Premier Bank Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 34-1695319 · since 1992·Indiana, Ohio·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1.4M
Annual giving, 2025 tax year
From the Form 990-PF filing
$200 to $7,500
Grant range
From grants in the 990-PF filings
$1,682
Typical grant (median)
388 grants in the latest filing
Invitation only
Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

  • The filing says the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so an unsolicited application is unlikely to be considered and should not be sent unless you have been invited.
  • Its usual grants fall between $200 and $7,500 with a median of $1,250, so a modest request fits its typical pattern, although its largest grant of $60,000 shows the typical band is not a ceiling.
  • Most grant dollars go to organisations it has funded before, with 86% of grant dollars in its most recent filing going to organisations funded in earlier filings, which suggests giving is largely to established grantees.
  • No geographic focus is stated, and its grants have mainly gone to Ohio and Indiana, which describes where it has given rather than who may apply.
  • The filing gives no deadlines, so any timing cannot be planned from it.

Overview

Premier Bank Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, Wesbanco Bank Inc, in Canfield, OH.

What they fund

Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 13 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Across the filings, the Foundation’s grants went to a broad range of organisations, including community and social-service organisations, municipalities, universities and schools, health organisations, arts and cultural bodies, and economic and neighbourhood development organisations. The recorded purposes are mainly charitable grants and sponsorships; a smaller group of grants is labelled as scholarships. The recipient list spans Ohio and other states, with Ohio accounting for the largest share of recorded grant dollars. The material provided does not state a thematic programme or further eligibility rules; awards are described as going to qualified recipients determined by the Distribution Committee.

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Ohio and Indiana.

How to apply

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

  • Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 86% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
  • Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 1,335 grants to organisations were $1,250 or less.

What the foundation says:

  • The Distribution Committee determines which recipients qualify for awards.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.

Grant dollars by state

Ohio85%
Indiana8%
Michigan5%
Iowa<1%
Pennsylvania<1%
West Virginia<1%

6 other states: <1%

  • The largest single recipient received 4% of grant dollars to organisations.
  • In tax year 2025, 86% of grant dollars went to organisations Premier Bank Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
  • No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
  • 12% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

388 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $1,682

How much do they typically give?

Share of 388 grants in tax year 2025 by size

Under $1k28%
$1k–$2.5k34%
$2.5k–$5k15%
$5k–$10k14%
$10k–$25k8%
$25k–$50k1%
$50k–$100k1%

Median $1,682 (tax year 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

  • United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley · Charitable
    $60,0002025 tax year
  • City of Youngstown · Charitable
    $50,0002025 tax year
  • Youngstown Neighborhood Development · Charitable
    $31,0002025 tax year
  • Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic De · Charitable
    $30,0002025 tax year
  • Ysu Foundation · Charitable
    $30,0002025 tax year
  • American Red Cross · Sponsorship
    $30,0002025 tax year
  • Youngstown State University · Sponsorship
    $20,5002025 tax year
  • Youngstown State University · Charitable
    $20,0002025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Administered by its trustee, Wesbanco Bank Inc.

3 years of tax filings

YearTotal expensesGrants paidAssetsFiling document
2023 tax year$1,513,538$1,367,121$15,073,939Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year$1,567,785$1,359,610$17,704,565Filing for 2024 tax year
2025 tax year$1,545,061$1,353,493$18,596,212Filing for 2025 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Sources

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Contact

  • (330) 286-2883
  • Canfield, OH (office of its trustee, Wesbanco Bank Inc)