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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 55-0720406

The McGee Foundation

A private foundation in Charleston, WV. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $538,703 paid in grants.

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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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $538,703

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $17,278,435

  • Tax year 2023

    $581,009

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $16,421,363

  • Tax year 2022

    $572,763

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $17,218,477

  • Tax year 2021

    $680,245

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $17,206,041

  • Tax year 2020

    $503,082

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $13,148,116

  • Tax year 2019

    $374,440

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $13,980,614

  • Tax year 2018

    $141,269

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $10,920,777

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Greater Kanawha ValleyCharleston, WV

    Developing, improving, and restoring economic vitality in the west side community

    $160,000
  2. Southern WV Community College FoundationMount Gay, WV

    Direct benefit for students through needs based scholarships

    $100,000
  3. Glenville State UniversityGlenville, WV

    Direct benefit for students through needs based scholarships

    $100,000
  4. Bluefield State UniversityBluefield, WV

    Direct benefit for students through needs based scholarships

    $100,000
  5. West Virginia State University FoundationInstitute, WV

    Direct benefit for students through needs based scholarships

    $66,203
  6. Kanawha Valley Council on PhilanthropyCharleston, WV

    Developing, improving, and restoring economic vitality in the west side community

    $10,000
  7. Philanthropy West VirginiaS Charleston, WV

    Promoting philanthropy throughout west virginia and across the nation

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $166,20399% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. West Virginia7 grants $538,703

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • J Michael HinesSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $7,500
  • Stephen E Kawash CPATREASURER Hours 10Pay $0
  • John KuykendallDIRECTOR EMERITUS Hours 1Pay $7,500
  • William Deberniere Mebane JrCHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $15,000
  • Emory Kinder WrightDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $7,500
  • Christopher AlexanderDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $7,500

The return

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