Private foundation · EIN 54-6061817 · Lynchburg, Virginia

W C English Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Virginia. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $30K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 18 grants paid, $812K total, median $30K. 61% of grants stayed in Virginia. Stated restrictions: Religious, charitable and educational.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
18
$812K
Median grant
$30K
Stays in VA
61%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$19M

How to apply

Letter, explanation of need, other funding, irs exemption letter. Contact: Mrs Beverley Dalton, P O Box P7000, Lynchburg, Va, 4348450301 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: Religious, charitable and educational.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Patrick Henry Family ServicesLynchburg, VAUnrestricted$125K
Faith Christian AcademyHurt, VAUnrestricted$120K
Pendleton Foundation for Black History and CulturePendleton, SCUnrestricted$90K
Cooperative Baptist FellowshipDecatur, GAUnrestricted$72K
Altavista Area YMCAAltavista, VAUnrestricted$50K
Avoca MuseumAltavista, VAUnrestricted-2 grants$50K
YMCA MartinsvilleMartinsville, VAUnrestricted$40K
Lynchburg Daily BreadLynchburg, VAUnrestricted$35K
Clemson Child Development CenterClemson, SCUnrestricted$30K
Clemson Community CareClemson, SCUnrestricted$30K
Community StorehouseMartinsville, VAUnrestricted$30K
Grace Network of Martinsvillehenry CountyMartinsville, VAUnrestricted$30K
South Carolina Governor's School for Science and MathematicsColumbia, SCUnrestricted$30K
FIRST Baptist Church of AltavistaAltavista, VAUnrestricted$30K
Safetynet IncMartinsville, VAUnrestricted$15K
Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, SCUnrestricted$15K
FIRST Baptist Church of PendletonPendleton, SCUnrestricted$13K
Town of AltavistaAltavista, VAUnrestricted$7,500

By state: Virginia 11 · South Carolina 6 · Georgia 1

About this foundation

W C English Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Lynchburg, Virginia, administered in care of Beverley E Dalton Trustee, tax-exempt since 1966. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does W C English Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Letter, explanation of need, other funding, irs exemption letter. Deadlines: NONE.

How much does W C English Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $812K across 18 grants, a median of $30K.

Where does W C English Foundation give?

Virginia (11 grants), South Carolina (6 grants), Georgia (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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