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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 54-6338751

The Columbus Phipps Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 64 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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
Mr Paul D Buchanan
PO Box 1145
Clintwood, VA 242281145
(540) 926-8152
Form and materials
Application available from foundation contact
Deadlines
Applications must be received by may 15 renewal applications must be received by june 15
Restrictions
Cultural activities/residents of dickenson cnty scholarship awards/graduates of dickenson cnty

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,064,867

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $18,322,899

  • Tax year 2023

    $947,904

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $17,856,799

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,141,620

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $17,052,409

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,260,474

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $17,183,191

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,029,439

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $15,177,374

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,028,892

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $14,596,105

Grants paid in 2024

64 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mountain Empire Community CollegeBig Stone Gap, VA

    Educational grants

    $193,750
  2. University of Va College at WiseWise, VA

    Educational grants

    $183,500
  3. Appalachian School of PharmacyOakwood, VA

    Educational grants

    $60,000
  4. Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN

    Educational grants

    $60,000
  5. East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN

    Educational grants

    $44,500
  6. Ridgeview High SchoolClintwood, VA

    Grant to support

    $38,650
  7. Antigua College of MedicineNew York, NY

    Scholarships

    $30,000
  8. Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, KY

    Educational grants

    $30,000
  9. Kentucky College of OptometryPikeville, KY

    Education grant

    $30,000
  10. Galen College of NursingRichardson, TX

    Grant for scholarships

    $29,000
  11. Dickenson County Va Cooperative ExtClintwood, VA

    Grant for 4-h camps

    $27,125
  12. Town of ClintwoodClintwood, VA

    Operational expenses

    $25,000
  13. Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA

    Educational grants

    $23,000
  14. Southwest Virginia Community CollegeRichlands, VA

    Educational grants

    $20,500
  15. Dickenson County Social ServicesClintwood, VA

    Support food bank and

    $20,000
  16. Etsu (ST Mary's) Health WagonWise, VA

    Medical supplies for

    $15,000
  17. Radford UniversityRadford, VA

    Educational grants

    $13,500
  18. Southeast Ky Cmty & Technical CollegeWhitesburg, KY

    Educational grants

    $13,000
  19. King UniversityBristol, TN

    Educational grants

    $12,000
  20. Virginia Polytechnic InstituteBlacksburg, VA

    Educational grants

    $11,500
  21. Dickenson County Public SchoolsClintwood, VA

    Support various schools'

    $10,000
  22. Pro-Art (dickenson County)Wise, VA

    Cultural & educational

    $10,000
  23. University of GeorgiaAthens, GA

    Education grants

    $10,000
  24. St Augustine University Health SciencesSt Augustine, FL

    Educational grants

    $10,000
  25. Ridgeview Nursing Program-Ridgeview HSClintwood, VA

    Grant for state boards for

    $9,600
  26. Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX

    Educational grants

    $9,500
  27. Bluefield UniversityBluefield, VA

    Educational grants

    $7,000
  28. University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN

    Educational grants

    $6,500
  29. Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, UT

    Educational grants

    $6,500
  30. Ridgeview Middle SchoolClintwood, VA

    Grants for school materials

    $6,128
  31. Strayer UniversityFredericksburg, VA

    Financial support

    $6,000
  32. Dickenson County Chamber of CommerceClintwood, VA

    Financial support

    $6,000
  33. University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL

    Unrestricted general

    $6,000
  34. Ridgeview Elementary SchoolClintwood, VA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,114
  35. Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    Scholarships

    $5,000
  36. Jettie Baker Center for the ArtsClintwood, VA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  37. Hollins UniversityRoanoke, VA

    Education grants

    $5,000
  38. Emory and Henry CollegeEmory, VA

    Educational grants

    $4,000
  39. Mary Baldwin UniversityStaunton, VA

    Scholarship grant for

    $4,000
  40. Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA

    Educational grants

    $4,000
  41. West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV

    Unrestricted general

    $4,000
  42. University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY

    Educational grants

    $4,000
  43. Stephen F Austin UniversityNacogdoches, TX

    Educational grants

    $4,000
  44. University of MontanaMissoula, MT

    Educational grants

    $4,000
  45. Dickenson County Historical Society IncClintwood, VA

    Assist with various

    $3,000
  46. Capella UniversityMinneapolis, MN

    Educational grant

    $3,000
  47. Dickenson County Extension OfficeClintwood, VA

    Nutrition program

    $2,000
  48. Dickinson County FairIron Mountain, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $2,000
  49. Bryant and Stratton CollegeVirginia Beach, VA

    Educational grants

    $2,000
  50. Ohio UniversityAthens, GA

    Unrestricted general

    $2,000
  51. Virginia Highlands Community CollegeAbingdon, VA

    Educational grants

    $2,000
  52. College of William and MaryWilliamsburg, VA

    Educational grants

    $2,000
  53. Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC

    Educational grants

    $2,000
  54. Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, TN

    Educational grants

    $2,000
  55. Pikeville UniversityPikeville, KY

    Educational grants

    $2,000
  56. Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA

    Education grants

    $2,000
  57. Jonnie B Deel Memorial LibraryClintwood, VA

    Grant to assist lighting

    $1,500
  58. Haysi Public LibraryHaysi, VA

    Books & audio/visual

    $1,500
  59. Chamberlain College of NursingDowners Grove, IL

    Grant for scholarship award

    $1,500
  60. Lonesome Pine Soil & Water ConservationClintwood, VA

    Educational programs

    $1,000
  61. Pioneer Art League of Dickenson CountyClintwood, VA

    Unrestricted general

    $1,000
  62. Lindsey Wilson CollegeColumbia, KY

    Educational grants

    $1,000
  63. University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    Educational grants

    $500
  64. Belmont UniversityNashville, TN

    Educational grants

    -$500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education15 grants $410,25099% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $4,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia34 grants $729,367
  2. Tennessee6 grants $124,500
  3. Kentucky6 grants $80,000
  4. Texas3 grants $42,500
  5. New York1 grant $30,000
  6. Georgia2 grants $12,000
  7. Florida1 grant $10,000
  8. Utah1 grant $6,500
  9. Alabama1 grant $6,000
  10. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Paul D BuchananTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $0
  • Dr Jewell AskinsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mr Michael A StroughTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mr Jerry ArtripTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mr Clarence PhillipsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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