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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 57-6019801

Harold B Risher Foundation

A private foundation in Hilton Head Island, SC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $25,000 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.

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

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $288,979

  • Tax year 2024

    $28,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $304,487

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $315,754

  • Tax year 2022

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $331,454

  • Tax year 2021

    $21,839

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $350,581

  • Tax year 2020

    $32,975

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $318,676

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Clemson University FoundationClemson, SC

    Educational

    $15,000
  2. Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer FoundationMarlboro, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  3. Heritage Classic FoundationHilton Head, SC

    General support

    $2,500
  4. Boys & Girls ClubHilton Head, SC

    After school programs for youth

    $1,500
  5. St Andrew By-The-SeaHilton Head, SC

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $15,00067% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $5,00022% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,50011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina4 grants $20,000
  2. New Jersey1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Thomas H Risher JrTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas H Risher SrRESIGNED 2025 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jennifer RisherTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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