Funding search · EIN 201978793 · Blue Ridge, VA

Skewes Family Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

127
grants reported
$1.1M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Mission Dental Virginia2 grants · $177,800
  • Child Abuse Reporting and Enforcemt1 grant · $80,000
  • City of Mullens Foundation2 grants · $64,615
  • Child Abuse Reporting and Enforceme1 grant · $50,000
  • Big Creek People in Action3 grants · $40,000
  • Center for Christian Action4 grants · $34,000
  • Bluefield Wv Championship Football1 grant · $30,000
  • Mission Dental of Virginia1 grant · $25,500
  • Stop the Hurt1 grant · $25,000
  • Gary Volunteer Fire Department2 grants · $17,300

Giving over time

$219,500
2022
$299,809
2023
$303,976
2024
$281,200
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 127 grants.

  • $102,800

    Mission Dental Virginia · Abingdon, VA · 2024

    General

  • $80,000

    Child Abuse Reporting and Enforcemt · Tazewell, VA · 2025

    General operatin

  • $75,000

    Mission Dental Virginia · Abingdon, VA · 2023

    Building fund

  • $55,000

    City of Mullens Foundation · Mullens, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $50,000

    Child Abuse Reporting and Enforceme · Tazewell, VA · 2024

    General

  • $30,000

    Bluefield Wv Championship Football · Bluefield, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,500

    Mission Dental of Virginia · Abingdon, VA · 2025

    Building fund

  • $25,000

    Stop the Hurt · Welch, WV · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $20,000

    Big Creek People in Action · War, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $15,000

    Boys and Girls Clubs of the Piedmon · Statesville, NC · 2025

    General operating

  • $15,000

    Mountain Acres Properties · Princeton, WV · 2024

    General

  • $15,000

    Wv Chamber Foundation Corp · Charleston, WV · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $12,300

    Gary Volunteer Fire Department · Gary, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Center for Christian Action · Pocahontas, VA · 2023

    General operating

  • $12,000

    Center for Christian Action · Pocahontas, VA · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $11,500

    Anawalt Volunteer Fire Department · Anawalt, WV · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $10,361

    Carillion Health Systems · Radford, VA · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Five Loaves Two Fishes Food Bank · Welch, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Itman Food Bank · Mullens, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Stop Abusive Family Enviroments · Welch, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $10,000

    The Salvation Army Princeton Corps · Princeton, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $10,000

    West Virginia Health Right · Charleston, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Big Creek People in Action · War, WV · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    McDowell Comm On Aging · Welch, WV · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Mullens Dogwood Festival · Mullens, WV · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Opti Vets · Mooresville, NC · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Big Creek People in Action · War, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    City of Bluefiel Baseball Club · Bluefield, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Communities in Schools · Bristol, VA · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Employee Ownership Expansion Networ · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Beyond Wishes Therapeutic Riding Pr · Hinton, WV · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $10,000

    Big Creek People in Action · War, WV · 2022

    General fund expense

  • $10,000

    Blackberry Winter · Richlands, VA · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $10,000

    Bluefield University · Bluefield, VA · 2022

    General operation expense

  • $10,000

    Burkes Garden Volunteer Fire Depart · Tazewell, VA · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $10,000

    Communities in Schools of Swva · Bristol, VA · 2022

    General operation expense

  • $10,000

    East River Volunteer Fire Departmen · Princeton, WV · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $10,000

    Historic Crab Orchard Museum · Tazewell, VA · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $10,000

    War Volunteer Fire Department · War, WV · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $9,615

    City of Mullens Foundation · Mullens, WV · 2024

    General

  • $8,300

    City of Mullens Foundation · Mullens, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $8,000

    American Legion Post 8 · Welch, WV · 2024

    General

  • $8,000

    Wade Center · Bluefield, WV · 2024

    General

  • $7,500

    Jcs Ministries · Bradshaw, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Boys and Girls of the Piedmont · Statesville, NC · 2024

    General

  • $7,500

    Boys and Girls Club of the Piedmont · Statesville, NC · 2023

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Berwind Volunteer Fire Department · Berwind, WV · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $7,000

    Town of Bramwell · Bramwell, WV · 2025

    General fund

  • $6,500

    Itmann Food Bank · Mullens, WV · 2024

    General

  • $6,000

    Richlands High School Band · Richlands, VA · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $5,759

    Anawalt Volunteer Fire Department · Anawalt, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Alive Animal Services Group · Bluefield, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Bcps Quill · Bastian, VA · 2025

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Center for Christian Action · Pocahontas, VA · 2025

    General operating

  • $5,000

    County of Bland · Bland, VA · 2025

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Grayhound Youth Sports · Northfork, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Junior Appalachian Musicians · Independence, VA · 2025

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Mullens Are Ministerial Association · Mullens, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Safe Havens Furbabies Sanctuary · Bluefield, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Beyond Wishes Therapeutic Riding · Hinton, WV · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Blackberry Winter · Richlands, VA · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Center for Christian Action · Pocahontas, VA · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Safe Haven Home of Swva · Cedar Bluff, VA · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Sisters in Christ · Princeton, WV · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Toys for Tots · Bluefield, WV · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Graham High School · Bluefield, VA · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Itman Food Bank · Mullens, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Mercer County Special Olympics · Princeton, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Mount View High School Baseball · Welch, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Richlands Youth Baseball Boosters · Pounding Mill, VA · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Toys for Tots · Princeton, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Wade Center · Bluefield, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Childrens Home Society of Wv · Princeton, WV · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $5,000

    Clinch Valley Community Action · North Tazewell, VA · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $5,000

    Gary Volunteer Fire Department · Gary, WV · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $5,000

    Mercer Count Special Olympics · Princeton, WV · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $5,000

    Teen Venture Center · Richlands, VA · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $5,000

    Town of Richlands Police Department · Richlands, VA · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $5,000

    Toys for Tots · Bluefield, WV · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $5,000

    Tri County Health Clinic · Richlands, VA · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $4,100

    City of Mullens · Mullens, WV · 2025

    General fud

  • $4,000

    Helping Hands Community Resource Ce · Beckley, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $4,000

    Teen Venture Center · Richlands, VA · 2025

    General operating

  • $3,150

    Sonshine Preschool Learning Cente · North Tazewell, VA · 2023

    General operating

  • $3,000

    Helping Hands Comm Resource Center · Beckley, WV · 2024

    General

  • $3,000

    McDowell County 4-H · Welch, WV · 2024

    General

  • $3,000

    McDowell County 4-H · Welch, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,500

    Bluefield Area Little League · Bluefield, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,500

    Historic Pocahontas · Pocahontas, VA · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,500

    Wyoming East High School · New Richmond, WV · 2025

    General fund

  • $2,200

    Bluefield Beautification Comm · Bluefield, WV · 2024

    General

  • $2,000

    Historic Crab Orchard Museum · Tazewell, VA · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Opti Vets · Mooresville, NC · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Helping Hands Community Resource Ct · Beckley, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Second Chance for Cats · Bluefield, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,000

    McDowell County 4-H · Welch, WV · 2022

    General operating expense

  • $1,800

    Active Southern West Virginia · Beckley, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,800

    Hands and Feet Ministries · Damascus, VA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Bluefield High School Project Gradu · Bluefield, WV · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Graham High School · Bluefield, VA · 2025

    Genral operating

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.