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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 55-0747723

K B Tierney Charitable Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Bluefield, WV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $108,500 paid in grants.

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

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 2025

    $108,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,048,588
  • Tax year 2024

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,070,056
  • Tax year 2023

    $157,516

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,952,334
  • Tax year 2022

    $168,476

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,963,590
  • Tax year 2021

    $147,721

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,985,101
  • Tax year 2020

    $151,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,961,779
  • Tax year 2018

    $134,800

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,077,902

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Kentucky Horse ParkLexington, KY

    General purposes

    $35,000
  2. Virginia Horse Center FoundationLexington, VA

    General use

    $25,000
  3. Bluefield Arts & Revitalization CorpBluefield, WV

    Cultural heritage center

    $10,000
  4. Mercer County Fellowship HomeBluefield, WV

    For transitional living

    $6,500
  5. Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of WVCharleston, WV

    Museum admission fee for

    $5,000
  6. Big Creek People in ActionWar, WV

    Education/literacy program

    $5,000
  7. The Sanders HouseBluefield, VA

    Support projects in the

    $3,000
  8. West Virginia Symphony OrchestraCharleston, WV

    Donation

    $3,000
  9. Southwest Virginia Community CollegeCedar Bluff, VA

    Scholarships

    $3,000
  10. Charleston Ballet IncCharleston, WV

    Admission to nutcracker for

    $3,000
  11. Children's Home Society of WVCharleston, WV

    The mercer county ''we

    $2,000
  12. The Wade CenterBluefield, WV

    To help purchase lined

    $2,000
  13. Clinch Valley Community Action IncN Tazewell, VA

    Charity

    $2,000
  14. Speaking of Horses LLCCharlottesvle, VA

    Charity

    $1,500
  15. Second Chance for CatsBluefield, WV

    Spray and neuter services

    $1,500
  16. Historic Clarksburg WV Cemetery PreservaClarksburg, WV

    Charity

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $25,00056% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $18,00040% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. West Virginia10 grants $39,000
  2. Kentucky1 grant $35,000
  3. Virginia5 grants $34,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • First Community BankTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $17,193

The return

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