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JH Gibbs Foundation TUW

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 546317007

JH Gibbs Foundation TUW is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $14,859 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $15,000 the year before.

40% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$14,2307$329,538
2024$15,0004$344,723
2025$14,8595$372,502

How to apply

ContactSee Footnote
2 Champions Drive, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
Phone or email(276) 523-1290, msalyer@wisek12.org
What to submitContact michelle salyer, school counselor, who will provide the link to the scholarship application.
DeadlinesJune 30 annually
RestrictionsMust be a student of appalachia high school or powell valley high school attending clinch valley college. Scholarships are based on character/citizenship, financial need and gpa

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What JH Gibbs Foundation TUW funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia4$11,359
Tennessee1$3,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
First Baptist Church of Appalachia
Appalachia, VA
General operating$5,000
Lonesome Pine Regional Library
Wise, VA
General operating$4,359
Sequoyah Council Bsa
Johnson City, TN
General operating$3,500
Uni of Va College at Wise FBO Carter Wells
Wise, VA
Scholarship$1,000
Uni of Va College at Wise FBO Isabella Ashley
Wise, VA
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does JH Gibbs Foundation TUW accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 30 annually.

How much does JH Gibbs Foundation TUW give?

$14,859 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs JH Gibbs Foundation TUW?

Its 2025 filing lists Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does JH Gibbs Foundation TUW fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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