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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 99-3511118

Julia C West Foundation

A private foundation in Kingsport, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $85,216 paid in grants.

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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
Executive Director
537 East Center St
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 246-8176
[email protected]
Form and materials
Written guidelines for application are provided upon request thru email or phone contact. Grant applications are received QTRS 3 and 4 each year. The board evaluates the applications typically during the QTR 1 and awards the grants in may of each year. Emergency grants are considered at each board meeting.
Deadlines
December 31
Restrictions
Must fall into one of three categories set by julia c west the benefactoreducation arts animal welfare

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $85,216

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,776,063

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $41,250

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

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

  1. Petworks Animal Services IncKingsport, TN

    Support of animal welfare

    $25,000
  2. Dobyns Bennett Band Boosters ClubKingsport, TN

    Support of the arts payment 1 of 4 year pledge

    $25,000
  3. Boys Girls Club Greater KingsportKingsport, TN

    Education programs for youth

    $25,000
  4. Individual

    [individual] FOR 11 YR OLD PERFORM AT CARNEGIE HALL

    $5,000
  5. Family Promise of Greater KingsportKingsport, TN

    Education for mothers and children residents

    $3,816
  6. Help Me Stream Research FoundationKingsport, TN

    Scholarship underwriting

    $1,400

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Dobyns Bennett Band Boosters ClubKingsport, TN

    Support of the arts payments 234 year pledges

    $75,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $25,00045% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $25,00045% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $3,8167% of the total
  4. Science and technology1 grant $1,4003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee5 grants $80,216

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • James C RosePRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Rebecca B WrightSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles D RoystonTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Steven C RoseDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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