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The Stelio and Betty Tracy Corte Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Bluefield, West Virginia · EIN 556119269

The Stelio and Betty Tracy Corte Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Bluefield, West Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $216,977 in 62 grants; the typical grant was $600 and the largest $62,432. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $241,797 the year before.

58% of its 2024 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$241,79767$4.6 million
2024$216,97762$4.9 million

How to apply

ContactCatherine Payne
500 Country Club Drive, Bluefield, VA 24605
Phone or email(276) 326-4233
What to submitNone except scholarship application
RestrictionsAt least one-half of the benefits awarded each year will be paid to agencies and organizations existing or operating in southern West Virginia and/or southwest Virginia.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Stelio and Betty Tracy Corte Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia20$142,627
West Virginia19$45,240
South Carolina11$17,200
North Carolina7$6,110
Ohio2$3,600
Georgia1$1,500
Tennessee1$600
Massachusetts1$100

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 62 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bluefield University
Bluefield, VA
Educational$62,432
Town of Bluefield Va
Bluefield, VA
Charitable$35,006
First Methodist Church
Bluefield, VA
Religious$12,578
Mt View High School
Welch, WV
Educational$12,300
Southwest Va Community College
Richlands, VA
Educational$10,926
Town of Kimball WV
Kimball, WV
Charitable$10,000
Operation Home
N Charleston, SC
Charitable$9,000
Bluefield WV Police Dept
Bluefield, WV
Charitable$8,500
Graham High School
Bluefield, VA
Educational$5,750
Sanders House
Bluefield, VA
Charitable$5,300
Citadel Brigadier Foundation
Charleston, SC
Charitable$4,000
K9 Working Dogs
Ashland, OH
Charitable$3,500
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Bluefield, WV
Religious$3,500
Wade Center
Bluefield, WV
Charitable$3,000
Christ School
Arden, NC
Educational$2,500
VFW Post 9696
Bluefield, VA
Charitable$2,500
Bluefield Va Police Dept
Bluefield, VA
Charitable$2,000
Individual
WV
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
VA
$1,500
Crab Orhcard Museum
Tazewell, VA
Charitable$1,500
Darlington School
Rome, GA
Educational$1,500
Community Foundation of the Virginias
Bluefield, WV
Charitable$1,300
Bluefield Baseball Club
Bluefield, WV
Charitable$1,200
White Memorial Presbyterian Church
Raleigh, NC
Religious$1,100
Broughton PTSA
Raleigh, NC
Charitable$1,000
Citadel Duel Club
Charleston, SC
Charitable$1,000
Graham Middle School
Bluefield, VA
Educational$1,000
Hill Center
Durham, NC
Charitable$1,000
St Philips Episcopal Church
Charleston, SC
Religious$1,000
Bluefield Primary School
Bluefield, WV
Educational$800
Friends of Claytor Lake
Fairlawn, VA
Charitable$600
St Jude Childrens Hospital
Memphis, TN
Charitable$600
Bible in the Schools
Bluefield, WV
Educational$500
Bluefield Union Mission
Bluefield, WV
Charitable$500
Charleston Home Builders
Charleston, SC
Charitable$500
Drift Fest
Charleston, SC
Charitable$500
Ear for Music
Mt Pleasant, SC
Charitable$500
Graham High School Band Boosters
Bluefield, VA
Educational$500
Young Life
Bluefield, VA
Religious$400
Bethlehem Church
Reidsville, NC
Religious$300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Stelio and Betty Tracy Corte Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Stelio and Betty Tracy Corte Charitable Foundation give?

$216,977 in tax year 2024, across 62 grants, with a typical grant of $600.

Who runs The Stelio and Betty Tracy Corte Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists First Community Bank NA (Trustee), Catherine Payne (Selection Committee Member), Elizabeth Perry (Selection Committee Member) and Mildred Raynor (Selection Committee Member).

What does The Stelio and Betty Tracy Corte Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and community development.

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