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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 92-3113040

Sara S Long Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Hickory, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $220,167 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Linda Watts
733 46th Ave Dr NE
Hickory, NC 28601
(828) 446-0425
Form and materials
Unspecified
Deadlines
Unspecified
Restrictions
Unspecified

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $220,167

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,566,021

  • Tax year 2024

    $225,352

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,787,060

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Chapel Church HickoryHickory, NC

    Religious Support

    $125,042
  2. Highcountry Cartegiver FoundationBoone, NC

    Comm Support

    $50,000
  3. Fostering Faith FoundationClemmons, NC

    Religious Support

    $15,000
  4. Second Harvest Food BankWinston Salem, NC

    Comm Support

    $14,625
  5. Autism Strong FoundationWaxhaw, NC

    Education

    $10,000
  6. RJ Reynolds Alumni and Friends PantryWinston Salem, NC

    Comm Support

    $3,000
  7. Meadowlark PTA FoundationWinston Salem, NC

    Education

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,00038% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $14,62537% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina7 grants $220,167

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Dale WattsPresident Hours 6Pay $10,000
  • Linda WattsVice President\Treasurer Hours 6Pay $10,000
  • Christy CresonSecretary Hours 5Pay $10,000
  • Clyde ChristensenDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • James MesserDirector Hours 1Pay $0

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