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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1746406

The William T Hancock Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Bluefield, WV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $17,500 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
Jaqueta L Whitfield
PO Box 950
Bluefield, WV 24701
(304) 325-2716
Form and materials
Written or verbal reason for request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Primarily residents of mercer and mcdowell counties, WV

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $17,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $180,794

  • Tax year 2024

    $16,650

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $185,631

  • Tax year 2023

    $17,207

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $186,315

  • Tax year 2022

    $19,778

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $186,759

  • Tax year 2021

    $15,326

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $188,662

  • Tax year 2020

    $15,538

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $187,304

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Craft Memorial LibraryBluefield, WV

    Gift to support childrens

    $7,200
  2. Bluefield Arts & Revitalization CorpBluefield, WV

    Charity

    $2,500
  3. The Wade CenterBluefield, WV

    Support childrens program

    $2,000
  4. Bluefield Fitness and Recreation CenterBluefield, WV

    Therapy for low income kids

    $1,500
  5. Community Connections IncS Yarmouth, MA

    Charity

    $1,500
  6. Mercer County Opportunity Industries IncPrinceton, WA

    Provide food in summer

    $1,000
  7. Community Chrsitmas Tree FundBluefield, WV

    Provide gifts for low

    $1,000
  8. Bluefield Union MissionBluefield, WV

    Medicine for children's

    $500
  9. Individual

    Share the glove drive

    $300

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 $2,50062% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $1,50038% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. West Virginia6 grants $14,700
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $1,500
  3. Washington1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • First Community BankTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $1,901
  • Willy Pierre JacoebeeTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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