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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-1388355

BF Foundation

A private foundation in Grundy, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $646,500 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
Dawneda Williams
PO Box 1777
Grundy, VA 24614
(865) 288-3028
Form and materials
No formal format; need information as to how the funds will be used.
Deadlines
By year-end, december 31.
Restrictions
No restrictions. Only to be used for educational and support of other area charitable purposes involving education.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $646,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $7,692,030

  • Tax year 2024

    $587,900

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $7,277,573

  • Tax year 2023

    $620,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,586,255

  • Tax year 2022

    $683,860

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $6,559,268

  • Tax year 2021

    $564,100

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $7,223,149

  • Tax year 2020

    $570,700

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,073,913

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Buchanan County YMCAGrundy, VA

    Educational

    $235,000
  2. Boys & Girls Club of Central AppalachiaGrundy, VA

    Educational

    $200,000
  3. Alice Llyod CollegePippa Passes, KY

    Educational

    $60,000
  4. Appalachain Highlands Community Dental CenterAbingdon, VA

    Educational

    $50,000
  5. Buchanan County Technology and Career CenterGrundy, VA

    Educational

    $40,000
  6. Theatre Guild of Buchanan County IncVansant, VA

    Educational

    $20,000
  7. Friends of Buchanan County LibraryBuchanan, VA

    Educational

    $12,500
  8. William King Museum of ArtAbingdon, VA

    Educational

    $10,500
  9. Milligan CollegeMilligan, TN

    Educational

    $10,000
  10. Buchanan First Presbyterian ChurchGrundy, VA

    Educational

    $5,000
  11. Grundy High School - Art DepartmentGrundy, VA

    Educational

    $3,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $200,00091% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,5005% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia9 grants $576,500
  2. Kentucky1 grant $60,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Dawneda F WilliamsSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 5Pay $21,630
  • St MullinsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel S StreetDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $600
  • Stafford H Williams IIIPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lucy Williams BowmanVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Barry C ElswickDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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