William M Cage Library Trust

Historical Funder

Fredericksburg, Virginia · EIN 54-6350104 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$90K

Organizations funded132

Typical grant$500

Total assets$2.8M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $500 and $500.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	MARK C WILLIS
Address	315 WILLIAM STREET, FREDERICKSBURG VA 22401
Phone	5403735033
Form and materials	AWARDS TO QUALIFYING LIBRARIES ARE REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR LIBRARY OPERATIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE WILL.
Deadlines	SEPTEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR
Restrictions	RECIPIENTS MUST BE A LIBRARY LOCATED IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, MAXIMUM GRANT $500.OO PER YEAR AND PER RECIPIENT.

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education132
Arts & Culture2

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside Virginia.

Virginia132

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Roanoke County Public Schools	Roanoke, VA	Library grants	$11,028
Central Rappahannock Regional Library	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$4,500
Massanutten Regional Library	Harrisonburg, VA	Library grants	$3,500
Caroline County Public Schools	Bowling Green, VA	Library grants	$2,500
Caroline County Library	Bowling Green, VA	Library grants	$2,000
Legal Aid Works	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$1,500
Orange County Library	Orange, VA	Library grants	$1,500
Richmond County Public School	Warsaw, VA	Library grants	$1,500
Amherst County Museum & Historical Society	Amherst, VA	Library grants	$500
Eastern Shore Public Library	Parksley, VA	Library grants	$500
Edgar Allan Poe Museum & Library	Richmond, VA	Library grants	$500
Ag Wright Middle School	Stafford, VA	Library grants	$500
Accawmacke Elementary School	Accomack, VA	Library grants	$500
Albert Harris Elementary	Martinsville, VA	Library grants	$500
Anne E Moncure Elementary School	Stafford, VA	Library grants	$500
Anthony Burns Elementary	Stafford, VA	Library grants	$500
Arcadia High School	Oak Hall, VA	Library grants	$500
Arcadia Middle School	Oak Hall, VA	Library grants	$500
Battlefield Elementary School	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$500
Battlefield Middle School	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$500
Berkeley Elementary School	Spotsylvania, VA	Library grants	$500
Brighton Elementary	Portsmouth, VA	Library grants	$500
Brock Road Elementary School	Spotsylvania, VA	Library grants	$500
Brooke Point High School	Stafford, VA	Library grants	$500
Carlisle School	Martinsville, VA	Library grants	$500
Carrollton Elementary School	Carrollton, VA	Library grants	$500
Cedar Forest Elementary School	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$500
Chancellor Elementary School	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$500
Chancellor High School	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$500
Chancellor Middle School	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$500
Chincoteague Elementary School	Chincoteague, VA	Library grants	$500
Chincoteague High School	Chincoteague, VA	Library grants	$500
Churchland Academy	Portsmouth, VA	Library grants	$500
Churchland Elementary School	Portsmouth, VA	Library grants	$500
Churchland High School	Portsmouth, VA	Library grants	$500
Churchland Middle School	Portsmouth, VA	Library grants	$500
Churchland Primary & Intermediate School	Portsmouth, VA	Library grants	$500
Colonial Forge High School	Stafford, VA	Library grants	$500
Conway Elementary School	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$500
Courthouse Road Elementary School	Spotsylvania, VA	Library grants	$500
Courtland Elementary School	Spotsylvania, VA	Library grants	$500
Courtland High School	Spotsylvania, VA	Library grants	$500
Cradock Middle School	Portsmouth, VA	Library grants	$500
Culpeper County Library	Culpeper, VA	Library grants	$500
Dixon-Smith Middle School	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$500
Douglas Park Elementary School	Portsmouth, VA	Library grants	$500
Dudley Primary Schood	Bluefield, VA	Library grants	$500
Edward Drew Middle School	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$500
Falmouth Elementary School	Falmouth, VA	Library grants	$500
Ferry Farm Elementary	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$500
Freedom Middle School	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$500
Garrisonville Elementary School	Stafford, VA	Library grants	$500
Grafton Village Elementary School	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$500
Graham High School	Bluefield, VA	Library grants	$500
Graham Intermediate School	Bluefield, VA	Library grants	$500
Grymes Memorial School Library	Orange, VA	Library grants	$500
H H Poole Middle School	Stafford, VA	Library grants	$500
Hampton Oaks Elementary School	Stafford, VA	Library grants	$500
Hardy Elementary School	Smithfield, VA	Library grants	$500
Harrison Road Elementary School	Fredericksburg, VA	Library grants	$500

Showing the 60 largest of 132 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$90,028	132
2024	$71,430	121
2023	$77,565	123

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 1, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202641219349101819
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 54-6350104
Profile updated Nov 4, 2026

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