Tazewell Community Foundation
Tazewell Community Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Tazewell, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $36K. Net investment income was $460K.
Tazewell Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Tazewell Community Foundation gave $36K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $36,068
- -84.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,034
- -76.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $18,034
- Total assets
- $15,471,261
- +61.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Tazewell Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Emory & Henry College ($26K). Together the top 2 received $36K.
Grant Size Distribution
28 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 28 (54%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Tazewell Community Foundation gives
- Giving fell 92% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2025) to $454K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $36K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Emory & Henry College Emory, VA | Educational | $26,068 |
| Communities in Schools of Southwest VA Inc Bristol, VA | General Operations | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,471,261 | $602,563 | $94,754 | $36,068 | 2 | $4,958,277 | $460,157 | $243,027 |
| 2024 | $9,584,918 | $739,217 | $281,819 | $232,386 | 3 | $568,342 | $453,497 | $418,356 |
| 2023 | $8,347,636 | $343,674 | $469,071 | $408,702 | 9 | $613,115 | $308,978 | $397,508 |
| 2022 | $7,934,399 | $287,049 | $483,324 | $443,190 | 9 | $443,190 | $256,834 | $410,250 |
| 2021 | $9,136,771 | $533,797 | $395,289 | $346,932 | 5 | $348,748 | $502,660 | $419,306 |
| 2020 | $8,317,623 | $188,311 | $504,519 | $453,717 | 4 | — | $157,049 | $386,287 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tazewell Community Foundation reported a distributable amount of $243K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tazewell Community Foundation is led by Chris Wearmouth, Chair on every filing since 2020; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chris Wearmouth
Chair
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darlene Crouse
Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elene Combs
Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Young
Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James C. Thompson
Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Dowdy
Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Hymes
Director
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
F. Bradley Pyott
Director
On filings since 2023
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Kinser
Secretary
Treasurer → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald Buchanan
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nellie Stillwell
Treasurer
Secretary → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Eric Whitesell (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephen Barrett (2020–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Linda McGuire (2022) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Tazewell Community Foundation
How much does Tazewell Community Foundation give each year?
Tazewell Community Foundation gave $36K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $232K across 3 grants.
How large is Tazewell Community Foundation?
Tazewell Community Foundation reported $15.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $243K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Tazewell Community Foundation?
Tazewell Community Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Tazewell, VA. It holds $15.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Tazewell Community Foundation operate?
Tazewell Community Foundation has awarded grants in Kentucky, Virginia.
What is Tazewell Community Foundation's EIN?
Tazewell Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1958152. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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