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George Cruise Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Bluefield, West Virginia · EIN 626214545

George Cruise Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Bluefield, West Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $177,971 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $177,971 and the largest $177,971. 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 $159,500 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$171,5001$3.4 million
2024$159,5001$3.6 million
2025$177,9711$3.6 million

How to apply

ContactGeorge Cruise FD First Community B
P O Box 950, Bluefield, WV 24701
Phone or email(304) 325-7151
DeadlinesMay of each year for fall semester scholarships
RestrictionsSouthern wv or southwestern Virginia area residents who may attend college anywhere in U.S.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What George Cruise Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in West Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
West Virginia1$177,971

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
WV
Scholarship$177,971

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does George Cruise Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May of each year for fall semester scholarships.

How much does George Cruise Charitable Foundation give?

$177,971 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $177,971.

Who runs George Cruise Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists First Community Bank (Trustee), Jeffrey L Farmer (Selection Committee), Annette Osborne (Selection Committee) and Sam Hill (Selection Committee).

What does George Cruise Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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