Private foundation · EIN 55-6137104 · Charles Town, West Virginia · Education

The S Katherine Boxwell and Edwin P Churchill West Virginia

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in West Virginia. The foundation accepts applications (Applications must be received by the high school guidance department by march 1 ) and its median grant is $3,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 32 grants paid, $83K total, median $3,000. 100% of grants stayed in West Virginia. Stated restrictions: Eligible recipients must graduate from high school with not less than a "b" average, verify financial need, and demonstrate positive citizenship in their schools and communities; available to students graduating from…

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
32
$83K
Median grant
$3,000
Stays in WV
100%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Applications must be received by the hig
Assets
$1.3M

How to apply

Applicants must complete a detailed application form which requires school records, family financial information, community service performed, honors and awards received, and an essay on the applicant's career aspirations, views on economic and cultural resources of west virginia, and how his or her education could benefit west virginia. Two letters of recommendation are also required. Contact: Potomac Bank Trust Dept Tr, Po Drawer 40, Charles Town, Wv, 3047282435 Deadlines: Applications must be received by the high school guidance department by march 1 of senior year. Restrictions: Eligible recipients must graduate from high school with not less than a "b" average, verify financial need, and demonstrate positive citizenship in their schools and communities; available to students graduating from high schools in the following 7 wv counties: Berkeley, grant, hampshire, hardy, jefferson, mineral, and morgan. Scholarship is an annual sum award not to exceed the cost of tuition, room and board, and books and supplies at wv public higher education institutions; payment of wv private or out of state tuition limited to highest cost charged by a wv public institution; scholarship…

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

Top 1 of 32 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Westfall Chloe EKeyser, WV4 yr tution, etc. @ 2000/semester$4,000

About this foundation

The S Katherine Boxwell and Edwin P Churchill West Virginia is a private grantmaking foundation in Charles Town, West Virginia, administered in care of Bank of Charles Town, tax-exempt since 2001. 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 The S Katherine Boxwell and Edwin P Churchill West Virginia accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Applicants must complete a detailed application form which requires school records, family financial information, community service performed, honors and awards received, and an essay on the… Deadlines: Applications must be received by the high school guidance department by march 1 of senior year..

How much does The S Katherine Boxwell and Edwin P Churchill West Virginia give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $83K across 32 grants, a median of $3,000.

Where does The S Katherine Boxwell and Edwin P Churchill West Virginia give?

West Virginia (32 grants), per its latest filing.

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