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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-3670526

The Heiser Foundation Inc

A private foundation in St Augustine, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $452,100 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $452,100

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $6,063,264

  • Tax year 2024

    $705,100

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $6,259,444

  • Tax year 2023

    $479,350

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,964,000

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,306,748

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,901,405

  • Tax year 2020

    $132,900

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,858,666

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,676,686

  • Tax year 2018

    $4,750

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $766,703

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Gratitude AmericaFern BCH, FL

    Our funding is helping others, primarily with military ties, incluing veterans and families of the fallen.

    $150,000
  2. Teens-N-FlightPalm Coast, FL

    Our funding is helping others, primarily with military ties, incluing veterans and families of the fallen.

    $150,000
  3. Bak K-9 TrainingPalm Coast, FL

    Our funding is helping others, primarily with military ties, incluing veterans and families of the fallen.

    $57,500
  4. Flagler County DavPalm Coast, FL

    Our funding is helping others, primarily with military ties, incluing veterans and families of the fallen.

    $30,000
  5. Flagler County Education FundBunnell, FL

    Our scholarships are awarded primarily to students with military ties through family and through education fields helping veterans and surivors of the fallen.

    $10,100
  6. University of South FloridaTampa, FL

    Our scholarships are awarded primarily to students with military ties through family and through education fields helping veterans and surivors of the fallen.

    $8,000
  7. Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL

    Our scholarships are awarded primarily to students with military ties through family and through education fields helping veterans and surivors of the fallen.

    $7,000
  8. Savannah College of ArtsSavannah, GA

    Our scholarships are awarded primarily to students with military ties through family and through education fields helping veterans and surivors of the fallen.

    $7,000
  9. University of OklahomaStillwater, OK

    Our scholarships are awarded primarily to students with military ties through family and through education fields helping veterans and surivors of the fallen.

    $6,000
  10. Brave AidPalm Coast, FL

    Our funding is helping others, primarily with military ties, incluing veterans and families of the fallen.

    $5,000
  11. University of West FloridaPensacola, FL

    Our scholarships are awarded primarily to students with military ties through family and through education fields helping veterans and surivors of the fallen.

    $5,000
  12. Thomas UniversityThomasville, GA

    Our scholarships are awarded primarily to students with military ties through family and through education fields helping veterans and surivors of the fallen.

    $5,000
  13. Texas A&MCollege Station, TX

    Our scholarships are awarded primarily to students with military ties through family and through education fields helping veterans and surivors of the fallen.

    $5,000
  14. Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, AL

    Our scholarships are awarded primarily to students with military ties through family and through education fields helping veterans and surivors of the fallen.

    $5,000
  15. Wintergreen Adaptive SportsCharlottesvle, VA

    Our funding is helping others, primarily with military ties, incluing veterans and families of the fallen.

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Veterans and military1 grant $150,00086% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $17,00010% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida9 grants $422,600
  2. Georgia2 grants $12,000
  3. Oklahoma1 grant $6,000
  4. Alabama1 grant $5,000
  5. Texas1 grant $5,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Linda KeithTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tom HeiserPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sandra McDermottSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gavin SherwoodVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rob WittMEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Shane HeiserMEMBER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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