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Private foundation (trust)EIN 046026914Est. 1958-05

JOHN W AND CLARA C HIGGINS FOUNDATION

WORCESTER, MA 01608

Total Assets

$3.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$108K

FY 2024

Grants Made

44

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$420K

Total Expenses

$138K

Qualifying Distributions

$110K

Distributable Amount

$149K

Min. Investment Return

$153K

Undistributed Income

$19K

Payout rate 73%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.73%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

44 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $2K to maximum $10K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $138K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

305 grants

ANIMAL HUMANE ASSOCIATION OF NEW ME
$38K
4 grants
ARTIST ORGANIZED ART INC
$29K
6 grants
COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC
$26K
7 grants
WILD SPIRIT WOLF SANCTUARY PKACAN
$23K
4 grants
GREATER ALBUQUERQUE HABITAT FOR HUM
$17K
3 grants
PAW PLACEMENT OF NORTHERN ARIZONA
$17K
5 grants
EMILY HARVEY FOUNDATION
$17K
5 grants
VERDE VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY
$16K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

305 grants

<$10K
303
grants
$10–50K
2
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

20 states

Maine
$100K
17% of total
New Mexico
$98K
16% of total
Arizona
$94K
16% of total
New Hampshire
$53K
9% of total
New York
$50K
8% of total
Illinois
$49K
8% of total
Massachusetts
$48K
8% of total
Vermont
$23K
4% of total
Maryland
$17K
3% of total
Connecticut
$17K
3% of total

+10 more states

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