Wing 2 Wing Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 84-6903348 · since 2021wing2wingfoundation.org·Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Sou…·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1.3M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$500 to $250k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$26,629

Typical grant (median)

6 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The foundation's stated themes are accessible education, entrepreneurship and environmental conservation, with a priority on Appalachia, so a small charity whose work sits in those areas and that region is a natural fit.
Typical grants fall between $500 and $250,000 with a median of $10,000, and about 8 in 10 grants sit in that band, which is a typical range rather than a ceiling, while half of its 10 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less, so a modest, specific request sits well within its usual giving.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis: download the funding application, complete it and upload it as a PDF or Word document.
Repeat giving is only 1% of its grant dollars, so a first approach from an organisation it has not funded before is a reasonable step.
For entrepreneurship work, the foundation says it favours scrappy entrepreneurs who have moved beyond market research and gathered in-market evidence, so show that evidence in any application.

Overview

Wing 2 Wing Foundation is a US private foundation based in Huntington, WV.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Wing 2 Wing Foundation focuses on accessible and experiential education, entrepreneurship, and the conservation of the region’s distinct environmental assets. It supports charitable efforts that prioritise accessible education and equip the next generation with skills for a fast-moving, increasingly digital world. In entrepreneurship, it seeks to nurture local entrepreneurs, attract new talent and share best practices, recognising mentorship, training and capital as important to business success. Its environmental priority is to invest in, preserve and introduce new residents to Appalachia’s natural environment, while supporting companies that share that philosophy. The foundation works through grants, scholarships, donations and by creating conditions for success, aiming to unlock opportunity in West Virginia and Appalachia.

Themes

Accessible education
Entrepreneurship
Environmental conservation

Geographic Focus

Priority: Appalachia.

How to apply

Applicants download and complete the funding application, then upload it as a PDF or Word document.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 1% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2024 filings, half of its 10 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

It favours scrappy entrepreneurs who have moved beyond market research and gathered in-market evidence.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

West Virginia87%

Indiana11%

Florida2%

Tennessee<1%

Ohio<1%

The largest single recipient received 80% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 1% of grant dollars went to organisations Wing 2 Wing Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

6 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $26,629

How much do they typically give?

Share of 6 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k17%

$1k–$2.5k17%

$2.5k–$5k0%

$5k–$10k17%

$10k–$25k0%

$25k–$50k17%

$50k–$100k0%

$100k–$250k17%

$250k–$500k17%

Median $26,629 (tax year 2024)

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

Bloomerang NPO · Unrestricted
$250,0002024 tax year
Libera · Unrestricted
$100,0002024 tax year
Glenn's Sporting Goods · Unrestricted
$48,2572024 tax year
High Q Foundation · Unrestricted
$5,0002024 tax year
Marion County Chamber of Commerce · Unrestricted
$2,0002024 tax year
Marshall University Foundation · Unrestricted
$5002024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Alys Michele Smith — Trustee
Brad Duane Smith — Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

2 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$3,112,499	$1,869,892	$3,004,303	Filing for 2022 tax year
2024 tax year	$2,282,478	$1,281,150	$5,626,484	Filing for 2024 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.