Funding search · EIN 046026914 · Worcester, MA
John W & Clara C Higgins Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 147
- grants reported
- $364,775
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Animal Humane Association of New Me2 grants · $21,000
- Artist Organized Art4 grants · $18,750
- Emily Harvey Foundation3 grants · $12,000
- Verde Valley Humane Society3 grants · $11,150
- Paw Placement of Northern Arizona3 grants · $11,000
- Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary Pkacan2 grants · $11,000
- College of the Atlantic2 grants · $11,000
- Animal Humane Association of New Mexico1 grant · $10,000
- Rockend3 grants · $9,999
- Farm & Wilderness Foundation2 grants · $8,550
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 147 grants.
- $11,000
Animal Humane Association of New Me · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Ww 2022 grant - general (james)
- $10,000
Animal Humane Association of New Mexico · Albuqerque, NM · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Animal Humane Association of New Me · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
General support - james
- $7,500
Artist Organized Art · West Hatfield, MA · 2023
General support - hannah/jessica
- $7,000
Artist Organized Art · West Hatfield, MA · 2022
General - 2022 grant - higgins / nul
- $6,500
Emily Harvey Foundation · Old Saybrook, CT · 2023
General support - hannah/jessica
- $6,000
College of the Atlantic · Bar Harbor, ME · 2022
2022 grant higgins/null (jacob)2,50
- $6,000
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary Pkacan · Ramah, NM · 2022
Ww 2022 grant - general (james)
- $5,650
Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Hum · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Ww 2022 grant - general (james)
- $5,250
Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
General support
- $5,250
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary Pka Candy · Ramah, NM · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Flagstaff International Relief Effort · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
General support
- $5,000
College of the Atlantic · Bar Harbor, ME · 2023
Thorndike 2500 annual fund 2500
- $5,000
Flagstaff Intl Relief Effort (Fire) · Flagstaff, AZ · 2023
Projects in mongolia - veronica
- $5,000
Habitat for Humanity Intl · Cottonwood, AZ · 2023
General support - james
- $5,000
Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary Pkacan · Ramah, NM · 2023
General support - james
- $5,000
Flagstaff International Relief Effo · Flagstaff, AZ · 2022
Projects in mongolia
- $4,550
Farm & Wilderness Foundation · Plymouth, VT · 2022
Ww 2022 grant - general (carter)
- $4,000
Farm & Wilderness Foundation · Plymouth, VT · 2023
General support - carter
- $4,000
Paw Placement of Northern Arizona · Flagstaff, AZ · 2023
Low cost public clinic - veronica
- $4,000
Verde Valley Humane Society · Cottonwood, AZ · 2023
Medical fund and/or spay/neuter fund
- $4,000
Center for Books Arts Incorporated · New York, NY · 2022
General operating
- $4,000
Paw Placement of Northern Arizona · Flagstaff, AZ · 2022
Emergency medical fund
- $4,000
Primary Information · New York, NY · 2022
General - 2022 grant - higgins / nul
- $3,650
Verde Valley Humane Society · Cottonwood, AZ · 2022
Medical fund and/or spay/neuter fund
- $3,550
Nhti - Concord'S Community College · Concord, NH · 2022
Ww 2022 grant - paramedic emergency
- $3,500
Piscataquog Land Conservancy Formerly · New Boston, NH · 2024
General support
- $3,500
Verde Valley Humane Society · Cottonwood, AZ · 2024
General support
- $3,500
Concord Hospital Trust · Concord, NH · 2023
General support-heather
- $3,500
Southwest Harbor Public Library · Southwest Harbor, ME · 2023
General support - jacob
- $3,500
Southwest Harbor Public Library · Southwest Harbor, ME · 2022
2022 grant higgins/null (jacob)
- $3,333
Rockend · Ne Harbor, ME · 2024
General support
- $3,333
Rockend · Ne Harbor, ME · 2023
Art barn- gen support - jacob
- $3,333
Rockend · Ne Harbor, ME · 2022
2022 grant higgins/null (jacob)art b
- $3,000
Artist Organized Art · West Hatfield, MA · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Concord Hospital Trust · Concord, NH · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Feast · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Jericho Project · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Mount Desert Island · Salisbury Cove, ME · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Paw Placement of Northern Arizona · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
General support
- $3,000
The Putney School · Putney, VT · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Feast · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2023
General support - hindi
- $3,000
St Judes Children'S Research Hosp · Memphis, TN · 2023
General support - heather
- $3,000
Emily Harvey Foundation · Old Saybrook, CT · 2022
General - 2022 grant - higgins / nul
