A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 26-1566023Environment

Who funds Hights Inc?

7 private foundations gave Hights Inc in Cullowhee, NC $1.6 million across 32 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

32 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Thrivers FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    Ministry Fund

    $2,500
  2. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 2024

    General operating support for youth bh/sud services in seven WNC counties.

    $175,000
  3. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 2024

    Therapeutic staffing to expand out-of-school services for vulnerable rural youth.

    $153,230
  4. The Cannon Foundation IncConcord, NC 2024

    Hights hop house renovation

    $85,049
  5. Evergreen FoundationWaynesville, NC 2024

    Funding to replace siding at the hights house.

    $15,000
  6. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 2024

    Discretionary staff care and support following hurricane helene.

    $12,500
  7. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 2024

    Participation in WNC after 3PM learning collaborative and synergy conference.

    $5,700
  8. Reynolds American FoundationWinston Salem, NC 2024

    Charitable activtities

    $309
  9. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 2023

    Addiction services for the juvenile restorative justice continuum in the 30th judicial district.

    $249,001
  10. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 2023

    Therapeutic support for youth during out of school times.

    $191,730
  11. Evergreen FoundationWaynesville, NC 2023

    Funding towards half of the purchase of a vehicle to be used in youth programs, training funds for team in graham county, and clinical, site and licensure supervision for a new staff member in graham county.

    $33,504
  12. Evergreen FoundationWaynesville, NC 2023

    Funding for organizational needs.

    $11,582
  13. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 2023

    Grant writer assistance.

    $4,100
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $79
  15. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 2022

    This project will support hights's efforts to address community substance misuse needs through the providing of professional supervision and relevant training to increase the locally available, qualified mental health workforce that can then provide vulnerable youth and families living in isolated communities equitable access to free quality addiction and prevention services.

    $249,001
  16. Evergreen FoundationWaynesville, NC 2022

    Funding to support the hiring of a prevention specialist to work with juvenile justice, schools, hawthorne heights, families, etc. The position will tie services together to better meet the needs of youth.

    $49,000
  17. Evergreen FoundationWaynesville, NC 2022

    Funding for year three of the supervision and training program for clinicians.

    $30,000
  18. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 2022

    This grant will provide general operating support for hights inc.

    $10,000
  19. Evergreen FoundationWaynesville, NC 2022

    Fundraising support for the may day. Funds will be used in the summer adventure program.

    $1,000
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $60
  21. Evergreen FoundationWaynesville, NC 2021

    Funding to create supervision plans and training for 3 staff to become fully licensed and provide services to youth in the 7-county area.

    $66,000
  22. Evergreen FoundationWaynesville, NC 2021

    Additional funding for year two of the supervision and training program for clinicians.

    $30,000
  23. Evergreen FoundationWaynesville, NC 2021

    Funding to support the barbeque fundraiser for the youth programs.

    $1,000
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $83
  25. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 2020

    30th judicial district substance use continuum

    $142,235
  26. Robert & Polly Dunn Foundation IncBrookhaven, GA 2020

    Operations

    $5,000
  27. Evergreen FoundationWaynesville, NC 2020

    Funding to purchase needed bee keeping supplies for the youth program.

    $1,601
  28. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $41
  29. Evergreen FoundationWaynesville, NC 2019

    Funding to cover a youth specialist position in order to have the proper ratios in the program serving vulnerable youth.

    $50,830
  30. Evergreen FoundationWaynesville, NC 2019

    Emergency funds to address needs of the organization and clients during the covid 19 pandemic.

    $10,000
  31. Evergreen FoundationWaynesville, NC 2018

    Cash match for annc crime commission grant to provide crisis respite and assess the impact on the youth served. Cash match can be waived after a successful first year.

    $10,235
  32. Evergreen FoundationWaynesville, NC 2018

    Funding to implement a beekeeping program with macon co. Schools to engage students in out of school suspension. Program is successful in jackson where they also have the sawmill program.

    $4,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in North Carolina and are not among Hights Inc’s funders above.

  1. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 158 grants Accepts applications $989,666 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 335 grants Accepts applications $640,746 to similar organizations
  3. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 120 grants Preselected only $5,027,866 to similar organizations
  4. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 51 grants Preselected only $23,249 to similar organizations
  5. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 40 grants Preselected only $797,000 to similar organizations
  6. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 14 grants Preselected only $6,988 to similar organizations
  7. Steven C Leuthold Family FoundationBrevard, NC 25 grants Accepts applications $1,268,000 to similar organizations
  8. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 20 grants Preselected only $5,399 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 26-1566023 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.