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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 54-0490435

Charles B Keesee Educational Fund Incorporated

A private foundation in Martinsville, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $3.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jan 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
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Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,938,325

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $74,114,251

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,552,881

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $70,097,765

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,768,254

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $70,142,557

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,131,636

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $78,271,755

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,256,628

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $75,284,707

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Student grants for tuition, books, fees, etc.

    $2,254,743
  2. Individual

    Student grants for tuition, books, fees, etc.

    $505,819
  3. Individual

    Student grants for tuition, books, fees, etc.

    $262,502
  4. Individual

    Student grants for tuition, books, fees, etc.

    $195,227
  5. Individual

    Student grants for tuition, books, fees, etc.

    $181,728
  6. Individual

    Student grants for tuition, books, fees, etc.

    $127,325
  7. Fork Union Military AcademyFork Union, VA

    Student grants for tuition, books, fees, etc

    $100,000
  8. Hargrave Military AcademyChatham, VA

    Student grants for tuition, books, fees, etc.

    $100,000
  9. Individual

    Student grants for tuition, books, fees, etc.

    $67,131
  10. Individual

    Student grants for tuition, books, fees, etc.

    $40,150
  11. Averett UniversityDanville, VA

    Student grants for tuition, books, fees, etc.

    $32,500
  12. Individual

    Student grants for tuition, books, fees, etc.

    $29,700
  13. Bluefield UniversityBluefield, VA

    Student grants for tuition, books, fees, etc.

    $25,000
  14. Individual

    Student grants for tuition, books, fees, etc.

    $16,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $157,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia4 grants $257,500

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Douglas T RamseyVice President Hours 25Pay $52,850
  • Georgia P ComptonTreasurer/SECRE Hours 5Pay $15,200
  • G Paul FletcherTrustee Hours 5Pay $12,438
  • John T FulcherTrustee Hours 5Pay $13,200
  • Ryan R HutchinsonPresident Hours 5Pay $14,000
  • Martha W MedleyTrustee Hours 5Pay $11,562
  • Betty B PiggTrustee Hours 5Pay $11,000
  • Andrew H WakefieldTrustee Hours 5Pay $11,000

The return

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