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12 funders with a record of paying for “bluefield”

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Hugh I Shott Jr Foundation Inc → City of Bluefield Wv: $2.4M across 17 grants, latest 2024The June Oblinger Shott Foundation Inc → City of Bluefield: $468K across 7 grants, latest 2025The Paul & Carol Cole Foundation Inc → City of Bluefield: $223K across 11 grants, latest 2024The United Company Foundation → Bluefield College: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2025The H P and Anne S Hunnicutt → Bluefield Union Mission: $98K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ethel N Bowen Foundation → City of Bluefield: $95K across 7 grants, latest 2024The 1912 Charitable Foundation → Bluefield Union Mission: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2025Community Foundation → Bluefield Beautification Commission: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Edward J Mcquail III Foundation Inc → Bluefield University: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2025K B Tierney Charitable Foundation Trust → Bluefield Arts & Revitalization Corp: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Noel F & Evelyn S Wickham Foundation → Bluefield High School: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2025Frank Litz Smoot Charitable Trust → Bluefield Union Mission: $18K across 4 grants, latest 2025Hugh I Shott Jr Foundation Inc → Town of Bluefield Virginia: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024The June Oblinger Shott Foundation Inc → Bluefield State University: $177K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Paul & Carol Cole Foundation Inc → Bluefield State University: $126K across 5 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation → City of Bluefield Playground: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Edward J Mcquail III Foundation Inc → Bluefield State University: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2025The 1912 Charitable Foundation → Bluefield University: $28K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Noel F & Evelyn S Wickham Foundation → Bluefield Union Mission: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2025Ethel N Bowen Foundation → Bluefield University: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2023Frank Litz Smoot Charitable Trust → Bluefield Beautification Commission: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025K B Tierney Charitable Foundation Trust → Bluefield College: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022The H P and Anne S Hunnicutt → Bluefield High School: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024Hugh I Shott Jr Foundation Inc → Bluefield Arts and Revitalization Center: $760K across 2 grants, latest 2023The June Oblinger Shott Foundation Inc → Town of Bluefield: $172K across 5 grants, latest 2025The Paul & Carol Cole Foundation Inc → Town of Bluefield Virginia: $61K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Edward J Mcquail III Foundation Inc → Bluefield High School: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2025The 1912 Charitable Foundation → Bluefield State College: $24K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation → City of Bluefield Parks & Rec Dept: $24K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ethel N Bowen Foundation → Bluefield State University: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Noel F & Evelyn S Wickham Foundation → City of Bluefield: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2025K B Tierney Charitable Foundation Trust → Bluefield State College: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022Frank Litz Smoot Charitable Trust → Bluefield Arts & Revitalization Corp: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2025Hugh I Shott Jr Foundation Inc → Bluefield Wv Economic Development Authority: $472K across 1 grant, latest 2022The June Oblinger Shott Foundation Inc → Bluefield University: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2025The June Oblinger Shott Foundation Inc → Bluefield High School: $119K across 4 grants, latest 2025Hugh I Shott Jr Foundation Inc → Bluefield University: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hugh I Shott Jr Foundation Inc → Bluefield State University: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022The June Oblinger Shott Foundation Inc → Bluefield Little League: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2022The 1912 Charitable Foundation → Bluefield Arts & Revitalization Corp: $21K across 4 grants, latest 2025Community Foundation → Town of Bluefield: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023The 1912 Charitable Foundation → City of Bluefield: $20K across 5 grants, latest 2025Community Foundation → Bluefield Primary School: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation → Town of Bluefield Christmas Committee: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Community Foundation → Bluefield Arts and Revitalization Corporation (Barc): $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Community Foundation → Bluefield Arts and Revitalization Corp: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024The June Oblinger Shott Foundation Inc → West Virginia Garden Club Inc: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Noel F & Evelyn S Wickham Foundation → City of Bluefield (Parks & Recreation): $11K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation → Bluefield Va Police Development: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Community Foundation → Town of Bluefield Recreation Department: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Community Foundation → City of Bluefield Police Dept: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation → Town of Bluefield Police Department: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Paul & Carol Cole Foundation Inc → Bluefield State University Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation → Town of Bluefield Beautificationcommunity Events: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022Community Foundation → City of Bluefield: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation → City of Bluefield Fire Dept: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation → City of Bluefield Parks & Rec Department: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022Community Foundation → Bluefield Va Police Department: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023Community Foundation → City of Bluefield Fire Department: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022K B Tierney Charitable Foundation Trust → City of Bluefield: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ethel N Bowen Foundation → Bluefield Union Mission: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Frank Litz Smoot Charitable Trust → Bluefield University: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2025K B Tierney Charitable Foundation Trust → Bluefield Beautification Commission: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2023K B Tierney Charitable Foundation Trust → Bluefield High School Foundation: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hugh I Shott Jr Foundation Inc: $4.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Hugh I Shott Jr Foundation Inc$4.8MThe June Oblinger Shott Foundation Inc: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The June Oblinger Shott Found…$1.1MThe Paul & Carol Cole Foundation Inc: $421K on this topic. Open the funder.The Paul & Carol Cole Foundat…$421KCommunity Foundation: $286K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation$286KThe United Company Foundation: $200K on this topic. Open the funder.The United Company Foundation$200KThe 1912 Charitable Foundation: $152K on this topic. Open the funder.The 1912 Charitable Foundation$152KEthel N Bowen Foundation: $131K on this topic. Open the funder.Ethel N Bowen Foundation$131KThe Edward J Mcquail III Foundation Inc: $114K on this topic. Open the funder.The Edward J Mcquail III Foun…$114KThe H P and Anne S Hunnicutt: $105K on this topic. Open the funder.The H P and Anne S Hunnicutt$105KThe Noel F & Evelyn S Wickham Foundation: $66K on this topic. Open the funder.The Noel F & Evelyn S Wickham…$66KK B Tierney Charitable Foundation Trust: $52K on this topic. Open the funder.K B Tierney Charitable Founda…$52KFrank Litz Smoot Charitable Trust: $38K on this topic. Open the funder.Frank Litz Smoot Charitable T…$38KCity of Bluefield Wv: received $2.4M on this topicCity of Bluefield Wv$2.4MTown of Bluefield Virginia: received $1.1M on this topicTown of Bluefield Virginia$1.1MCity of Bluefield: received $830K on this topicCity of Bluefield$830KBluefield Arts and Revitalization Center: received $760K on this topicBluefield Arts and Revitalizati…$760KBluefield Wv Economic Development Authority: received $472K on this topicBluefield Wv Economic Developme…$472KBluefield State University: received $463K on this topicBluefield State University$463KBluefield University: received $343K on this topicBluefield University$343KBluefield College: received $208K on this topicBluefield College$208KBluefield Union Mission: received $203K on this topicBluefield Union Mission$203KTown of Bluefield: received $192K on this topicTown of Bluefield$192KBluefield High School: received $173K on this topicBluefield High School$173KBluefield Beautification Commission: received $63K on this topicBluefield Beautification Commis…$63KCity of Bluefield Playground: received $50K on this topicCity of Bluefield Playground$50KBluefield State College: received $32K on this topicBluefield State College$32KBluefield Arts & Revitalization Corp: received $31K on this topicBluefield Arts & Revitalization…$31KBluefield Little League: received $26K on this topicBluefield Little League$26KCity of Bluefield Parks & Rec Dept: received $24K on this topicCity of Bluefield Parks & Rec D…$24KBluefield Arts & Revitalization Corp: received $21K on this topicBluefield Arts & Revitalization…$21KBluefield Primary School: received $16K on this topicBluefield Primary School$16KTown of Bluefield Christmas Committee: received $15K on this topicTown of Bluefield Christmas Com…$15KBluefield Arts and Revitalization Corporation (Barc): received $15K on this topicBluefield Arts and Revitalizati…$15KBluefield Arts and Revitalization Corp: received $14K on this topicBluefield Arts and Revitalizati…$14KWest Virginia Garden Club Inc: received $13K on this topicWest Virginia Garden Club Inc$13KCity of Bluefield (Parks & Recreation): received $11K on this topicCity of Bluefield (Parks & Recr…$11KBluefield Va Police Development: received $10K on this topicBluefield Va Police Development$10KTown of Bluefield Recreation Department: received $10K on this topicTown of Bluefield Recreation De…$10KCity of Bluefield Police Dept: received $10K on this topicCity of Bluefield Police Dept$10KTown of Bluefield Police Department: received $10K on this topicTown of Bluefield Police Depart…$10KBluefield State University Foundation: received $10K on this topicBluefield State University Foun…$10KTown of Bluefield Beautificationcommunity Events: received $9K on this topicTown of Bluefield Beautificatio…$9KCity of Bluefield Fire Dept: received $8K on this topicCity of Bluefield Fire Dept$8KCity of Bluefield Parks & Rec Department: received $8K on this topicCity of Bluefield Parks & Rec D…$8KBluefield Va Police Department: received $6K on this topicBluefield Va Police Department$6KCity of Bluefield Fire Department: received $6K on this topicCity of Bluefield Fire Departme…$6KBluefield High School Foundation: received $3K on this topicBluefield High School Foundation$3K
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