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Mary Virginia Fairfax Mem Sch Fund

Accepts applications Wheeling, West Virginia · EIN 237451679

Mary Virginia Fairfax Mem Sch Fund is a private foundation in Wheeling, West Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $1,756 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $439 and the largest $439. 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 $2,523 the year before.

0% 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$1,3582$27,346
2024$2,5234$28,136
2025$1,7564$30,276

How to apply

ContactDeborah Grimes
1274 St Joseph Church Road, Kingwood, WV 26537
Phone or email(304) 329-2589
What to submitPrescribed application form - contact preston county education center (304) 329-2770
DeadlinesMarch 1st of each year
RestrictionsOnly preston county students attending education center who enter business education in college

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mary Virginia Fairfax Mem Sch Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in West Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
West Virginia4$1,756

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Glenville State University
Glenville, WV
Scholarship awarded to$439
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Scholarship awarded to$439
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Scholarship awarded to$439
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Scholarship awarded to$439

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mary Virginia Fairfax Mem Sch Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 1st of each year.

How much does Mary Virginia Fairfax Mem Sch Fund give?

$1,756 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $439.

Who runs Mary Virginia Fairfax Mem Sch Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Deborah Grimes (Chairperson), Charles Hardman (Trustee) and Susan Hardesty (Trustee).

What does Mary Virginia Fairfax Mem Sch Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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