The Cline Family Foundation concentrates large, purposeful gifts to health- and youth-focused nonprofits, with a strong tilt toward child health, bereavement and recovery programs, and faith-based human services. Their giving favors repeat and multi-year pledges to a small set of organizations rather than many one-off gifts, and they support a mix of hospitals, faith-based recovery ministries, independent schools, and community cultural institutions.
A defining feature of The Cline Family Fdn Inc is its repeated support for child health and youth-serving institutions, especially through multi-year pledges to hospitals and mission-driven nonprofits. One of the clearest examples is the foundation’s $1,062,500 pledge to The Salvation Army in Beckley, followed by additional pledge support in 2024 and 2025, showing a preference for sustained commitments rather than isolated gifts. The same pattern appears in health philanthropy, where WVU Childrens Hospital WVU Foundation in Morgantown received pledge grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Alongside those larger commitments, the foundation also backs organizations serving children and families through education, grief support, and community recovery. Recent gifts include support for Comfort Zone Camp in Richmond, Virginia, and Children’s Museum of the Low Country in Charleston. The overall picture is a family foundation that concentrates resources on a relatively small set of recipients, combining pledge-based giving with general-purpose support for nonprofits working in child welfare, youth development, and faith-based human services.
Health-related giving is a major thread in the foundation’s recent activity. WVU Childrens Hospital WVU Foundation in Morgantown received $200,000 pledge grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Nicklaus Childrens Hospital in Miami received $100,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports community health infrastructure, including a $150,000 general-purpose grant to Sublette County Health Foundation in Pinedale. Youth and education are another clear area: Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg received $100,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Take Stock in the Children in West Palm Beach received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Community-based learning shows up as well through Junior Achievement of Greater South in Columbia, which received multiple general-purpose grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical grant size is $25,000 at the median, with a lower quartile of $6,375 and an upper quartile of $100,000, which points to a mix of modest awards and larger commitments. The recent record shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially through pledge grants and general-purpose grants. That pattern fits a family foundation model rather than an open application program: the grants are selective, concentrated, and often unrestricted or pledge-based. The foundation also gives to individuals, and its taxonomy includes scholarship funding for individuals.
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Most grants fall between $6K and $100K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 14% of grants go to recipients in WV.
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving with repeat grants and pledges to a handful of core grantees; mix of multi-installment commitments and unrestricted/general purpose support rather than many small, dispersed grants.
Notable grantees: The Salvation Army, WVU Children's Hospital (WVU Foundation), Powercross (faith-based recovery program), Comfort Zone Camp, Children's Museum of the Low Country
Giving is regional rather than national, and all recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients. Virginia appears most often among recipient locations, consistent with the top-state pattern, with grants reaching Richmond, Lynchburg, and West Palm Beach-related education support not in Virginia but in Florida. West Virginia is another frequent destination, including Beckley, Morgantown, and Mullens. Other recipient hubs include Charleston, South Carolina; Statesville and Concord, North Carolina; and Miami, Florida. Fourteen percent of grants went to recipients in Florida.
The foundation supports child health and youth-focused nonprofits, along with faith-based human services and recovery ministries. Recent grants include hospitals, schools, children’s museums, bereavement support, and community health foundations, showing a mix of health, education, and family support organizations.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including The Salvation Army in Beckley, WV; WVU Childrens Hospital WVU Foundation in Morgantown; Powercross in Statesville, NC; Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg; and Take Stock in the Children in West Palm Beach. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts.
The middle of the distribution is $25,000, with a p25 of $6,375 and a p75 of $100,000. Recent grants also show larger pledge commitments, including seven-figure and six-figure awards to selected recipients.
