Funding search · EIN 541830656 · Bluefield, WV

The Paul & Carol Cole Foundation

Name: The Paul & Carol Cole Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

42
grants reported: $562,475
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

golf android beautification department league little public recovery

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

City of Bluefield12 grants · $268,159
Bluefield State University8 grants · $150,400
Town of Bluefield Virginia4 grants · $61,436
Hope Ridge Recovery3 grants · $14,000
Scott Street Baptist Church2 grants · $12,280
Bluefield State University Foundation1 grant · $10,000
Blue Ridge Junior Golf Tour2 grants · $10,000
Wade Center2 grants · $7,000
Mercer County Schools1 grant · $5,500
Greater Princeton Little League1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$141,500

2022

$197,598

2023

$223,377

2024

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$82,879
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2024
General contribution
$50,000
Bluefield State University · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Beautification
$50,000
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Renovatons to little league baseball fields
$45,000
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Van
$33,710
Town of Bluefield Virginia · Bluefield, VA · 2024
General contribution
$30,600
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Bobcat attachments
$30,000
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2022
East river mountain playground
$25,000
Bluefield State University · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Scholarship fund
$25,000
Bluefield State University · Bluefield, WV · 2024
President's house rehab
$21,950
Town of Bluefield Virginia · Bluefield, VA · 2023
Harmony acres pool heater
$20,000
Bluefield State University · Bluefield, WV · 2022
To assist with heritage village cleanup
$10,000
Bluefield State University Foundation · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Big blue booster
$10,000
Bluefield State University · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Golf program
$9,400
Bluefield State University · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Golf program
$7,280
Scott Street Baptist Church · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Sound system
$6,500
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Dog park infrastructure
$6,300
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Recovery point lawn maintenance
$6,000
Bluefield State University · Bluefield, WV · 2024
W. Paul cole school of business
$5,500
Mercer County Schools · Princeton, WV · 2024
Pikeview middle school privacy screens on ground floor
$5,280
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Fire department gas monitors
$5,000
Blue Ridge Junior Golf Tour · Bluefield, WV · 2024
General contribution
$5,000
Hope Ridge Recovery · Bluefield, WV · 2024
General contribution
$5,000
Blue Ridge Junior Golf Tour · Bluefield, WV · 2023
General contribution
$5,000
Greater Princeton Little League · Princeton, WV · 2023
Lighting at little league complex
$5,000
Bluefield State University · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Golf program
$5,000
First Presbyterian Church · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Recovery ministry
$5,000
Hope Ridge Recovery · Bluefield, WV · 2022
To support the mission of the organization
$5,000
Mountain Acres Properties · Princeton, WV · 2022
Renovations to elm street property
$5,000
Scott Street Baptist Church · Bluefield, WV · 2022
Religious
$5,000
Wade Center · Bluefield, WV · 2022
To support the mission of the organization
$4,600
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Public works android tablets
$4,000
Hope Ridge Recovery · Bluefield, WV · 2023
General contribution
$3,168
Town of Bluefield Virginia · Bluefield, VA · 2023
Cpr/aed training mannequins
$3,000
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Bluefield police department
$2,608
Town of Bluefield Virginia · Bluefield, VA · 2024
Fincastle golf
$2,500
Community Connections · Princeton, WV · 2024
General contribution
$2,500
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2023
Beautification commission
$2,500
Mercer County Fellowship Home · Bluefield, WV · 2022
To support the mission of the organization
$2,500
Second Chance for Cats · Bluefield, WV · 2022
To support the mission of the organization
$2,000
Wade Center · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Field trip
$1,500
City of Bluefield · Bluefield, WV · 2024
Public works android tablets
$1,200
Graham High School · Bluefield, VA · 2023
Golf team

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