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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 56-1643562

The Harkey Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Charlotte, NC. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 8 grants and $381,316 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2018 (period ending Dec 31, 2018), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $381,316

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2018

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Averill C Harkey Schwab CHRT FundSan Francisco, CA

    General charitable uses

    $161,058
  2. Henry A Harkey Schwab CHRT FundSan Francisco, CA

    General charitable uses

    $161,058
  3. Myers Park Presbyterian ChurchCharlotte, NC

    General charitable uses

    $30,600
  4. Charlotte Mecklenburg Boy ScoutsCharlotte, NC

    General charitable uses

    $22,600
  5. The Mint MuseumCharlotte, NC

    General charitable uses

    $3,000
  6. Charlotte Country Day SchoolCharlotte, NC

    General charitable uses

    $1,500
  7. McColl Center for Art and EducationCharlotte, NC

    General charitable uses

    $1,000
  8. Council for Children's RightsCharlotte, NC

    General charitable uses

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $1,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $322,116
  2. North Carolina6 grants $59,200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Henry A HarkeyPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Averill C HarkeyV. PRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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