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Mason and Lula Cole Charitable TUA 600008015

Preselected recipients only Williamsburg, Virginia · EIN 266779458

Mason and Lula Cole Charitable TUA 600008015 is a private foundation in Williamsburg, Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $251,500 in 36 grants; the typical grant was $5,500 and the largest $15,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $240,000 the year before.

14% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$242,75032$4.0 million
2024$240,00034$4.3 million
2025$251,50036$4.6 million

How to apply

Mason and Lula Cole Charitable TUA 600008015 says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mason and Lula Cole Charitable TUA 600008015 funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia36$251,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 36 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Neck
Kilmarnock, VA
Operational support$15,000
Smith Point Sea Rescue Inc
Burgess, VA
Educational support$15,000
Northern Neck - Middlesex Free Health Clinic
Kilmarnock, VA
Medical services support$15,000
Westmoreland Players
Callao, VA
Operational support$14,000
Lancaster County Va Education Fdn
Kilmarnock, VA
Operational support$10,000
Healthy Harvest Food Bank
Warsaw, VA
Operational support$10,000
Hampden Sydney College Ester T Atkinson Museum
Hampden Sydney, VA
Operational support$10,000
Rappahannock Art League
Kilmarnock, VA
Operational support$10,000
Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts
White Stone, VA
Operational support$10,000
Youth Club of Lancaster County Inc
Kilmarnock, VA
Operational support$10,000
The Haven Shelter and Services Inc
Warsaw, VA
Operational support$10,000
The RWC Foundation
Irvington, VA
Operational support$9,000
Steamboat Era Museum
Irvington, VA
Operational support$9,000
Lancaster Community Library
Kilmarnock, VA
Operational support$8,000
Greater Reedville Association Inc
Reedville, VA
Operational support$8,000
Northern Neck Sail and Power Squadron
Callao, VA
Operational support$7,000
The Link
Sterling, VA
Operational support$6,000
Chesapeake Academy Inc
Irvington, VA
Educational support$6,000
Northern Neck Family YMCA
Kilmarnock, VA
Operational support$5,000
Lancaster Players Inc
White Stone, VA
Operational support$5,000
Camp Kekoka
Kilmarnock, VA
Operational support$5,000
Bon Secours Richmond Health Care Foundation
Richmond, VA
Medical services support$5,000
The Kilmarnock Museum
Kilmarnock, VA
Operational support$5,000
Northern Neck Orchestra
Kilmarnock, VA
Operational support$5,000
Rappahannock Concert Association
Heathsville, VA
Operational support$5,000
The Friends of Northumberland County Animal Shelter
Burgess, VA
Operational support$5,000
Northern Neck Land Conservancy
Lancaster, VA
Operational support$4,000
Lancova Partners for Pets Inc DBA Northern Neck Partners for Pets
Irvington, VA
Operational support$4,000
Lancaster Va Historical Society Mary Ball Washington Museum
Lancaster, VA
Operational support$4,000
The Bay Center
Kilmarnock, VA
Operational support$4,000
Garfield's Rescue Inc
Kilmarnock, VA
Operational support$4,000
Animal Welfare League of the Northern Neck
Kilmarnock, VA
Operational support$3,000
Eastern Virginia Community Emergency Response Team
Lancaster, VA
Operational support$2,500
Shirley Perkins Memorial Fund for Animals
Lancaster, VA
Operational support$2,000
Preservation Northern Neck
Warsaw, VA
Operational support$1,000
Northern Neck Casa
Lancaster, VA
Operational support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mason and Lula Cole Charitable TUA 600008015 accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Mason and Lula Cole Charitable TUA 600008015 give?

$251,500 in tax year 2025, across 36 grants, with a typical grant of $5,500.

Who runs Mason and Lula Cole Charitable TUA 600008015?

Its 2025 filing lists Chesapeake Trust Company (Trustee).

What does Mason and Lula Cole Charitable TUA 600008015 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and health.

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