- $3,000
Jesup Memorial Library · Bar Harbor, ME · 2022
2022 grant higgins/null (jacob)
- $3,000
The People'S Pantry · Great Barrington, MA · 2022
Ww 2022 grant - general (carter)
- $3,000
Town Village Improvement Society · Mt Desert, ME · 2022
2022 grant higgins/null (jacob)2,00
- $2,500
Acadia Wildlife Foundation · Mt Desert, ME · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Emily Harvey Foundation · Old Saybrook, CT · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Humane Society of Sedona · Sedona, AZ · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Island Readers and Writers An Initiative · Mount Desert, ME · 2024
General support
- $2,500
The People'S Pantry · Great Barrington, MA · 2023
General support - carter
- $2,375
Primary Information · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $2,375
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To · Trenton, ME · 2024
General support
- $2,167
Episcopal Church of the Ascension · Silver Springs, MD · 2024
General support
- $2,167
Episcopal Church of the Ascension · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
General support - jacob
- $2,142
Episcopal Church of the Ascension · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
2022 grant higgins/null (jacob)
- $2,000
Anthology Film Archives · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Bedford Community Food Pantry · Bedford, NH · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Eddy House · Reno, NV · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Museum of Contemporary Photography · Chicabo, IL · 2024
General support
- $2,000
New England Disabled Sports · Lincoln, NH · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Oberlin College · Oberlin, OH · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Skyart Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $2,000
The People'S Pantry · Great Barrington, MA · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Translate Gender · Northampton, MA · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Verde Valley Sanctuary · Sedona, AZ · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Acadia Wild Life Foundation · Mt Desert, ME · 2023
General support - jacob
- $2,000
Bedford Community Food Pantry Fa B · Bedford, NH · 2023
General support - hindi
- $2,000
Folklore Society of Gr Washington · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Publicity consultant - jacob
- $2,000
Healthy Performers Nv · Renoa, NV · 2023
General support - veronca/geneva
- $2,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2023
General support - hannah/jessica
- $2,000
Humane Society of Sedona · Sedona, AZ · 2023
Medical fund and/or spay neuter fund
- $2,000
Island Readers and Writers An Initi · Mount Desert, ME · 2023
General support - jacob
- $2,000
Jesup Memorial Library · Bar Harbor, ME · 2023
General support - jacob
- $2,000
Mount Desert Island Biological Lab · Salisbury Cove, ME · 2023
General support - jacob
- $2,000
New England Disabled Sports · Lincoln, NH · 2023
General support - hindi
- $2,000
Oberlin College · Oberlin, OH · 2023
General support - hannah/jessica
- $2,000
Primary Information · New York, NY · 2023
General support - hannah/jessica
- $2,000
Skyart Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support - hanna/jessica
- $2,000
Society for the Prevention of Cruel · Trenton, ME · 2023
General support - jacob
- $2,000
Verde Valley Sanctuary · Sedona, AZ · 2023
General support - veronica/sierra
- $2,000
Worcester Art Museum · Worcester, MA · 2023
Higgins armory collection - jacob
- $2,000
Bedford Community Food Pantry Fa B · Bedford, NH · 2022
Ww 2022 grant - general (hindi)
- $2,000
Bedford Community Food Pantry Fa B · Bedford, NH · 2022
Ww 2022 grant - general (heather)
- $2,000
Braille Association of Mid-Florida · Orlando, FL · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
Folklore Society of Greater Washing · Alexandria, VA · 2022
2022 grant higgins/null (jacob)publi
- $2,000
Girls at Work · Manchester, NH · 2022
Ww 2022 grant - general (hindi)
- $2,000
Healthy Performers Nv · Renoa, NV · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2022
General - 2022 grant - higgins / nul
- $2,000
Humane Society of Sedona · Sedona, AZ · 2022
Medical fund and/or spay neuter fund
- $2,000
New England Disabled Sports · Lincoln, NH · 2022
Ww 2022 grant - general (hindi)
- $2,000
Oberlin College · Oberlin, OH · 2022
General - 2022 higgins / null (hanna
- $2,000
Sedona Adult Community Center · Sedona, AZ · 2022
Home delivered meal program
- $2,000
Skyart Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2022
General - 2022 higgins / null (hanna
- $2,000
Society for the Prevention of Cruel · Trenton, ME · 2022
2022 grant higgins/null (jacob)feel
- $2,000
Teton Valley Ranch Camp Education F · Jackson, WY · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
Verde Valley Sanctuary · Sedona, AZ · 2022
General operating
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