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Private foundation (trust)EIN 760519824Est. 1997-08

THE HIGGS FOUNDATION

WAXHAW, NC 28173

Total Assets

$1.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$490K

FY 2024

Grants Made

11

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$45K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$295K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$165K

Total Expenses

$505K

Qualifying Distributions

$494K

Distributable Amount

$89K

Min. Investment Return

$91K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $10K to maximum $295K, 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 2017 to 2024. Peak $512K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

50 grants

WEST POINT ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES
$874K
5 grants
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR
$100K
2 grants
PATRIOT MILITARY FAMILY FOUNDATION
$76K
4 grants
BOYS SCOUTS OF AMERICA MECKLENBURG
$75K
3 grants
WEDDINGTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$60K
5 grants
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$37K
4 grants
TURNING POINT
$35K
3 grants
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$20K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

50 grants

<$10K
36
grants
$10–50K
10
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

New York
$890K
64% of total
North Carolina
$305K
22% of total
District of Columbia
$101K
7% of total
Texas
$37K
3% of total
Massachusetts
$20K
1% of total
Tennessee
$12K
1% of total
Florida
$10K
1% of total
California
$4K
0% of total
Virginia
$3K
0% of total

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