WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $4.0M · expenses $4.0M · assets $413K

Also known as
ASSOCIATION
EIN
55-0708125
Address
PO BOX 1188, CHARLESTON, WV 25324-1188
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(6): business league or chamber of commerce (corporation)
Ruling date
December 1991 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
No
Principal officer
DAVID BRUFFY (its 2010 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2010 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO ENHANCE THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 22 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

22 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Paula Smith PRESIDENT2015-2024 7 $0 reported 1
Melissa Weishar TREASURER2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Maria Smith VICE PRESIDENT2021-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Heather Lily SECRETARY2024 4 $0 reported 1
Elaine Bartoldson (former) VICE PRESIDENT2018-2023 3 $0 reported 1
Doug Pixler (former) SECRETARY2016-2023 4 $0 reported 1
George Levitsky (former) TREASURER2014-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Lisa Weishar (former) DIRECTOR AT LARGE2019-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Tim Thomas (former) PRESIDENT2020 0 $0 reported 1
Darlene Crane (former) SECRETARY2020 0 $0 reported 1
Scott Menefee (former) TREASURER2017-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Doug Hartley (former) PRESIDENT2019 0 $0 reported 1
John Reeves (former) VICE PRESIDENT2019 0 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Woodall (former) PRESIDENT2018 0 $0 reported 1
Tammy Bennett (former) SECRETARY2017 0 $0 reported 1
Timothy P Thomas (former) PRESIDENT2015-2016 0 $0 reported 1
Thomas Hvizdos (former) TREASURER2015-2016 0 $0 reported 1
Patrick Mckinney (former) VICE PRESIDE2014-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Paul Davis (former) PRESIDENT2014 0 $0 reported 1
Susanne Park (former) COMM. DIRECT2014 0 $0 reported 1
J Douglas Hartley (former) TREASURER2014 0 $0 reported 1
Brenda Wilmoth (former) SECRETARY2014 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAULA SMITH PRESIDENT7 $0$0$0 $01
MARIA SMITH VICE PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
MELISSA WEISHAR TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER LILY SECRETARY4 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAULA SMITH PRESIDENT7 $0$0$0 $01
ELAINE BARTOLDSON VICE PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
MELISSA WEISHAR TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG PIXLER SECRETARY4 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELAINE BARTOLDSON PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
MARIA SMITH VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
GEORGE LEVITSKY TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG PIXLER SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELAINE BARTOLDSON PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
MARIA SMITH VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
GEORGE LEVITSKY TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG PIXLER SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LISA WEISHAR DIRECTOR AT LARGE0 $0$0$0 $01
TIM THOMAS PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
ELAINE BARTOLDSON VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
GEORGE LEVITSKY TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
DARLENE CRANE SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LISA WEISHAR DIRECTOR AT LARGE0 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG HARTLEY PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
ELAINE BARTOLDSON SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT MENEFEE TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN REEVES VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JENNIFER WOODALL PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
PAULA SMITH VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
ELAINE BARTOLDSON SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT MENEFEE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOUG PIXLER PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
PAULA SMITH VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
TAMMY BENNETT SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
SCOTT MENEFEE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TIMOTHY P THOMAS PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
DOUG PIXLER SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
THOMAS HVIZDOS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
PAULA SMITH VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TIMOTHY P THOMAS PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
PATRICK MCKINNEY VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
THOMAS HVIZDOS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
PAULA SMITH SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2014 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL DAVIS PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
GEORGE LEVITSKY VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
SUSANNE PARK COMM. DIRECT0 $0-- $01
J DOUGLAS HARTLEY TREASURER0 $0-- $01
PATRICK MCKINNEY EXECUTIVE DI0 $0-- $01
BRENDA WILMOTH SECRETARY0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,988,227$4,013,804 $412,679-$1,617,841 $3,988,227$0 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,679,652$3,642,347 $1,174,084$210,878 $3,677,902$0 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,885,281$4,826,421 $1,302,698$173,573 $4,885,281$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,722,468$2,240,828 $114,713$114,713 $1,722,468$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,848,001$2,363,574 $633,073$633,073 $2,848,001$0 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$839,960$781,317 $1,033,665$148,646 $839,960$0 $000
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,876$63,463 $90,003$90,003 $5,200- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,835$97,243 $85,590$85,590 $26,016- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,596$53,729 $93,998$93,998 $6,000- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$97,706$50,715 $106,131$106,131 $5,900- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,744$72,373 $59,142$59,142 $11,850- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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WEST VIRGINIA SOCCER ASSOCIATION INCWVNot reported $711,729$653,628 Executive Director$72,000 Similar name, revenue within 10x, same state, similar mission
