The Harrell Charitable Trust focuses on place-based support in Winchester and the Northern Shenandoah Valley, funding local schools, early childhood programs, health clinics, and social service agencies. They prioritize frontline service providers—preschools, K–12 tutoring initiatives, community clinics, shelters, and domestic violence services—often providing general operating or program support to sustain community-facing work. Grants are typically modest and practical, aimed at direct service delivery rather than national advocacy or research.
John L Harrell & Margaret T Harrell Charitable Trust C/o First Bank Trustee makes repeated, modest grants to organizations serving Winchester and the Northern Shenandoah Valley, with a strong pattern of support for schools, early childhood providers, clinics, and crisis services. In the recent grants list, one of the clearest signals is ongoing support for Winchester Medical Center Foundation, awarded $13,000 in both 2023 and 2024. The trust also backed Frederick County Public Schools with $11,000 in 2025 for on-site tutoring to elementary school students, showing a direct interest in school-based intervention. Early childhood education appears alongside these school grants, including awards to Fremont Street Nursery and Winchester Day Preschool & Child Care Center. The trust’s giving is practical and place-specific: it often supports frontline institutions that deliver care, instruction, or emergency help within the same local network. That local pattern is reinforced by repeated grants to community health providers, shelters, and family-service organizations, suggesting a consistent role as a sustaining funder for basic services in the Winchester area.
Education is a major thread in the trust’s grantmaking. It gave $11,000 to Frederick County Public Schools in 2025 to provide on-site tutoring to elementary school students, and it also supported City of Winchester Public Schools and Winchester Public Schools for tutoring at Virginia Avenue Charlotte DeHart Elementary School. Early childhood programs are another recurring area: Fremont Street Nursery received $10,000 in 2025, while Winchester Day Preschool & Child Care Center received $10,000 in 2025. Health care and crisis support also appear across the recent grants. Winchester Medical Center Foundation received $13,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and Sinclair Health Clinic received $8,000 in 2024 and 2025. For emergency and family services, the trust awarded $7,000 to The Laurel Center Intervention for Domestic & Sexual Violence in 2025 and supported Salvation Army in 2023 and 2024.
Typical grant size is modest: p25 is $4,000, the median is $6,000, and p75 is $8,250. The recent list shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Winchester Medical Center Foundation, Sinclair Health Clinic, The Laurel Center Intervention for Domestic & Sexual Violence, and Blue Ridge Hospice. Grants are generally program support or general support, and the trust is organized as a charitable trust with First Bank Trustee serving as trustee. The giving pattern is local and sustained rather than one-off or national.
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$165K
Most grants fall between $4K and $8K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$8K
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Geographically concentrated, mostly small-to-midsize grants to local nonprofit service providers with frequent repeat funding; emphasis on general operating and program support rather than single large multi-year endowments.
Notable grantees: Fremont Street Nursery, Frederick County Public Schools / Winchester Public Schools (elementary tutoring programs), Winchester Medical Center Foundation, Sinclair Health Clinic / Dental Clinic of Northern Shenandoah Valley, Winchester Area Temporary Transitional Shelter (WATTS) / The Laurel Center
Giving is overwhelmingly concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 95% of grants and is the top state by grant count. The recipient city most often shown in the recent grants list is Winchester, with grantees such as Winchester Medical Center Foundation, Sinclair Health Clinic, and Blue Ridge Hospice all located there. Other local recipients include organizations serving Frederick County and the Northern Shenandoah Valley. The grant country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 64 grants to U.S. recipients.
The trust supports local schools, early childhood programs, health clinics, shelters, and social service agencies. Recent grants include school-based tutoring, preschool support, community health care, domestic violence services, hospice, and emergency assistance organizations in Winchester and the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
Typical awards are relatively small. The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $4,000, a median of $6,000, and a p75 of $8,250. Recent individual grants also cluster around $6,000 to $11,000, with a few larger awards at $13,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear repeatedly across years, including Winchester Medical Center Foundation in 2023 and 2024, Sinclair Health Clinic in 2024 and 2025, The Laurel Center Intervention for Domestic & Sexual Violence in 2024 and 2025, and Blue Ridge Hospice in 2024 and 2025.
