Little League | Keyser, WV | $1,500 |
| Andrew Coalition for Community Service | Piedmont, WV | $1,000 |
| Rees Chapel United Methodist Church | New Creek, WV | $1,000 |
| Catamount Children's Center Inc | Keyser, WV | $1,000 |
| Elk Garden Primary School | Elk Garden, WV | $500 |
Where its money goes
96% of its giving went to organizations in West Virginia. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 US Wind Force Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 571, Petersburg, WV, 26847. 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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