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Big Sandy Land Foundation

Accepts applications Grundy, Virginia · EIN 311500705

Big Sandy Land Foundation is a private foundation in Grundy, Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $70,500 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $45,000 the year before.

75% 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$10,0001$2.6 million
2024$45,0002$2.9 million
2025$70,5004$2.9 million

How to apply

ContactGina R Simpson
P O Box 1475, Grundy, VA 24614
Phone or email(276) 935-0900, grs@sfollc.com
What to submitApplications should be in written form describing the use of the funds

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia4$70,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Buchanan County Legacy Scholarship
Wise, VA
Scholarship funds$30,000
Town of Grundy
Grundy, VA
Purchase fire truck$30,000
Grundy Volunteer Fire Department
Grundy, VA
Purchase fire truck$10,000
Big Sandy Water and Conservation District
Grundy, VA
Operating funds$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Big Sandy Land Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Big Sandy Land Foundation give?

$70,500 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Big Sandy Land Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Gina R Simpson (Treasurer, Secretary), Daniel S Street (President), Taylor Burgess (Vice President) and Elizabeth Street (Assistant Secretary, Treasurer).

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