The trust’s giving is local, and 95% of grants go to recipients in Virginia. Winchester is the main recipient city in the recent grants list, with additional local recipients tied to Frederick County and the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | WINCHESTER, VA | $11,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE ON-SITE TUTORING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS |
| FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | WINCHESTER, VA | $11,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE ON-SITE TUTORING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS |
| WINCHESTER DAY PRESCHOOL | WINCHESTER, VA | $10,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| FREMONT STREET NURSERY | WINCHESTER, VA | $10,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| SINCLAIR HEALTH CLINIC | WINCHESTER, VA | $8,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION - SHENANDOAH ONCOLOGY ANGEL FUND | WINCHESTER, VA | $8,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| HENRY AND WILLIAM EVANS HOME | WINCHESTER, VA | $8,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| THE LAUREL CENTER INTERVENTION FOR DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE | WINCHESTER, VA | $7,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| BLUE RIDGE HOSPICE | WINCHESTER, VA | $6,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $6,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| C-CAP (CONGREGATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT) | WINCHESTER, VA | $6,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| DENTAL CLINIC OF NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY | WINCHESTER, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION - CAMP FOLLOW THE LEADER | WINCHESTER, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - BRIGHT FUTURES PROGRAM | WINCHESTER, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| KIDS CLUBS OF NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY | WINCHESTER, VA | $4,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| SHENANDOAH VALLEY DISCOVERY MUSEUM | WINCHESTER, VA | $4,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| WINCHESTER RESCUE MISSION | WINCHESTER, VA | $4,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| FAMILIES REACHING OUT GROUP | WINCHESTER, VA | $4,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| FAMILY PROMISE NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY | WINCHESTER, VA | $4,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| WINCHESTER AREA TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL SHELTER | WINCHESTER, VA | $4,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER | WINCHESTER, VA | $3,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| SALVATION ARMY | WINCHESTER, VA | $3,000 | 2026 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | WINCHESTER, VA | $11,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ON-SITE TUTORING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS |
| WINCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | WINCHESTER, VA | $11,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ON-SITE TUTORING AT VIRGINIA AVENUE CHARLOTTE DEHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| FREMONT STREET NURSERY | WINCHESTER, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| WINCHESTER DAY PRESCHOOL & CHILD CARE CENTER | WINCHESTER, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION - SHENANDOAH ONCOLOGY ANGEL FUND | WINCHESTER, VA | $8,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| HENRY AND WILLIAM EVANS HOME | WINCHESTER, VA | $8,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| SINCLAIR HEALTH CLINIC | WINCHESTER, VA | $8,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| THE LAUREL CENTER INTERVENTION FOR DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE | WINCHESTER, VA | $7,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| CONGREGATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT | WINCHESTER, VA | $6,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| BLUE RIDGE HOSPICE | WINCHESTER, VA | $6,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $6,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION - CAMP FOLLOW THE LEADER | WINCHESTER, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - BRIGHT FUTURES PROGRAM | WINCHESTER, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| DENTAL CLINIC OF NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY | WINCHESTER, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| FAMILIES REACHING OUT GROUP | WINCHESTER, VA | $4,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. |
| FAMILY PROMISE NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY | WINCHESTER, VA | $4,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| KIDS CLUBS OF NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY | WINCHESTER, VA | $4,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| WINCHESTER RESCUE MISSION | WINCHESTER, VA | $4,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| WINCHESTER AREA TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL SHELTER | WINCHESTER, VA | $4,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| SHENANDOAH VALLEY DISCOVERY MUSEUM | WINCHESTER, VA | $3,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY | WINCHESTER, VA | $3,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| SALVATION ARMY | WINCHESTER, VA | $3,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER | WINCHESTER, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | WINCHESTER, VA | $13,000 | 2024 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| CITY OF WINCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | WINCHESTER, VA | $11,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE ON-SITE TUTORING AT VIRGINIA AVENUE CHARLOTTE DEHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - BRIGHT FUTURES PROGRAM | WINCHESTER, VA | $11,000 | 2024 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY - VALLEY ASSISTANCE NETWORK | WINCHESTER, VA | $11,000 | 2024 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
| WINCHESTER DAY PRESCHOOL & CHILD CARE CENTER | WINCHESTER, VA | $9,000 | 2024 | ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
WINCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$11,000TO PROVIDE ON-SITE TUTORING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$11,000TO PROVIDE ON-SITE TUTORING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
WINCHESTER DAY PRESCHOOL
$10,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
FREMONT STREET NURSERY
$10,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
SINCLAIR HEALTH CLINIC
$8,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION - SHENANDOAH ONCOLOGY ANGEL FUND
$8,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
HENRY AND WILLIAM EVANS HOME
$8,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
THE LAUREL CENTER INTERVENTION FOR DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE
$7,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
BLUE RIDGE HOSPICE
$6,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
C-CAP (CONGREGATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT)
$6,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
DENTAL CLINIC OF NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY
$5,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION - CAMP FOLLOW THE LEADER
$5,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - BRIGHT FUTURES PROGRAM
$5,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
KIDS CLUBS OF NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY
$4,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
SHENANDOAH VALLEY DISCOVERY MUSEUM
$4,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
WINCHESTER RESCUE MISSION
$4,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
FAMILIES REACHING OUT GROUP
$4,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
FAMILY PROMISE NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY
$4,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
WINCHESTER AREA TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL SHELTER
$4,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$3,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
SALVATION ARMY
$3,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$11,000TO PROVIDE ON-SITE TUTORING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
WINCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$11,000TO PROVIDE ON-SITE TUTORING AT VIRGINIA AVENUE CHARLOTTE DEHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FREMONT STREET NURSERY
$10,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION - SHENANDOAH ONCOLOGY ANGEL FUND
$8,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
HENRY AND WILLIAM EVANS HOME
$8,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
SINCLAIR HEALTH CLINIC
$8,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
THE LAUREL CENTER INTERVENTION FOR DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE
$7,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
CONGREGATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT
$6,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
BLUE RIDGE HOSPICE
$6,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION - CAMP FOLLOW THE LEADER
$5,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - BRIGHT FUTURES PROGRAM
$5,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
DENTAL CLINIC OF NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY
$5,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
FAMILIES REACHING OUT GROUP
$4,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
FAMILY PROMISE NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY
$4,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
KIDS CLUBS OF NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY
$4,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
WINCHESTER RESCUE MISSION
$4,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
WINCHESTER AREA TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL SHELTER
$4,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
SHENANDOAH VALLEY DISCOVERY MUSEUM
$3,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY
$3,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
SALVATION ARMY
$3,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$1,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$13,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
CITY OF WINCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$11,000TO PROVIDE ON-SITE TUTORING AT VIRGINIA AVENUE CHARLOTTE DEHART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - BRIGHT FUTURES PROGRAM
$11,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY - VALLEY ASSISTANCE NETWORK
$11,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
WINCHESTER DAY PRESCHOOL & CHILD CARE CENTER
$9,000ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION