Funding search · EIN 561827986 · Hickory, NC
Underdown Family 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.
- 52
- grants reported
- $201,500
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $3,000
- 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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- Catawba Science Center2 grants · $20,000
- Habitat for Humanity of Catawba2 grants · $14,000
- Carolina Caring2 grants · $12,500
- First Presbyterian Church2 grants · $10,000
- Carolina Caring1 grant · $10,000
- Catawba Science Center1 grant · $10,000
- Hickory Museum of Art2 grants · $8,500
- Habitat for Humanity of Catawba County1 grant · $8,000
- Rising Hope Farms2 grants · $6,000
- Hart Square Foundation2 grants · $6,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 52 reported grants, largest first.
- $10,000
Catawba Science Center · Hickory, NC · 2024
Planetarium Projection System
- $10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Catawba · Hickory, NC · 2024
Homeownership Program - Ridgeview Community
- $10,000
Catawba Science Center · Hickory, NC · 2023
Planetarium Projection System
- $10,000
Carolina Caring · Newton, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Catawba Science Center · Hickory, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $8,000
Habitat for Humanity of Catawba County · Hickory, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $7,500
Carolina Caring · Newton, NC · 2023
Caring for Children Battling Serious Illness
- $5,000
Carolina Caring · Newton, NC · 2024
Caring for Children Battling Serious Illness
- $5,000
First Presbyterian Church · Hickory, NC · 2024
Good Samaritan Fund
- $5,000
American Red Cross · Hickory, NC · 2023
Home Fire Campaign
- $5,000
First Presbyterian Church · Hickory, NC · 2023
Good Samaritan Fund
- $5,000
Hickory Museum of Art · Hickory, NC · 2023
Educational Programming
- $5,000
American National Red Cross · Hickory, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Hickory Museum of Art · Hickory, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Safe Harbor Rescue Mission · Hickory, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Ymca of Catawba Valley · Hickory, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $4,000
Habitat for Humanity of Catawba · Hickory, NC · 2023
Neighborhood Revitalization
- $4,000
Rising Hope Farms · Claremont, NC · 2023
Therapeutic Riding
- $4,000
Neighbors Network · Conover, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $3,500
Hickory Museum of Art · Hickory, NC · 2024
Educational Programming
- $3,500
Catawba County Council On Aging · Hickory, NC · 2023
West Hickory Senior Center
- $3,000
Hart Square Foundation · Vale, NC · 2024
Preserving History through Education and Arts
- $3,000
The Western Piedmont Symphony · Hickory, NC · 2024
Kelly Hall-Tompkins Residency
- $3,000
Ymca of Catawba Valley · Hickory, NC · 2024
Tutoring Component of Summer Camp
- $3,000
Hart Square Foundation · Vale, NC · 2023
Preserving History through Education and Arts
- $3,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Food for Mobile Pantry in Catawba County
- $3,000
Catawba County Council On Aging · Hickory, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $3,000
Hart Square Foundation · Vale, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $3,000
Western Piedmont Symphony · Hickory, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
Catawba County Partnership for Children · Hickory, NC · 2024
Peeps Playground in Ridgeview
- $2,500
Council On Adolescents of Catawba · Hickory, NC · 2024
Lunch Buddy Mentoring Program
- $2,500
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Fund-A-Wish in Hickory NC
- $2,500
Big House Family Ministry · Lenoir, NC · 2023
Trauma Informed Attachment Aware Child Care
- $2,500
Catawba County Partnership for Children · Hickory, NC · 2023
Our Nest Diaper Pantry
- $2,500
Pregnancy Care Center of Catawba · Hickory, NC · 2023
Maternal Health and Wellness
- $2,500
Williams Place · Black Mountain, NC · 2023
General Purpose
- $2,500
Cool Kids Campaign · Huntersville, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
Council On Adolescents of Catawba County · Hickory, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
Pregnancy Care Center of Catawba Valley · Hickory, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $2,000
Catawba County Council On Aging · Hickory, NC · 2024
West Hickory Senior Center
- $2,000
Catawba County Hispanic Ministry · Hickory, NC · 2024
Summer Learning
- $2,000
Children'S Cancer Partners of the Carolinas · Spartanburg, SC · 2024
Hickory Childhood Cancer Safety Net
- $2,000
Hospitality House · Hickory, NC · 2024
Room Subsidies for Hickory Families
- $2,000
Pregnancy Care Center of Catawba · Hickory, NC · 2024
Perinatal Mental Health
- $2,000
Rising Hope Farms · Claremont, NC · 2024
Lawn Mower, Bush Hog Attachments
- $2,000
Safe Harbor of Nc · Hickory, NC · 2024
The Passage
- $2,000
Children'S Cancer Partners of the Carolinas · Spartanburg, SC · 2023
Hickory Childhood Cancer Safety Net
- $2,000
Hospitality House · Hickory, NC · 2023
Room Subsidies for Hickory Families
- $2,000
Hospitality House · Hickory, NC · 2022
General purpose
- $1,000
Shining Hope Farms · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Conover Farm Therapy Services Program
- $1,000
Girls On the Run · Charlotte, NC · 2023
General Purpose
- $1,000
Women'S Resource Center · Hickory, NC · 2022
General purpose
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