The Jack M Matthews Foundation

GALAX, VA EIN: 20-0189021

The Jack M Matthews Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in GALAX, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 10 grants totaling $159K. Net investment income was $86K.

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$159K

-32.7% YoY

Grant Count

10

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$16K

-32.7% YoY

About The Jack M Matthews Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Jack M Matthews Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in GALAX, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 10 grants totaling $159K. Net investment income was $86K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

GalaxHillsvilleIndependence

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$74K$148K$223K$297K20202021
Metric20212020
Total Assets$6,360,332
Revenue$130,805$214,395
Expenses$196,882$269,869
Qualifying Distributions$171,713
Net Investment Income$86,431$235,351
Distributable Amount$372,913$371,971

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$59K$118K$177K$237K10 grants202010 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2021

BLUE RIDGE DISCOVERY CEN…$50KVIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF F…$50KGRAYSON LANDCARE$25KNEW RIVER HILL FARM$13KVIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF F…$5KVIRGINIA DEPARTEMENT OF …$4KCARROLL COUNTY FOUNDATION$3KGALAX FOUNDATION FOR EXC…$3KGRAYSON COUNTY SCHOLARSHIP$3KGALAX CARROLL GRAYSON AN…$3K

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN W BOLEN JRTRUSTEE
JAMES M BAXLEYTRUSTEE

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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