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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 72-1128842

Hugs Inc

A private foundation in New Orleans, LA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $57,661 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $57,661

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $117,819
  • Tax year 2023

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $118,725
  • Tax year 2022

    $41,436

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $83,447
  • Tax year 2021

    $66,154

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $88,052
  • Tax year 2020

    $94,351

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $85,763
  • Tax year 2019

    $62,861

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $73,359
  • Tax year 2018

    $76,176

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $65,647

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Qualified disaster payments

    $17,850
  2. Starc of Louisiana IncSlidell, LA

    General purpose of the charity

    $5,314
  3. Other Charities 1000 EachVarious, LA

    General purpose of the charity

    $5,111
  4. St Michael's SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    General purpose of the charity

    $4,122
  5. American Cancer SocietyMobile, AL

    General purpose of the charity

    $3,544
  6. Metropolitan Ministries of TampaTampa, FL

    General purpose of the charity

    $2,778
  7. Community Foundation of Sarasota County's Suncoast Recovery FundSarasota, FL

    Relief for victims of hurricane helene

    $2,500
  8. Habitat for HumanityNew Orleans, LA

    General purpose of the charity

    $2,500
  9. Individual

    Qualified disaster payments

    $1,997
  10. Child Advocacy CenterMobile, AL

    General purpose of the charity

    $1,909
  11. Fannie Battle Day Home for ChildrenNashville, TN

    General purpose of the charity

    $1,609
  12. Individual

    DONATIONS TO [individual] FACING HARDSHIP

    $1,561
  13. Individual

    Qualified disaster payments

    $1,550
  14. Saluda Pop-Up PantrySaluda, NC

    Relief for victims of hurricane helene

    $1,500
  15. Angel DashMcDonough, GA

    General purpose of the charity

    $1,000
  16. Boys Hopegirls HopeNew Orleans, LA

    General purpose of the charity

    $1,000
  17. Gladewaves IncNew Orleans, LA

    General purpose of the charity

    $1,000
  18. Individual

    Qualified disaster payments

    $816

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $1,60939% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,50037% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,00024% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana6 grants $19,047
  2. Alabama2 grants $5,453
  3. Florida2 grants $5,278
  4. Tennessee1 grant $1,609
  5. North Carolina1 grant $1,500
  6. Georgia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mark C SurprenantPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Linda SoileauSECRETARY-TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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