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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 56-6046966

The Hendricks-Cox Foundation

A private foundation in Gastonia, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $71,900 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.

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

    $71,900

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $804,665

  • Tax year 2024

    $36,250

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $809,296

  • Tax year 2023

    $48,050

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $798,703

  • Tax year 2022

    $35,100

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $788,661

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,400

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $781,118

  • Tax year 2020

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $802,355

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Schiele Museum of Natural HistoryGastonia, NC

    Donation

    $50,000
  2. Renegade PawsSavannah, GA

    Donation

    $5,000
  3. Cancer Services of Gaston CountyGastonia, NC

    Donation

    $3,500
  4. Boys & Girls Club of Greater GastonGastonia, NC

    Donation

    $2,000
  5. Daniel Stowe ConservancyBelmont, NC

    Donation

    $1,500
  6. First United Methodist ChurchGastonia, NC

    Donation

    $1,500
  7. Backpack Weekend Food ProgramGastonia, NC

    Donation

    $1,000
  8. Natl WASP WWII MuseumSweetwater, TX

    Donation

    $1,000
  9. S Effingham Elem Sch PTOGuyton, GA

    Donation

    $1,000
  10. FenceTryon, NC

    Donation

    $500
  11. Pisgah ARP ChurchGastonia, NC

    Donation

    $500
  12. St Judes Children's HospitalMemphis, TN

    Donation

    $500
  13. Gaston School of the ArtsGastonia, NC

    Donation

    $500
  14. Gaston Low-cost SpayNeuter ClinicGastonia, NC

    Donation

    $500
  15. Gastonia Evening RotaryGastonia, NC

    Donation

    $400
  16. Island Shakespeare FestivalLangley, WA

    Donation

    $400
  17. Historic WhidbeyCoupeville, WA

    Donation

    $400
  18. Whidbey Island Arts CouncilCoupeville, WA

    Donation

    $400
  19. Whidbey Animals Improvement FdnCoupeville, WA

    Donation

    $400
  20. Whidbey Isl Maritime Heritage FdnCoupeville, WA

    Donation

    $400
  21. Grace InternationalPembroke Pnes, FL

    Donation

    $300
  22. Sacramento History MuseumSacramento, CA

    Donation

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $51,30091% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $3,5006% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $300<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina11 grants $61,900
  2. Georgia2 grants $6,000
  3. Washington5 grants $2,000
  4. Texas1 grant $1,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $500
  6. Florida1 grant $300
  7. California1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Shirley H CoxPresidentTreas Hours 0Pay $0
  • Caroline D CoxVP Asst Tr Manager Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kellen S CoxSecretary Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

This is an amended return.

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