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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-4731530

TSH Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Hickory, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 32 grants and $911,813 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $911,813

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $13,173,223

  • Tax year 2024

    $789,887

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $12,746,453

  • Tax year 2023

    $777,349

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $12,902,212

  • Tax year 2022

    $977,084

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $13,192,535

  • Tax year 2021

    $736,904

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $12,670,026

  • Tax year 2020

    $468,392

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $12,946,439

Grants paid in 2025

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hickory Museum of ArtHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted - uncrate the future capital campaign

    $250,000
  2. Foothills Conservency of NCMorganton, NC

    General and unrestricted - joe mountain preserve expansion

    $66,750
  3. Exodus Outreach Foundation IncHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted - exodus works critical capacity preservation

    $50,000
  4. NC School for the Deaf at Morganton FNDTNMorganton, NC

    General and unrestricted - alder springs phase II expansion

    $50,000
  5. The Salvation Army of Greater HickoryHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted - red shield youth center STEM ready program

    $40,000
  6. YMCA of Catawba ValleyHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted - gymnasium divider curtain & front entrance resurfacing

    $35,700
  7. Humane Society of Catawba CountyNewton, NC

    General and unrestricted - facility repairs final installment

    $28,863
  8. Habitat for HumanityHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted - habitat repairs

    $27,500
  9. Catawba Science Center IncHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted - dinosaur exhibit

    $25,000
  10. Crohn's & Colitis FoundationNew York, NY

    General and unrestricted - camp oasis georgia

    $25,000
  11. Greater Hickory CCMHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted - nutrition plus program

    $25,000
  12. Hart Square FoundationVale, NC

    General and unrestricted

    $25,000
  13. Hickory Choral SocietyHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted - joy of music endowment camp

    $25,000
  14. Safe Harbor Rescue Mission IncHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted

    $25,000
  15. Arts Culture CatawbaHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted

    $20,000
  16. Ouright Youth Catawba ValleyHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted

    $20,000
  17. Western Piedmont SymphonyHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted

    $20,000
  18. Hickory Community TheatreHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted

    $15,500
  19. Catawba Valley Leadership FoundationHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted - high performance leader

    $15,000
  20. Centro LatinoHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted - summer learning

    $15,000
  21. Council on Adolescents of Catawba CountyHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted

    $15,000
  22. Women's Resource CenterHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted

    $15,000
  23. Caldwell Halfway House IncLenoir, NC

    General and unrestricted - nourishing recovery

    $12,000
  24. Ashure Ministry IncNewton, NC

    General and unrestricted

    $10,000
  25. Catawba Valley Young LifeHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted

    $10,000
  26. Hickory Soup Kitchen IncHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted - family christmas dinner food cards

    $10,000
  27. New BeginningsHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted - transporation upgrade for recovery housing

    $9,000
  28. Hickory Ballet & Performing ArtsHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted

    $7,500
  29. James C Harper School of Performing ArtsLenoir, NC

    General and unrestricted - scholarships for the underserved

    $7,500
  30. Family Care CenterHickory, NC

    General and unrestricted

    $6,500
  31. NC Long View Lions FoundationIcard, NC

    General and unrestricted - vision after helene disaster relief

    $4,000
  32. Family Enterprise USAWashington, DC

    General and unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $318,00059% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $67,20012% of the total
  3. Mental health2 grants $62,00011% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $28,8635% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $15,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina30 grants $885,813
  2. New York1 grant $25,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Angela B SimmonsPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Deborah B LooperVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Donna B MaloneTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffery W BehmerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Beau A SimmonsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Grace B SimmonsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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