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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 55-0734149

Robert W McCormick Scholarship Fund

A private foundation in Charles Town, WV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 24 grants and $124,439 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
February 20 of each year.
Restrictions
The robert w. Mccormick scholarships are awarded to students graduating from a public high school located in jefferson county, west virginia. Awards are based on grades, financial need, and good citizenship/community service. Applicants must graduate from high school with a "b" average. Maximum award is 10,000 per semester. Federal pell grants and WV promise scholarship amounts are subtracted from tuition and room and board amounts awarded by the robert w. Mccormick scholarships. Recipients must attend a west virginia public college or university and be enrolled on a full time basis. Recipients must maintain a "b" average each year while attending the college or university. Children of the co-trustees, meaning children of the directors, president, or vice presidents of potomac bank and children of principals in the law firm of f. Samuel byrer, are not eligible for the scholarship.

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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

    $124,439

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,811,684

  • Tax year 2024

    $84,870

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,869,829

  • Tax year 2023

    $134,009

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,875,966

  • Tax year 2022

    $151,306

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,938,225

  • Tax year 2021

    $234,446

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,187,372

  • Tax year 2020

    $378,628

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $2,161,606

  • Tax year 2019

    $477,482

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $2,452,719

  • Tax year 2018

    $612,427

    Grants listed
    100
    Assets, end of year
    $2,781,562

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Room and board

    $15,800
  2. Individual

    Room and board

    $15,800
  3. Individual

    Room and board

    $13,408
  4. Individual

    Tuition and fees

    $9,804
  5. Individual

    Tuition and fees

    $9,232
  6. Individual

    Room and board

    $8,396
  7. Individual

    Room and board

    $8,198
  8. Individual

    Tuition and fees

    $8,052
  9. Individual

    Room and board

    $7,592
  10. Individual

    Room and board

    $6,609
  11. Individual

    Tuition and fees

    $6,172
  12. Individual

    Tuition and fees

    $2,716
  13. Individual

    Tuition and fees

    $1,944
  14. Individual

    Tuition and fees

    $1,491
  15. Individual

    Books and supplies

    $1,100
  16. Individual

    Books and supplies

    $1,100
  17. Individual

    Books and supplies

    $1,100
  18. Individual

    Books and supplies

    $1,100
  19. Individual

    Books and supplies

    $1,100
  20. Individual

    Books and supplies

    $1,100
  21. Individual

    Books and supplies

    $1,100
  22. Individual

    Books and supplies

    $1,100
  23. Individual

    Room and board

    $375
  24. Individual

    Tuition and fees

    $50

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Potomac BankCO-TRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $27,083
  • F Samuel ByrerCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $14,000

The return

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