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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 56-6527710

Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Richmond, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $190,000 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

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
None
Restrictions
Restricted to conservation, preservation of natural resources, and promotion of arts and cultural resources for the north carolina high country, the upper deschutes watershed and central oregon areas.

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,021,788
  • Tax year 2024

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,073,461
  • Tax year 2023

    $140,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,066,759
  • Tax year 2022

    $153,128

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,048,201
  • Tax year 2021

    $147,535

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,151,287
  • Tax year 2020

    $176,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,125,343
  • Tax year 2019

    $150,400

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,276,989
  • Tax year 2018

    $135,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,246,302

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Planned Parenthood Columbia WilliamettePortland, OR

    In support of the PPCW patient assistance fund

    $20,000
  2. Hospitality House of Northwest North CarolinaBoone, NC

    In support of the bread of life support 2025

    $15,000
  3. Saving Grace Imagine Life Without ViolenceBend, OR

    In support of rural advocacy: crook county

    $15,000
  4. Bend-La Pine Education FoundationBend, OR

    In support of classroom enrichments

    $10,000
  5. Blue Ridge Women in AgricultureBoone, NC

    In support of building capacity for farmers to steward the land & have viable livelihoods post-hurricane helene

    $10,000
  6. Casa of Central OregonBend, OR

    In support of casa's general operating fund

    $10,000
  7. Central Oregon LocavoreBend, OR

    In support of the lacavore food security initiative

    $10,000
  8. Deschutes Children's FoundationBend, OR

    In support of space and support for central oregon's critical nonprofits

    $10,000
  9. High Desert Food and Farm AllianceBend, OR

    In support of the expansion of veggierx

    $10,000
  10. Oregon Origins ProjectPortland, OR

    In support of oregon origins project VIII: echoes of eruption.

    $10,000
  11. Quiet GiversBoone, NC

    In support of quiet givers' mission

    $10,000
  12. Wamy Community Action IncBoone, NC

    In support of the sos scholarship program

    $10,000
  13. Council on Aging of Central OregonBend, OR

    In support of the addressing uncertainty in the deschutes basin senior meals on wheels services

    $7,500
  14. Healing Reins Equine Assisted ServicesBend, OR

    In support of healing reins physical and occupational therapy on the farm

    $7,500
  15. American RiversWashington, DC

    In support of the responding to the helene disaster for river resilience in the high country

    $5,000
  16. Beat Children's TheatreBend, OR

    In support of beat children's theatrical programs

    $5,000
  17. Board House SocietyBend, OR

    Katy clabough trustee directed grant in support of the organization's mission

    $5,000
  18. High Desert MuseumBend, OR

    In support of the $20 art show

    $5,000
  19. Kids CenterBend, OR

    In support of a path to healing.

    $5,000
  20. Planned Parenthood Columbia WilliamettePortland, OR

    Lila clabough trustee directed grant in support of the patient assistance fund

    $5,000
  21. The Friends of the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community LibraryCashiers, NC

    Frank gibb trustee directed grant in support of audio-enabled books

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services5 grants $47,50035% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $20,00015% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $15,00011% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $15,00011% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $17,50013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon15 grants $135,000
  2. North Carolina5 grants $50,000
  3. District of Columbia1 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.

  • Frank B Gibb IIIDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carole SpainhourTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • Tom ClaboughTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • Kathryn Taylor ClaboughTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • Lila Taylor ClaboughTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,000

The return

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