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S Katherine Boxwell & Edwin P Churchill WV Scholarship Fund

Accepts applications Charles Town, West Virginia · EIN 556137104

S Katherine Boxwell & Edwin P Churchill WV Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Charles Town, West Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $82,750 in 32 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $5,000. 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 $71,500 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$71,25036$1.7 million
2024$71,50034$1.8 million
2025$82,75032$2.0 million

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactPotomac Bank Trust Dept Tr
PO Drawer 40, Charles Town, WV 25414
Phone or email(304) 728-2435
What to submitApplicants must complete a detailed application form which requires school records, family financial information, community service performed, honors and awards received, and an essay on the applicant's career aspirations, views on economic and cultural resources of West Virginia, and how his or her education could benefit West Virginia. Two letters of recommendation are also required.
DeadlinesApplications must be received by the high school guidance department by march 1 of senior year.
RestrictionsEligible recipients must graduate from high school with not less than a "b" average, verify financial need, and demonstrate positive citizenship in their schools and communities; available to students graduating from high schools in the following 7 wv counties: berkeley, grant, hampshire, hardy, jefferson, mineral, and morgan. Scholarship is an annual sum award not to exceed the cost of tuition, room and board, and books and supplies at wv public higher education institutions; payment of wv private or out of state tuition limited to highest cost charged by a wv public institution; scholarship limited to 8 semesters of undergraduate study; field of study must be in accounting, business administration, civil engineering, computer science, economics, education, political science, psychology, or social science. Students must maintain and provide proof of full-time status, continue good citizenship, demonstrate financial need, and maintain and provide proof of a 3.0 or higher grade point av

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What S Katherine Boxwell & Edwin P Churchill WV Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in West Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
West Virginia32$82,750

Grants paid in 2025

All 32 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 2500/semester$5,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 2500/semester$5,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 2500/semester$5,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 2000/semester$4,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 2000/semester$4,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 2000/semester$4,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tution, etc. @ 2000/semester$4,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1500/semester$3,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1500/semester$3,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1500/semester$3,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1500/semester$3,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1500/semester$3,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1500/semester$3,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1500/semester$3,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1500/semester$3,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1500/semester$3,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1500/semester$3,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1250/semester$2,500
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1250/semester$2,500
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1250/semester$2,500
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1000/semester$2,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1000/semester$2,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 750/semester$1,500
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1500/semester$1,500
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 750/semester$1,500
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 500/semester$1,500
Individual
WV
Tuition, etc. @ 1250/semester$1,250
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 1000/semester$1,000
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 500/semester$1,000
Individual
WV
Tuition, etc.@ 500/semester$500
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 125/semester$250
Individual
WV
4 yr tuition, etc. @ 125/semester$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does S Katherine Boxwell & Edwin P Churchill WV Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications must be received by the high school guidance department by march 1 of senior year.

How much does S Katherine Boxwell & Edwin P Churchill WV Scholarship Fund give?

$82,750 in tax year 2025, across 32 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs S Katherine Boxwell & Edwin P Churchill WV Scholarship Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Potomac Bank (Trustee).

What does S Katherine Boxwell & Edwin P Churchill WV Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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