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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 20-0189021

The Jack M Matthews Foundation

A private foundation in Galax, VA. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 10 grants and $159,130 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2021

    $159,130

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $236,560

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,360,332

  • Tax year 2019

    $106,170

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $6,420,498

  • Tax year 2018

    $475,591

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,338,023

Grants paid in 2021

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Blue Ridge Discovery CenterIndependence, VA

    Support for educational programs

    $50,000
  2. Virginia Department of ForestryGalax, VA

    Support living history farm museum

    $50,000
  3. Grayson LandcareIndependence, VA

    Support for organization

    $25,000
  4. New River Hill FarmGalax, VA

    Purchase a tractor

    $12,800
  5. Virginia Department of ForestryGalax, VA

    Upkeep at state park

    $5,330
  6. Virginia Departement of Forestry Virginia Department of ForestryGalax, VA

    Support for educational programs

    $4,000
  7. Carroll County FoundationHillsville, VA

    College scholarship

    $3,000
  8. Galax Foundation for Excellence I Galax Foundation for Excellence in EducationGalax, VA

    College scholarship

    $3,000
  9. Grayson County ScholarshipIndependence, VA

    College scholarship

    $3,000
  10. Galax Carroll Grayson Animal Shel Galax Carroll Grayson Animal ShelterGalax, VA

    Expansion of the animal shelter

    $3,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Community development1 grant $25,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia10 grants $159,130

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John W Bolen JrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • James M BaxleyTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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