Private foundation · EIN 61-1297242 · Wheeling, West Virginia · Education

Buzzy Best & Deborah K Best Scholarship Fund

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 1 grants paid, $49K total, median $49K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
1
$49K
Median grant
$49K
Stays in WV
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.2M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Elizabethown Independent SchoolsFrankfort, KYScholarships$49K

About this foundation

Buzzy Best & Deborah K Best Scholarship Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in Wheeling, West Virginia, administered in care of First Citizens Bank, tax-exempt since 2006. 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 Buzzy Best & Deborah K Best Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Buzzy Best & Deborah K Best Scholarship Fund give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $49K across 1 grants, a median of $49K.

Where does Buzzy Best & Deborah K Best Scholarship Fund give?

Kentucky (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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