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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-3271708

High Foundation

A private foundation in Lancaster, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $14 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Robin Stauffer
1861 William Penn Way
Lancaster, PA 17605
[email protected]
Form and materials
Grant applicants should apply online at www.highfoundation.org/grant-program. Scholarship applicants - see attached application.
Deadlines
Grant applicants - june 1 through september 1 scholarship applicants - february 28
Restrictions
High foundation contributes only to non-political, non- profit 501(c)(3) organizations, focusing the majority of contributions in the lancaster county and south-central pennsylvania regions. The foundation may consider contributions in other regions where the high companies are located. Organizations seeking funding must be aligned with the high foundation pillars of investment and fall within the following areas of focus: education, health & human services, environmental stewardship, arts & culture, historic preservation, social enterprise.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $13,956,385

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $307,325,304

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,804,139

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $241,881,910

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,678,465

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $127,936,070

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,041,509

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $122,090,839

  • Tax year 2020

    $368,100

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $8,734,928

  • Tax year 2019

    $59,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,543,390

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Charitable

    $13,956,385

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • S Dale HighCHAIRMAN Hours 8.05Pay $0
  • Robin StaufferPRESIDENT AN Hours 40Pay $318,480
  • Steven D HighTRUSTEE Hours 0.74Pay $0
  • Suzanne M HighVICE CHAIR Hours 1Pay $21,000
  • Michael W Van BelleTREASURER Hours 0.74Pay $24,500
  • Gene P Otto IVTRUSTEE Hours 0.99Pay $21,000
  • Carl J StrikwerdaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $24,750
  • Jordan S SteffyTRUSTEE Hours 1.19Pay $21,000
  • Thomas T BaldrigeTRUSTEE Hours 4.46Pay $65,287
  • Hilda ShirkTRUSTEE Hours 1.19Pay $21,250
  • Josephine D ThorntonSECRETARY Hours 40Pay $58,810

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