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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 35-2032393

Brighton Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Cashiers, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 66 grants and $263,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $263,000

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $2,533,676

  • Tax year 2024

    $221,200

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $2,010,361

  • Tax year 2023

    $155,950

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $2,124,564

  • Tax year 2022

    $182,450

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $2,210,753

  • Tax year 2021

    $206,000

    Grants listed
    77
    Assets, end of year
    $2,355,734

  • Tax year 2020

    $221,050

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $2,602,544

  • Tax year 2019

    $222,550

    Grants listed
    77
    Assets, end of year
    $2,665,139

  • Tax year 2018

    $176,400

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $2,708,392

Grants paid in 2025

66 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. First Presbyterian Church -HighlandsHighlands, NC

    Operations

    $110,250
  2. Vision Cashiers IncCashiers, NC

    Operations

    $22,500
  3. Academy Prep FoundationLakeland, FL

    Operations

    $5,000
  4. Boys and Girls Clubs of the PlateauCashiers, NC

    Operations

    $5,000
  5. Brooke's PlaceIndianapolis, IN

    Operations

    $5,000
  6. Hearts and Hope for HaitiIndianapolis, IN

    Operations

    $5,000
  7. Highlands Cashiers Health FoundHighlands, NC

    Operations

    $5,000
  8. Highlands Community Child Development CenterHighlands, NC

    Operations

    $5,000
  9. Project Rouj (zanmi Fondwa)Zionsville, IN

    Operations

    $5,000
  10. Reach of Macon CountyFranklin, NC

    Operations

    $5,000
  11. St Petersburg Free ClinicSaint Petersburg, FL

    Operations

    $5,000
  12. Village GreenCashiers, NC

    Operations

    $5,000
  13. Great Explorations Children's MusuemSt Petersburg, FL

    Operations

    $4,000
  14. Blumenthal ArtsCharlotte, NC

    Operations

    $3,500
  15. Black Mountain Home for ChildrenBlack MTN, NC

    Operations

    $3,000
  16. Blue Ridge Free Dental ClinicCashiers, NC

    Operations

    $3,000
  17. Blue Ridge School Educational FoundationCashiers, NC

    Operations

    $3,000
  18. Community Care ClinicHighlands, NC

    Operations

    $3,000
  19. Fishes and LoavesCashiers, NC

    Operations

    $3,000
  20. Glenville-Cashiers Rescue SquadCashiers, NC

    Operations

    $3,000
  21. Manna Food BankMills River, NC

    Operations

    $3,000
  22. Assistance League of IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN

    Operations

    $2,000
  23. Ballantyne Families-Neighbors in NeedCharlotte, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  24. Big Brothers Big Sisters-CashiersCashiers, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  25. Cashiers Historical SocietyCashiers, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  26. Cashiers Valley PreschoolCashiers, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  27. Cashiers-Highlands Humane SocietyCashiers, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  28. Hampton Preschool and Early Learning CenterCashiers, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  29. Highlands Performing Arts CenterHighlands, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  30. International Friendship CenterHighlands, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  31. Literacy Council & Learning CenterHighlands, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  32. Literacy Council-CashiersCashiers, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  33. Manhattan Theater ClubNew York, NY

    Operations

    $2,000
  34. Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI

    Operations

    $2,000
  35. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Operations

    $2,000
  36. PBS North CarolinaResearch Triangle Park, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  37. Pisgah Legal ServicesAsheville, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  38. Safe AllianceCharlotte, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  39. The BascomHighlands, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  40. VecinosFranklin, NC

    Operations

    $2,000
  41. Camp TecumsehBrookston, IN

    Operations

    $1,000
  42. Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    Operations

    $1,000
  43. Indiana United Methodist Children's HomeLebanon, IN

    Operations

    $1,000
  44. Lead the Way HousingIndian Land, SC

    Operations

    $1,000
  45. Memory MattersHilton Head, SC

    Operations

    $1,000
  46. Pulmonary Fibrosis FoundationChicago, IL

    Operations

    $1,000
  47. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    Operations

    $1,000
  48. Roundabout Theater CoNew York, NY

    Operations

    $750
  49. Atlantic TheaterNew York, NY

    Operations

    $500
  50. Entertainment Community FundNew York, NY

    Operations

    $500
  51. Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NY

    Operations

    $500
  52. Marvin Elementary School PTOMarvin, NC

    Operations

    $500
  53. Irish Repertory TheaterNew York, NY

    Operations

    $400
  54. Mint TheaterNew York, NY

    Operations

    $400
  55. New York City CenterNew York, NY

    Operations

    $400
  56. Public TheaterNew York, NY

    Operations

    $400
  57. Second Stage TheaterNew York, NY

    Operations

    $400
  58. Classic Stage CoNew York, NY

    Operations

    $300
  59. Theater Development Fund (TDF)New York, NY

    Operations

    $300
  60. Signature TheaterNew York, NY

    Operations

    $250
  61. UsgaFar Hills, NJ

    Operations

    $250
  62. Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn, NY

    Operations

    $200
  63. Gingold GroupNew York, NY

    Operations

    $200
  64. ShedNew York, NY

    Operations

    $200
  65. St Ann's WarehouseBrooklyn, NY

    Operations

    $200
  66. South Mecklenburg PresbyterianCharlotte, NC

    Operations

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services7 grants $35,50044% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $12,50015% of the total
  3. Arts and culture7 grants $9,10011% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $3,0004% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $3,0004% of the total
  7. 8 other causes9 grants $13,50017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina32 grants $212,850
  2. Indiana6 grants $19,000
  3. Florida3 grants $14,000
  4. New York17 grants $7,900
  5. Illinois2 grants $3,000
  6. Michigan1 grant $2,000
  7. South Carolina2 grants $2,000
  8. Connecticut1 grant $1,000
  9. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  10. New Jersey1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jean MarkleyTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Robert D MarkleyTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

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