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The Jack M Matthews Corporation: 15 grants to organizations, $444,857 (tax year ended December 2025)

The Jack M Matthews Corporation, a private foundation in Galax, VA, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $444,857 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on June 9, 2026. The largest was $100,000 to Virginia Tech Foundation Inc in Blacksburg, VA for american chestnut and quail research.

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EIN
850576755
Based in
Galax, VA
Assets
$10,993,852
Grants paid
$444,857
Tax year ended
December 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed June 9, 2026, IRS object ID 202611609349100816. It reported $444,857 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Virginia Tech Foundation IncBlacksburg, VAAmerican chestnut and quail researchEducation$100,000apps.irs.gov
Matthews Living History Farm MuseumGalax, VASupport for organization$60,000apps.irs.gov
Blue Ridge Discovery CenterTroutdale, VASupport for educational programsEnvironment$50,000apps.irs.gov
Virginia Tech Foundation IncBlacksburg, VASuppport for student researchEducation$50,000apps.irs.gov
New River Soil & Water ConservationGalax, VASupport the purchase of land$48,131apps.irs.gov
Va Chapter of the American ChestnutCharlottesville, VAAmerican chestnut research$32,000apps.irs.gov
Lee Livestock Association IncJonesville, VASupport virtual fence system projectMutual and membership benefit$30,000apps.irs.gov
Grayson LandcareIndependence, VASupport for organization$25,000apps.irs.gov
New River Hill FarmGalax, VAEducational programs$12,670apps.irs.gov
Carroll County Education FoundationHillsville, VACollege scholarship$9,076apps.irs.gov
Galax Foundation Excellence in EdGalax, VACollege scholarship$8,900apps.irs.gov
Virginia Department of ForestryGalax, VAUpkeep at state park$8,580apps.irs.gov
Society of American ForestersLebanon, VASupport event for 4-h forestry$5,000apps.irs.gov
Virginia Department of ForestryGalax, VASupport educational programs$3,500apps.irs.gov
Fries SchoolFries, VASupport educational programs$2,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed August 27, 2025, IRS object ID 202532399349100008. It reported $355,694 in grants paid; 12 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Virginia Tech Foundation IncBlacksburg, VAAmerican chestnut and quail researchEducation$100,000apps.irs.gov
NC State UniversityRaleigh, NCSupport for research of white pine$61,741apps.irs.gov
Matthews Living History Farm MuseumGalax, VASupport for organization$60,000apps.irs.gov
Blue Ridge Discovery CenterTroutdale, VASupport for educational programsEnvironment$50,000apps.irs.gov
Grayson LandcareIndependence, VASupport for organization$50,000apps.irs.gov
New River Hill FarmGalax, VATrail cleanup from hurricane$10,000apps.irs.gov
Virginia Department of ForestryGalax, VAUpkeep at state park$8,498apps.irs.gov
Carroll County Education FoundationHillsville, VACollege scholarship$4,055apps.irs.gov
Galax Foundation Excellence in EdGalax, VACollege scholarship$3,900apps.irs.gov
Virginia Department of ForestryGalax, VASupport educational programs$3,500apps.irs.gov
Carroll County FfaHillsville, VASupport education programs$3,000apps.irs.gov
Southwest Virgnia Chapter of SafLebanon, VASupport event for 4-h forestry$1,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

CauseGranted
Education$250,000
Environment$100,000
Mutual and membership benefit$30,000

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Virginia$738,810
North Carolina$61,741

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Updated June 9, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.