Recipient locations are concentrated in the U.S., with Virginia appearing most often among grant destinations. West Virginia is also prominent, and other frequent locations include North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SALVATION ARMY | BECKLEY, WV | $312,500 | 2025 | PLEDGE |
| WVU CHILDRENS HOSPITAL WVU FOUNDATION | MORGANTOWN, WV | $200,000 | 2025 | PLEDGE |
| POWERCROSS | STATESVILLE, NC | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | LYNCHBURG, VA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NICKLAUS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | MIAMI, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| TAKE STOCK IN THE CHILDREN | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | PLEDGE |
| THE CHANNING JOY FOUNDATION | CONCORD, NC | $65,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF THE LOW COUNTRY | CHARLESTON, SC | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AUTISM DISCOVERY & TREATMENT FOUNDA | PHOENIX, AZ | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER SOUTH | COLUMBIA, SC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BECKLEY AREA FOUNDATION | BECKLEY, WV | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| GOOD FRIENDS OF THE LOW COUNTRY | CHARLESTON, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CHRIST FELLOWSHIP CHURCH | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| VICTORY FARM | GASTONIA, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE AUTISM COMMUNITY IN ACTION | IRVINE, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HISTORIC CHARLESTON FOUNDATION | CHARLESTON, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE | JOHNS ISLAND, SC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | BECKLEY, WV | $4,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION | WYNNEWOOD, PA | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | BECKLEY, WV | $312,500 | 2024 | PLEDGE |
| WVU CHILDRENS HOSPITAL WVU FOUNDATION | MORGANTOWN, WV | $200,000 | 2024 | PLEDGE |
| POWERCROSS | STATESVILLE, NC | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SUBLETTE COUNTY HEALTH FOUNDATION | PINEDALE, WY | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | LYNCHBURG, VA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| TAKE STOCK IN THE CHILDREN | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| LANGTREE CHARTER ACADEMY PARENT ORG | MOORESVILLE, NC | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| JAE FOUNDATION | TWIN FALLS, ID | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER SOUTH | COLUMBIA, SC | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BECKLEY AREA FOUNDATION | BECKLEY, WV | $16,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| KRISTI HOUSE | MIAMI, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $14,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SEMINOLE BOOSTERS | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $6,500 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE FIRST TEE OF GEATER CHARLESTON | MOUNT PLEASANT, SC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| TUNE SQUAD ATHLETICS | PICKNEYVILLE, IL | $4,375 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| GOOD FRIENDS OF THE LOW COUNTRY | CHARLESTON, SC | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | BECKLEY, WV | $1,062,500 | 2023 | PLEDGE |
| POWERCROSS | STATESVILLE, NC | $202,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WVU CHILDRENS HOSPITAL WVU FOUNDATION | MORGANTOWN, WV | $200,000 | 2023 | PLEDGE |
| COMFORT ZONE CAMP | RICHMOND, VA | $150,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF THE LOW COUNTRY | CHARLESTON, SC | $127,500 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE | JOHNS ISLAND, SC | $120,500 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| TAKE STOCK IN THE CHILDREN | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | LYNCHBURG, VA | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| DELANEY WYKLE HUMANE SOCIETY FUND | SHADY SPRING, WV | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BECKLEY AREA FOUNDATION | BECKLEY, WV | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE RAMS CLUB- THE EDUCATIONAL FDN UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PUPOSE |
| CITY OF MULLENS FOUNDATION INC | MULLENS, WV | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER SOUTH | COLUMBIA, SC | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE COVE CHURCH | MOORESVILLE, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
THE SALVATION ARMY
$312,500PLEDGE
WVU CHILDRENS HOSPITAL WVU FOUNDATION
$200,000PLEDGE
VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSE
NICKLAUS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$100,000GENERAL
PLEDGE
THE CHANNING JOY FOUNDATION
$65,000GENERAL
CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF THE LOW COUNTRY
$60,000GENERAL
AUTISM DISCOVERY & TREATMENT FOUNDA
$45,000GENERAL
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER SOUTH
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
BECKLEY AREA FOUNDATION
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
GOOD FRIENDS OF THE LOW COUNTRY
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE
CHRIST FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
$5,000GENERAL
VICTORY FARM
$5,000GENERAL
CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE
$5,000GENERAL
THE SALVATION ARMY
$4,500GENERAL
THE SALVATION ARMY
$312,500PLEDGE
WVU CHILDRENS HOSPITAL WVU FOUNDATION
$200,000PLEDGE
SUBLETTE COUNTY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$150,000GENERAL PURPOSE
VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSE
LANGTREE CHARTER ACADEMY PARENT ORG
$40,000GENERAL PURPOSE
JAE FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER SOUTH
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
BECKLEY AREA FOUNDATION
$16,000GENERAL PURPOSE
TUNE SQUAD ATHLETICS
$4,375GENERAL PURPOSE
GOOD FRIENDS OF THE LOW COUNTRY
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSE
THE SALVATION ARMY
$1,062,500PLEDGE
WVU CHILDRENS HOSPITAL WVU FOUNDATION
$200,000PLEDGE
CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE
$120,500GENERAL PURPOSE
VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSE
DELANEY WYKLE HUMANE SOCIETY FUND
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSE
BECKLEY AREA FOUNDATION
$30,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE RAMS CLUB- THE EDUCATIONAL FDN UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
$25,000GENERAL PUPOSE
CITY OF MULLENS FOUNDATION INC
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER SOUTH
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
THE COVE CHURCH
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSE