named programs · 1 · from sources
What they call their work
Charitable Grantmaking Program
Core program distributing grants to nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and internationally, supporting causes including conservation, poverty alleviation, reproductive health, and the arts
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 5 activities
- Funding food security programsProvides funding for food distribution and hunger relief initiatives, including a $5,000 grant to Regional Food Bank in 2025.
- Funding global humanitarian and development advocacyAwards grants to organizations engaged in international advocacy and humanitarian response, including a $5,000 donation to Oxfam America in 2025.
- Funding homelessness and housing servicesSupports organizations providing shelter and housing services, including a $205,000 donation to Shelters of Saratoga in 2025.
- Funding international poverty relief and developmentFinances organizations delivering poverty relief and development programs globally, including $10,000 to Self Help Africa, $5,000 to GiveDirectly, and $5,000 to Heifer International in 2025.
- Funding reproductive health servicesSupports access to reproductive healthcare through grants, including a $5,000 donation to Planned Parenthood in 2025.
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Performing Arts Production Support 1 activity
- Funding arts and cultural programsSupports arts organizations through grants, including a $10,000 donation to SPAC in 2025.
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Environmental Conservation Grantmaking 1 activity
- Funding environmental conservation initiativesFunds organizations focused on environmental conservation, including a $525,000 grant to The Nature Conservancy and a $55,000 grant to Saratoga Plan in 2025.
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University-Specific Endowment and Program Funding 1 activity
- Funding higher education institutionsProvides financial support to universities, including a $25,000 grant to the University of Michigan in 2025.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Funding unspecified charitable causesProvides grants to organizations without clearly defined focus areas in available documentation, including a $5,000 donation to TRF in 2025.
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financials · form 990PF · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$573K
Contributions & grants$2500%
Program service revenue——
Investment income$134K23%
Other revenue$438K
expenses
Total expenses$36K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$880K
balance sheet
Total assets$2.90M
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$2.90M
5 years on record · 2021–2025 · YoY revenue -30.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025
Who runs it
board members · 1
- RICHARD HIGGINS — TRUSTEE
relationships · 12
Who they work with
- GIVE DIRECTLY Partner — Receives grant funding from HIGGINS FAMILY FOUNDATION UAD 11-18-21 for general donation purposes.
- HEIFER INTERNATIONAL Partner — Receives grant funding from HIGGINS FAMILY FOUNDATION UAD 11-18-21 for general donation purposes.
- OXFAM AMERICA Partner — Receives grant funding from HIGGINS FAMILY FOUNDATION UAD 11-18-21 for general donation purposes.
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD Partner — Receives grant funding from HIGGINS FAMILY FOUNDATION UAD 11-18-21 for general donation purposes.
- REGIONAL FOOD BANK Partner — Receives grant funding from HIGGINS FAMILY FOUNDATION UAD 11-18-21 for general donation purposes.
- SARATOGA PLAN Partner — Receives grant funding from HIGGINS FAMILY FOUNDATION UAD 11-18-21 for general donation purposes.
- SELF HELP AFRICA Partner — Receives grant funding from HIGGINS FAMILY FOUNDATION UAD 11-18-21 for general donation purposes.
- SHELTERS OF SARATOGA Partner — Receives grant funding from HIGGINS FAMILY FOUNDATION UAD 11-18-21 for general donation purposes.
- SPAC Partner — Receives grant funding from HIGGINS FAMILY FOUNDATION UAD 11-18-21 for general donation purposes.
- THE NATURE CONSERVANCY Partner — Receives grant funding from HIGGINS FAMILY FOUNDATION UAD 11-18-21 for general donation purposes.
- TRF Partner — Receives grant funding from HIGGINS FAMILY FOUNDATION UAD 11-18-21 for general donation purposes.
- U MICHIGAN Partner — Receives grant funding from HIGGINS FAMILY FOUNDATION UAD 11-18-21 for general donation purposes.