Private foundation
CHARLESTON, 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 FY2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $106,145 | $59,384 | $54,000 | $941,552 |
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 20% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Aracoma Story IncLogan, WV | To support the historical and cultural education of Logan county and the surrounding area. | $5,000 | 2016 | |
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. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luther L Lafon | PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
| Mary Lafon | VICE PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
| Evelyn Lafon | SECRETARY | 1.00 | $0 |
| Chris Lafon | TREASURER |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $941,552 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $17,038 | $59,621 | $53,338 | $861,456 | $861,456 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | −$26,116 | $66,268 | $59,525 | $802,670 | $802,670 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $40,479 | $75,123 | $67,743 | $1,058,449 | $1,058,449 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $7,901 | $55,571 | $46,900 | $1,031,257 | $1,031,257 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $181,096 | $47,966 | $41,740 | $956,643 | $956,643 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $45,997 | $62,688 | $52,755 | $899,378 | $899,378 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $53,179 | $73,341 | $60,700 | $1,047,647 | $1,047,647 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $25,447 | $67,156 | $55,000 | $1,002,630 | $1,002,630 |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATIONCLEVELAND, OH |
| TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE BETTER CARE OF THE SICK, INVESTIGATION IN THEIR PROBLEMS AND FURTHER EDUCATION OF THOSE WHO SERVE. |
| $5,000 |
| 2021 |
| Hungry Lamb Food Initiative IncLogan, WV | To support the organization's mission to provide support to food bank programs. | $5,000 | 2019 |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATIONCLEVELAND, OH | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE BETTER CARE OF THE SICK, INVESTIGATION IN THEIR PROBLEMS AND FURTHER EDUCATION OF THOSE WHO SERVE. | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Help MinistriesKing, NC | To support the organization's mission to provide ministry assistance to independent Bible and Baptist churches and church related ministries by using a national network of qualified personnel. Help Ministries offers consultation, conciliation services, leadership resources, financial resources, mentoring, missionary aviation services, organizational resources, outreach resources, and personnel and referral services. | $5,000 | 2019 |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATIONCLEVELAND, OH | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE BETTER CARE OF THE SICK, INVESTIGATION IN THEIR PROBLEMS AND FURTHER EDUCATION OF THOSE WHO SERVE. | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Chief Cornstalk Council BSACharleston, WV | To support the organization's mission to provide scouting programs that helps youth develop academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills, and citizenship skills that influence their adult lives. | $4,000 | 2020 |
| Hero HouseDanvill, WV | To support the oganization's mission of assisting men and women through the recovery process | $3,500 | 2020 |
| TERRA COTTA GOLF CHARITIESNAPLES, FL | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Boone County WVU Alumni ChapterMadison, WV | To support the organization's mission to promote, support,and provide assistance to West Virginia University, its affiliatedentities and its Boone County students; to unite those individualswho desire to dedicate their efforts to the betterment of West Virginia University by such activities, and to encourage closer fellowshipand establish better understanding between the University, the alumni,students, former students and friends of West Virginia Universityin this area. | $2,500 | 2020 |
| West Virginia University Alumni Association Boone County ChapterMadison, WV | To support the organization's mission to promote, support, and provide assistance to West Virginia University, its affiliated entities and its Boone County students; to unite those individuals who desire to dedicate their efforts to the betterment of West Virginia University by such activities, and to encourage closer fellowship and establish better understanding between the University, the alumni, students, former students and friends of West Virginia University in this area. | $2,500 | 2017 |
| CHIEF CORNSTALK COUNCILBUCKSKIN COUNCEL BSACHARLESTON, WV | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE SCOUTING PROGRAMS THAT HELPS YOUTH DEVELOP ACADEMIC SKILLS, SELF-CONFIDENCE, ETHICS, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND CITIZENSHIP SKILLS THAT INFLUENCE THEIR ADULT LIVES. | $2,500 | 2022 |
| West Virginia University Alumni Association Boone County ChapterMadison, WV | To support the organization's mission to promote, support, and provide assistance to West Virginia University, its affiliated entities and its Boone County students; to unite those individuals who desire to dedicate their efforts to the betterment of West Virginia University by such activities, and to encourage closer fellowship and establish better understanding between the University, the alumni, students, former students and friends of West Virginia University in this area. | $2,500 | 2018 |
| CHIEF CORNSTALK COUNCILBUCKSKIN COUNCEL BSACHARLESTON, WV | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE SCOUTING PROGRAMS THAT HELPS YOUTH DEVELOP ACADEMIC SKILLS, SELF-CONFIDENCE, ETHICS, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND CITIZENSHIP SKILLS THAT INFLUENCE THEIR ADULT LIVES. | $2,500 | 2021 |
| Boone County WVU Alumni ChapterMadison, WV | To support the organization's mission to promote, support,and provide assistance to West Virginia University, its affiliatedentities and its Boone County students; to unite those individualswho desire to dedicate their efforts to the betterment of West Virginia University by such activities, and to encourage closer fellowshipand establish better understanding between the University, the alumni,students, former students and friends of West Virginia Universityin this area. | $2,500 | 2019 |
| TERRA COTTA CHARITIESNAPLES, FL | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO CONDUCT THE TERRA COTTA INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT AND DONATE ALL NET PROCEEDS GENERATED BY THE TOURNAMENT TO LOCAL CHARITIES BENEFITTING CHILDREN. | $2,200 | 2021 |
| TERRA COTTA CHARITIESNAPLES, FL | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO CONDUCT THE TERRA COTTA INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT AND DONATE ALL NET PROCEEDS GENERATED BY THE TOURNAMENT TO LOCAL CHARITIES BENEFITTING CHILDREN. | $2,200 | 2022 |
| Hero HouseDanvill, WV | To support the organizations's mission of assisting men and women through the recovery process from addictions | $2,000 | 2018 |
| DOUBLE H RANCHMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.LAKE LUZERNE, NY | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND CAMP EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH A SERIOUS ILLNESS | $2,000 | 2021 |
| Valley High School Varsity Football Booster ClubSmithers, WV | To support the organization's mission to provide support for the Valley High School Varsity Football team. | $2,000 | 2017 |
| NORTH NAPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCHNAPLES, FL | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CHURCH PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. | $2,000 | 2023 |
| Terra Cotta CharitiesNaples, FL | To support the organization's mission to conduct the Terra Cotta Invitational Golf Tournament and donate all net proceeds generated by the tournament to local charities benefitting children. | $1,500 | 2020 |
| 1ST BAPTIST CHURCHCHARLESTON, WV | TO SUPPORT THE CHURCH'S MISSION AND ACTIVITIES | $1,500 | 2021 |
| Double H RanchMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Lake Luzerne, NY | To support the organization's mission to provide specialized programs and year-round support for children and their families dealing with life-threatening illnesses. | $1,500 | 2019 |
| Terra Cotta CharitiesNaples, FL | To support the organization's mission to conduct the Terra Cotta Invitational Golf Tournament and donate all net proceeds generated by the tournament to local charities benefitting children. | $1,250 | 2019 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202413209349100436
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202311359349104296
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202211369349104326
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202131359349100743
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202003179349102955
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201910959349100006
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201831359349100803
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201731259349100103
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.