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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1185471

Mary B Nickell Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Bluefield, WV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $74,400 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Mary B Nickell Foundation Co Elizab
525 Federal Street
Bluefield, WV 24701
(304) 324-3236
Form and materials
Scholarship application form, requested essay, recommendation letters (2 personal and 2 academic), transcript of grades
Deadlines
Scholarship applications - september 30
Restrictions
Preference is given to regional charities and for scholarships, to students pursuing a career in the arts

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $74,400

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $773,826

  • Tax year 2024

    $65,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $789,267

  • Tax year 2023

    $70,470

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $745,072

  • Tax year 2022

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $796,181

  • Tax year 2021

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $826,327

  • Tax year 2020

    $64,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $785,438

  • Tax year 2019

    $68,140

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $832,686

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wellspring of Greenbrier IncRainelle, WV

    Food services for low income individuals

    $30,000
  2. Communities in the Schools of Greenbrier CoLewisburg, WV

    Student dropout prevention

    $16,900
  3. Greenbrier Valley AquaticLewisburg, WV

    Charitable

    $9,500
  4. Old Stone Presbyterian ChurchLewisburg, WV

    Pledge for roof replacement

    $6,000
  5. Family Refuge CenterLewisburg, WV

    Charitable

    $3,000
  6. Greater Greenbrier Valley Community FDNLewisburg, WV

    Alumnae association memorial grove upkeep and maintenance and mary b nickell fine arts fund

    $3,000
  7. Lewisburg Literary GroupLewisburg, WV

    Charitable

    $3,000
  8. New River Community and Technical College FoundationGhent, WV

    Donation to the mary b nickell fine arts scholarship fund

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $3,00050% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $3,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. West Virginia8 grants $74,400

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Aaron AmblerPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $200
  • Sherry FerrellTREASURER Hours 1Pay $200
  • Julie JohnsonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas WhartonVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $200
  • Beth Kemper WhartonBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $200

The return

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