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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 76-0519824

The Higgs Foundation

A private foundation in Waxhaw, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $490,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $490,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,652,987

  • Tax year 2023

    $511,700

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,993,265

  • Tax year 2022

    $160,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,512,431

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,676,752

  • Tax year 2020

    $236,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,734,200

  • Tax year 2019

    $106,285

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,509,038

  • Tax year 2018

    $140,200

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,523,751

  • Tax year 2017

    $112,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,624,685

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. West Point Association of GraduatesWest Point, NY

    Education/charitable

    $295,000
  2. Boys Scouts of America MecklenburgCharlotte, NC

    Community/charitable

    $60,000
  3. Institute for the Study of WarWashington, DC

    Community/charitable

    $50,000
  4. Patriot Military Family FoundationMooresville, NC

    Community/charitable

    $25,000
  5. Turning PointMonroe, NC

    Community/charitable

    $20,000
  6. MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    Medical/scientific

    $10,000
  7. Weddington United Methodist ChurchMatthews, NC

    Community/charitable

    $10,000
  8. Bob Woodruff FoundationNew York, NY

    Community/charitable

    $5,000
  9. Home for Our TroopsTaunton, MA

    Community/charitable

    $5,000
  10. No One Left Behind FoundationOviedo, FL

    Community/charitable

    $5,000
  11. St Jude Children's HospitalMemphis, TN

    Community/charitable

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $50,00050% of the total
  2. Veterans and military2 grants $30,00030% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $20,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $300,000
  2. North Carolina4 grants $115,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  4. Texas1 grant $10,000
  5. Florida1 grant $5,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  7. Tennessee1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • William HiggsFOUNDATION MGR. Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ann HiggsFOUNDATION MGR. Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gregory HiggsFOUNDATION MGR. Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephanie L HiggsFOUNDATION MGR. Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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