William Whidbee Sale & Virginia B Sale Foundation

BASSETT, VA EIN: 54-1273433

The William Whidbee Sale & Virginia B Sale Foundation is a private foundation based in Bassett, Virginia. The organization has been tax-exempt since October 1984 and operates as a grantmaking foundation supporting various charitable causes.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.2M

+17.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$130K

+9.2% YoY

Grant Count

25

+4.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

+4.9% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Grantmaking

The foundation maintains an active grantmaking program. Recent documented grants include:

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation's grantmaking activities are concentrated in Virginia, with documented support for local organizations in the Bassett area and surrounding communities.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BassettCollinsvilleFerrumHenryMartinsivlleMartinsvilleRaleigh

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Annual Giving: $130,000

The foundation maintains regular tax filings with the IRS, with documented Form 990-PF filings for fiscal years ending in 2018, 2021, and 2024.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$130K$261K$391K$522K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,187,602$1,867,619$1,815,980
Revenue$474,236$190,457$145,633
Expenses$153,200$138,367$137,867
Qualifying Distributions$130,000$119,000$117,500
Net Investment Income$56,863$51,838$30,686
Distributable Amount$127,387$118,121$119,262

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$33K$65K$98K$130K22 grants202021 grants202121 grants202224 grants202325 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

The Salvation Army$10KUnited Way of MvilleHC$10KPiedmont Arts Association$10KGrace Network$10KNC Disaster Relief$10KSouthside Survivor Respo…$8KBassett Vol Fire Departm…$7KMHC Warming Center$5KHenry County Furniture M…$5KMARC Workshop$5K

Grant Size Distribution

113 grants across all recorded years

113<$50K$50–100K$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 2024 IRS filing

Brandon L MartinSec/Treasurer$13K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Virginia PerrinPresident1
John D Bassett IIIDirector1
Lucy A AmatoDirector1
Robert H SpillmanDirector1
Brandon L MartinSec/Treasurer1$13,200

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

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