Lenore Higgins Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Newton, IL · EIN 83-3981286 · reported 2023–2025
45grants reported
$23Kmedian award
$22Klower quartile
$22Ksmallest grant
$1.4Mtotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 45 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $284K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 328
Newton, IL 62448-0328
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nchs Academic Foundation PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS | Newton, IL | $157,150 |
| Nchs Academic Foundation PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS | Newton, IL | $136,306 |
| Nchs Academic Foundation PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS | Newton, IL | $133,073 |
| First Baptist Church RELIGIOUS | Newton, IL | $26,192 |
| Catholic Children's Home THERAPY AND SPECIAL NEEDS RESIDENCE | Alton, IL | $26,192 |
| Terre Haute Humane Society TAKE CARE OF STRAY/ABANDONED ANIMALS | Terre Haute, IN | $26,192 |
| Illinois Baptist Children's Home RESIDENCE & COUNSELING SERVICES | Carmi, IL | $26,192 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars National SUPPORT MILITARY VETERANS | Kansas City, MO | $26,192 |
| Humane Society of Decator & Macon REDUCE PET OVERPOPULATION, ADOPTION | Decatur, IL | $26,192 |
| Shriner's Hospitals for Children CHANGE & IMPROVE CHILDREN'S LIVES | Tampa, FL | $26,192 |
| The Salvation Army PROVIDE SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED | Alexandria, VA | $26,192 |
| Oblong Children's Christian Home FOSTER CARE SERVICES AT-RISK CHILDRE | Oblong, IL | $26,192 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospit TREAT CHILDHOOD CANCER & OTHER ILLNE | Memphis, TN | $26,192 |
| Veterans Affairs Illiana Healthcare PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO VETERANS | Danville, IL | $26,192 |
| Crawford County Humane Society SAFE PLACE FOR ANIMALS IN NEED | Robinson, IL | $26,192 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $26,191 |
| American National Red Cross HUMANITARIAN DISASTER RELIEF | Washington, DC | $26,191 |
| First Baptist Church RELIGIOUS | Newton, IL | $22,718 |
| Catholic Children's Home THERAPY AND SPECIAL NEEDS RESIDENCE | Alton, IL | $22,718 |
| Terre Haute Humane Society TAKE CARE OF STRAY/ABANDONED ANIMALS | Terre Haute, IN | $22,718 |
| Illinois Baptist Children's Home RESIDENCE & COUNSELING SERVICES | Carmi, IL | $22,718 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars National SUPPORT MILITARY VETERANS | Kansas City, MO | $22,718 |
| Veterans Affairs Illiana Healthcare PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO VETERANS | Danville, IL | $22,718 |
| Crawford County Humane Society SAFE PLACE FOR ANIMALS IN NEED | Robinson, IL | $22,718 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $22,718 |
| American National Red Cross HUMANITARIAN DISASTER RELIEF | Washington, DC | $22,718 |
| Humane Society of Decator & Macon REDUCE PET OVERPOPULATION, ADOPTION | Decatur, IL | $22,717 |
| Shriner's Hospitals for Children CHANGE & IMPROVE CHILDREN'S LIVES | Tampa, FL | $22,717 |
| The Salvation Army PROVIDE SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED | Alexandria, VA | $22,717 |
| Oblong Children's Christian Home FOSTER CARE SERVICES AT-RISK CHILDRE | Oblong, IL | $22,717 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospit TREAT CHILDHOOD CANCER & OTHER ILLNE | Memphis, TN | $22,717 |
| First Baptist Church RELIGIOUS | Newton, IL | $22,179 |
| Catholic Children's Home THERAPY AND SPECIAL NEEDS RESIDENCE | Alton, IL | $22,179 |
| Terre Haute Humane Society TAKE CARE OF STRAY/ABANDONED ANIMALS | Terre Haute, IN | $22,179 |
| Illinois Baptist Children's Home RESIDENCE & COUNSELING SERVICES | Carmi, IL | $22,179 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars National SUPPORT MILITARY VETERANS | Kansas City, MO | $22,179 |
| Humane Society of Decator & Macon REDUCE PET OVERPOPULATION, ADOPTION | Decatur, IL | $22,179 |
| Shriner's Hospitals for Children CHANGE & IMPROVE CHILDREN'S LIVES | Tampa, FL | $22,179 |
| The Salvation Army PROVIDE SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED | Alexandria, VA | $22,179 |
| Oblong Children's Christian Home FOSTER CARE SERVICES AT-RISK CHILDRE | Oblong, IL | $22,179 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospit TREAT CHILDHOOD CANCER & OTHER ILLNE | Memphis, TN | $22,179 |
| Veterans Affairs Illiana Healthcare PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO VETERANS | Danville, IL | $22,179 |
| Crawford County Humane Society SAFE PLACE FOR ANIMALS IN NEED | Robinson, IL | $22,178 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $22,178 |
| American National Red Cross HUMANITARIAN DISASTER RELIEF | Washington, DC | $22,178 |
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