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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-1776363

Beverly W & Hampton O Powell Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Hardy, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $205,000 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
The purpose of the Foundation shall be to substantially benefit the people of the Altavista/Lynch Station, Virginia, area and those institutions and persons therein located, and such institutions that may not be located therrein, but are deemed by the Directors of the Foundation to substantially benefit the people of the Altavista/Lynch Station, Virginia, area.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $205,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,833,326

  • Tax year 2024

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,587,727

  • Tax year 2023

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,616,048

  • Tax year 2022

    $195,524

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,647,801

  • Tax year 2021

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,698,840

  • Tax year 2020

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,710,864

  • Tax year 2019

    $205,420

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,787,961

  • Tax year 2018

    $202,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,828,039

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Altavista Area YMCAAltavista, VA

    Endowment Fund

    $40,000
  2. Altavista Area YMCAAltavista, VA

    Annual Fund, Unrestricted

    $20,000
  3. The Fuller Center for HousingAltavista, VA

    Funding for Low-income Housing Projects

    $20,000
  4. Avoca Museum and Historical SocietyAltavista, VA

    Operational and Programming Expenses

    $15,000
  5. Centra Health FoundationLynchburg, VA

    Scholarships

    $15,000
  6. Three Into One Community ProjectAltavista, VA

    Funding for Various Community Projects

    $13,000
  7. Campbell County Educational FoundatRustburg, VA

    College and Career Readiness Program to Benefit Altavista-Lynch Station Area Students

    $12,000
  8. Faith Christian AcademyHurt, VA

    Funding for Equipment and Installation

    $10,000
  9. Virginia Technical InstituteAltavista, VA

    Equipment Purchases

    $10,000
  10. CVCC Educational FoundationLynchburg, VA

    CVCC Scholarships for Students Living within Altavista-Lynch Station Area

    $10,000
  11. Lynchburg Daily BreadLynchburg, VA

    Altavista Meals Outreach

    $7,500
  12. DawnAltavista, VA

    Operations Support

    $7,500
  13. Lynch Station Baptist ChurchLynch Station, VA

    Sanctuary Ceiling Repairs and New AED, Restricted

    $5,500
  14. Claire Parker FoundationAltavista, VA

    House Renovation Project #6, Restricted

    $5,000
  15. Lynch Station Ruritan SocietyLynch Station, VA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  16. Mount Hermon UM ChurchLynch Station, VA

    Cemetery Mowing and Maintenance

    $5,000
  17. Second St Paul Baptist ChurchLynch Station, VA

    Building Repairs

    $4,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $60,00042% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $20,00014% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $20,00014% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $15,00010% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $13,0009% of the total
  6. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $7,5005% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $7,5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia17 grants $205,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • John E Lane IIIPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Robert H Gilliam JrSecretary-Treas Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Shawn StoneDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Aubrey H Hall IIIDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Robert L FinchDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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