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Heard Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Quitman, Mississippi · EIN 882551601

Heard Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Quitman, Mississippi. In tax year 2025 it gave $2,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $2,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $3,044 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$3502$99,300
2024$3,0441$79,296
2025$2,0001$0

How to apply

Heard Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Heard Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Kaffa Development Association
Denver, CO
To assist with facilities development projects such as schools an hospitals in the Kaffa Zone of Southwest Ethiopia.$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Heard Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Heard Foundation Inc give?

$2,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Heard Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Raymond L Heard (President), Leticia Leialoha Heard (Vice President), Janice Johnson (Secretary) and Gwen McGee (Treasurer) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Heard Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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