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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 54-6036409

The English Foundation

A private foundation in Altavista, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $49,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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
Er English Jr Trustee
205 River Oaks Drive
Altavista, VA 24517
(434) 369-4926
Form and materials
Request form from manager (scholarships); letter (all others)
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Generally limited to campbell county, va area

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,271,046
  • Tax year 2023

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,246,011
  • Tax year 2022

    $55,750

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,256,741
  • Tax year 2021

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,255,415
  • Tax year 2020

    $563,800

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,183,621
  • Tax year 2019

    $130,900

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,692,538
  • Tax year 2018

    $133,633

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,656,626

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Altavista Area YMCAAltavista, VA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  2. DawnAltavista, VA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  3. First Baptist ChurchAltavista, VA

    Unrestricted

    $8,000
  4. Linkhorne Middle School PTOLynchburg, VA

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  5. Altavista Habitat for HumanityAltavista, VA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  6. National Center for Healthy VeteransAltavista, VA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  7. Tunnel to TowersStaten Island, NY

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  8. University of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  9. V Foundation for Cancer ResearchCary, NC

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  10. Virginia Tech Athletic FundBlacksburg, VA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  11. University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN

    Scholarships

    $2,000
  12. Remote Area Medical Volunteer CorpRockford, TN

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  13. God's Pit CrewDanville, VA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. Hunters for the HungryBig Island, VA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  15. Salvation ArmyLynchburg, VA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  16. Acova MuseumAltavista, VA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  17. St Jude's Childrens Research Hospital-Voided From Prior YearMemphis, TN

    Unrestricted

    -$1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Disaster relief and public safety2 grants $11,00039% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $10,00036% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $5,00018% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $2,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia12 grants $42,500
  2. Tennessee3 grants $2,500
  3. North Carolina1 grant $2,000
  4. New York1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Er English JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen EnglishTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rita T EnglishTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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