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Bess R Poff Scholarship Foundation

Accepts applications Floyd, Virginia · EIN 541867764

Bess R Poff Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation in Floyd, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $3,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $3,900 the year before.

100% of its 2024 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$3,9005$154,434
2024$3,0003$157,776

How to apply

ContactRobert Spence
P O Box 842, Floyd, VA 24091
Phone or email(540) 745-4111
What to submitBess poff scholarship application
DeadlinesApproximately april 1st
RestrictionsGraduating from floyd county high school seeking to continue education

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bess R Poff Scholarship Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia3$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
James David King
Floyd, VA
Scholarship for continuing education$1,000
Mackenzi Thompson
Floyd, VA
Scholarship for continuing education$1,000
John West
Floyd, VA
Scholarship for continuing education$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bess R Poff Scholarship Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Approximately april 1st.

How much does Bess R Poff Scholarship Foundation give?

$3,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Bess R Poff Scholarship Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Robert Spence (President) and Melissa Spence (Sec Trea).

What does Bess R Poff Scholarship Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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