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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-6410366

Darrell K Cales Trust

A private foundation in Rainelle, WV. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 36 grants and $667,194 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jan 31, 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
John Buckland
732 Main Street
Rainelle, WV 25962
(304) 438-5611
[email protected]
Form and materials
No specific form is required. All requests should outline the specific purpose and timeline.
Deadlines
There are no specific submission deadlines
Restrictions
Scholarships are limited to graduates of greenbrier west high school, meadow bridge high school, summers county high school and midland trail high school. All other grants (governmental, charitable or religious) are limited to the designated geographic area of western greenbrier county,fayette county and summers county, west virginia.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $667,194

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $6,446,624

  • Tax year 2024

    $596,910

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $6,165,121

  • Tax year 2023

    $530,566

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $5,704,615

  • Tax year 2022

    $592,031

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $5,621,919

  • Tax year 2021

    $654,926

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $5,655,986

  • Tax year 2020

    $390,463

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $5,841,292

  • Tax year 2019

    $283,700

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $6,152,970

Grants paid in 2025

36 grants, largest first

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

  1. Sewell Valley Baptist ChurchRainelle, WV

    General support

    $75,000
  2. Individual

    [individual]

    $72,500
  3. Town of RainelleRainelle, WV

    General support

    $57,800
  4. Greenbrier West High SchoolCharmco, WV

    Community support & equipmeny

    $40,200
  5. Quinwood Volunteer Fire DepartmentQuinwood, WV

    Community support

    $39,500
  6. Hinton Area FoundationHinton, WV

    Community support

    $30,000
  7. First Baptist Church of RainelleRainelle, WV

    General support

    $25,428
  8. Summers County Public LibraryHinton, WV

    Community support

    $25,000
  9. Grace Bible AcademyAsbury, WV

    General support

    $25,000
  10. Greenrbier Historical SocietyLewisburg, WV

    General support

    $25,000
  11. Western Greenbrier Little LeagueRainelle, WV

    General support

    $22,500
  12. Marvel CenterRupert, WV

    Community support

    $20,000
  13. Wellspring of Greenbrier IncRainelle, WV

    General support

    $20,000
  14. Toys for TotsRainelle, WV

    General support

    $15,000
  15. Individual

    General support

    $15,000
  16. Clintonville Fire DepartmentClintonville, WV

    General support

    $15,000
  17. Individual

    General support

    $13,000
  18. Meadow Bridge High SchoolMeadow Bridge, WV

    General support

    $12,000
  19. West Gridiron LLCRainelle, WV

    General support

    $10,201
  20. Faith Baptist ChurchRupert, WV

    General support

    $10,120
  21. Town of RupertRupert, WV

    Community support

    $10,000
  22. Meadow Bridge Missionary Baptist CHMeadow Bridge, WV

    General support

    $10,000
  23. Individual

    General support

    $10,000
  24. Summers County Council on AgingHinton, WV

    General support

    $10,000
  25. Crichton Elementary SchoolQuinwood, WV

    General support

    $8,900
  26. Individual

    General support

    $8,000
  27. Greenbrier Girls Softball LeagueCharmco, WV

    General support

    $8,000
  28. Individual

    General support

    $6,000
  29. Individual

    General support

    $5,000
  30. Individual

    General support

    $5,000
  31. Individual

    General support

    $4,927
  32. Midland Trail Community CenterAnsted, WV

    General support

    $4,500
  33. Individual

    General support

    $3,118
  34. Individual

    General support

    $2,500
  35. Individual

    General support

    $2,000
  36. Individual

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $30,00047% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $30,00047% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $4,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. West Virginia23 grants $519,149

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • John BucklandCHAIRMAN Hours 0Pay $19,037
  • Sandra SorrellsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $19,037
  • Andrea PendletonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $19,037
  • David RossDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $19,037
  • Venetta BrownDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $19,037

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