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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-1742886

The Jesse Walker Foundation

A private foundation in Bristol, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $8,000 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
DL Blackmon II
1913 Lee Highway Suite 1A
Bristol, VA 24201
(276) 591-3660
Form and materials
Written request with detailed plan of action of how funds would be used.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $209,022

  • Tax year 2024

    $9,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $211,928

  • Tax year 2023

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $226,388

  • Tax year 2022

    $17,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $242,803

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $260,612

  • Tax year 2020

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $210,310

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Emory & HenryEmory, VA

    Contribution to scholarship fund

    $4,000
  2. East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN

    Contribution to scholarship fund

    $1,500
  3. Radford UniversityRadford, VA

    Contribution to scholarship fund

    $1,500
  4. George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA

    Contribution to scholarship fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $2,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia3 grants $6,500
  2. Tennessee1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • DL Blackmon IIPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Terry FryeSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Linda BlackmonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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