WEST VIRGINIA DENTAL ASSOCIATIONWVNot reported $461,345$506,189 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$93,000 Similar name, revenue within 10x, same state, similar mission
WEST VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE INCWVNot reported $606,750$591,789 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$112,348 Similar name, revenue within 10x, same state
WEST VIRGINIA RACING ASSOCIATIONWVNot reported $407,500$356,082 PRESIDENT$160,000 Similar name, revenue within 10x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 55 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
HAUGHEY FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$282,0007 12019–2025 WEST VIRGINIA GOLF ASSOCIATION
CLAUDE WORTHINGTON BENEDUM FOUNDATION Private foundation$205,0002 12020–2024 WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$131,3507 22018–2024 WEST VIRGINIA PRESS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC; WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC
MILAN PUSKAR FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$105,0003 12022–2024 WEST VIRGINIA CASA ASSOCIATION INC
GREATER KANAWHA VALLEY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$80,0006 12018–2024 WEST VIRGINIA GOLF ASSOCIATION
PARKERSBURG AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$53,3004 12011–2015 WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION INC
YALE UNIVERSITY DAF sponsor$32,1252 12023–2024 WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION INC
ROSS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$28,3557 12018–2024 WEST VIRGINIA NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION INC
BECKLEY AREA FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$15,1502 12019–2022 WEST VIRGINIA GOLF ASSOCIATION
ENCOVA FOUNDATION OF WEST VIRGINIA Private foundation$15,0003 12022–2024 WEST VIRGINIA GOLF ASSOCIATION
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor$11,5001 12020–2020 WEST VIRGINIA PRESS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION INC
SACRED HEART CHILDRENS CENTER INC Private foundation$11,5002 12016–2022 CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA SOCCER ASSOCIATION INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$11,2422 22021–2023 WEST VIRGINIA CASA ASSOCIATION INC; WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC
EDWARD JONES FOUNDATION Private foundation$4,0753 12023–2024 WEST VIRGINIA CASA ASSOCIATION INC
KELLY FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,0801 12012–2012 WEST VIRGINIA GOLF ASSOCIATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $4,013,804 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $59,423
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $3,833,982$3,833,982-- 95.5%
Other (as described)WEBSITE $73,397$73,397-- 1.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $59,423$59,423-- 1.5%
Other (as described)TRAINING $15,981$15,981-- 0.4%
Other (as described)LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES $10,500$10,500-- 0.3%
Other (as described)OTHER $9,198$9,198-- 0.2%
Information technology $8,728$8,728-- 0.2%
Office expenses $959$959-- 0.0%
All other expenses $905$905-- 0.0%
Insurance $731$731-- 0.0%
Total$4,013,804100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $3,642,347 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $47,551
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $3,575,944$3,575,944-- 98.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $47,551$47,551-- 1.3%
Information technology $13,368$13,368-- 0.4%
Other (as described)MEALS $1,916$1,916-- 0.1%
Office expenses $1,305$1,305-- 0.0%
Other (as described)OTHER $1,278$1,278-- 0.0%
Insurance $627$627-- 0.0%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $358$358-- 0.0%
Total$3,642,347100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $4,826,421 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $38,133
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $4,769,052$4,769,052-- 98.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $38,133$38,133-- 0.8%
Information technology $16,103$16,103-- 0.3%
Office expenses $1,561$1,561-- 0.0%
Insurance $1,254$1,254-- 0.0%
Travel $318$318-- 0.0%
Total$4,826,421100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $2,240,828 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $2,183,464$2,183,464-- 97.4%
Other (as described)SOFTWARE EXPENSE $53,354$53,354-- 2.4%
Insurance $3,661$3,661-- 0.2%
Office expenses $241$241-- 0.0%
Travel $108$108-- 0.0%
Total$2,240,828100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $2,363,574 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $2,095,967$2,095,967-- 88.7%
Other (as described)SOFTWARE LEASE $243,216$243,216-- 10.3%
Fees: legal $21,976$21,976-- 0.9%
Information technology $929$929-- 0.0%
Insurance $627$627-- 0.0%
Office expenses $441$441-- 0.0%
Advertising and promotion $418$418-- 0.0%
Total$2,363,574100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $781,317 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SOFTWARE LEASE $397,037$397,037-- 50.8%
Fees: other services $338,441$338,441-- 43.3%
Depreciation and depletion $39,440$39,440-- 5.0%
Fees: legal $6,399$6,399-- 0.8%
Total$781,317100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $63,463 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $50,808 80.1%
Fees to independent contractors $12,655 19.9%
Total$63,463100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $97,243 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $71,909 73.9%
Fees to independent contractors $25,334 26.1%
Total$97,243100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $53,729 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,906 55.7%
Fees to independent contractors $23,823 44.3%
Total$53,729100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $50,715 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,378 65.8%
Fees to independent contractors $17,337 34.2%
Total$50,715100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $72,373 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $46,085 63.7%
Fees to independent contractors $26,288 36.3%
Total$72,373100%

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