Funding search · EIN 833981286 · Newton, IL
Lenore Higgins Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 60
- grants reported
- $1.7M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $22,717
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
servicesanimalscarechildrenresidenceveteransabandonedadoption
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Funding pattern
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4 grants matching “childr” · $86,908
- $22,717
Oblong Children'S Christian Home · Oblong, IL · 2025
Foster care services at-risk childre
- $22,179
Oblong Children'S Christian Home · Oblong, IL · 2024
Foster care services at-risk childre
- $26,192
Oblong Children'S Christian Home · Oblong, IL · 2023
Foster care services at-risk childre
- $15,820
Oblong Children'S Christian Home · Oblong, IL · 2022
Foster care services at-risk childre
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Nchs Academic Foundation4 grants · $521,449
- Terre Haute Humane Society4 grants · $86,909
- Veterans Affairs Illiana Healthcare4 grants · $86,909
- Illinois Baptist Children'S Home4 grants · $86,909
- Catholic Children'S Home4 grants · $86,909
- Veterans of Foreign Wars National4 grants · $86,909
- First Baptist Church4 grants · $86,909
- The Salvation Army4 grants · $86,908
- Shriner'S Hospitals for Children4 grants · $86,908
- St Jude Children'S Research Hospit4 grants · $86,908
Giving over time
Grant history
All 60 reported grants, largest first.
- $157,150
Nchs Academic Foundation · Newton, IL · 2023
Provide scholarships for students
- $136,306
Nchs Academic Foundation · Newton, IL · 2025
Provide scholarships for students
- $133,073
Nchs Academic Foundation · Newton, IL · 2024
Provide scholarships for students
- $94,920
Nchs Academic Foundation · Newton, IL · 2022
Provide scholarships for students
- $26,192
Catholic Children'S Home · Alton, IL · 2023
Therapy and special needs residence
- $26,192
Crawford County Humane Society · Robinson, IL · 2023
Safe place for animals in need
- $26,192
First Baptist Church · Newton, IL · 2023
Religious
- $26,192
Humane Society of Decator & Macon · Decatur, IL · 2023
Reduce pet overpopulation, adoption
- $26,192
Illinois Baptist Children'S Home · Carmi, IL · 2023
Residence & counseling services
- $26,192
Oblong Children'S Christian Home · Oblong, IL · 2023
Foster care services at-risk childre
- $26,192
Shriner'S Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
Change & improve children's lives
- $26,192
St Jude Children'S Research Hospit · Memphis, TN · 2023
Treat childhood cancer & other illne
- $26,192
Terre Haute Humane Society · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
Take care of stray/abandoned animals
- $26,192
The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Provide services to those in need
- $26,192
Veterans Affairs Illiana Healthcare · Danville, IL · 2023
Provide healthcare to veterans
- $26,192
Veterans of Foreign Wars National · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support military veterans
- $26,191
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
Humanitarian disaster relief
- $26,191
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support children's health programs
- $22,718
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025
Humanitarian disaster relief
- $22,718
Catholic Children'S Home · Alton, IL · 2025
Therapy and special needs residence
- $22,718
Crawford County Humane Society · Robinson, IL · 2025
Safe place for animals in need
- $22,718
First Baptist Church · Newton, IL · 2025
Religious
- $22,718
Illinois Baptist Children'S Home · Carmi, IL · 2025
Residence & counseling services
- $22,718
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support children's health programs
- $22,718
Terre Haute Humane Society · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
Take care of stray/abandoned animals
- $22,718
Veterans Affairs Illiana Healthcare · Danville, IL · 2025
Provide healthcare to veterans
- $22,718
Veterans of Foreign Wars National · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Support military veterans
- $22,717
Humane Society of Decator & Macon · Decatur, IL · 2025
Reduce pet overpopulation, adoption
- $22,717
Oblong Children'S Christian Home · Oblong, IL · 2025
Foster care services at-risk childre
- $22,717
Shriner'S Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2025
Change & improve children's lives
- $22,717
St Jude Children'S Research Hospit · Memphis, TN · 2025
Treat childhood cancer & other illne
- $22,717
The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2025
Provide services to those in need
- $22,179
Catholic Children'S Home · Alton, IL · 2024
Therapy and special needs residence
- $22,179
First Baptist Church · Newton, IL · 2024
Religious
- $22,179
Humane Society of Decator & Macon · Decatur, IL · 2024
Reduce pet overpopulation, adoption
- $22,179
Illinois Baptist Children'S Home · Carmi, IL · 2024
Residence & counseling services
- $22,179
Oblong Children'S Christian Home · Oblong, IL · 2024
Foster care services at-risk childre
- $22,179
Shriner'S Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2024
Change & improve children's lives
- $22,179
St Jude Children'S Research Hospit · Memphis, TN · 2024
Treat childhood cancer & other illne
- $22,179
Terre Haute Humane Society · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
Take care of stray/abandoned animals
- $22,179
The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Provide services to those in need
- $22,179
Veterans Affairs Illiana Healthcare · Danville, IL · 2024
Provide healthcare to veterans
- $22,179
Veterans of Foreign Wars National · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support military veterans
- $22,178
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
Humanitarian disaster relief
- $22,178
Crawford County Humane Society · Robinson, IL · 2024
Safe place for animals in need
- $22,178
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support children's health programs
- $15,820
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
Humanitarian disaster relief
- $15,820
Catholic Children'S Home · Alton, IL · 2022
Therapy and special needs residence
- $15,820
Crawford County Humane Society · Robinson, IL · 2022
Safe place for animals in need
- $15,820
First Baptist Church · Newton, IL · 2022
Religious
- $15,820
Humane Society of Decator & Macon · Decatur, IL · 2022
Reduce pet overpopulation, adoption
- $15,820
Illinois Baptist Children'S Home · Carmi, IL · 2022
Residence & counseling services
- $15,820
Oblong Children'S Christian Home · Oblong, IL · 2022
Foster care services at-risk childre
- $15,820
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support children's health programs
- $15,820
Shriner'S Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2022
Change & improve children's lives
- $15,820
St Jude Children'S Research Hospit · Memphis, TN · 2022
Treat childhood cancer & other illne
- $15,820
Terre Haute Humane Society · Terre Haute, IN · 2022
Take care of stray/abandoned animals
- $15,820
The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Provide services to those in need
- $15,820
Veterans Affairs Illiana Healthcare · Danville, IL · 2022
Provide healthcare to veterans
- $15,820
Veterans of Foreign Wars National · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support military veterans
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Similar purposes
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