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Laura C Higdon Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Jackson, Mississippi · EIN 636197968

Laura C Higdon Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Jackson, Mississippi. In tax year 2025 it gave $95,500 in 106 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $2,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $100,750 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$111,000128$1.8 million
2024$100,750106$1.9 million
2025$95,500106$2.0 million

How to apply

ContactTrustmark National Bank
P O Box 469, Brewton, AL 36427
Phone or email(251) 867-3231
DeadlinesSet annually
RestrictionsEscambia county, al; santa rosa county, fl

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Laura C Higdon Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama94$86,500
Florida12$9,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 106 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
AL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Caylee Lodge
Brewton, AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Laura C Higdon Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Set annually.

How much does Laura C Higdon Charitable Foundation give?

$95,500 in tax year 2025, across 106 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Laura C Higdon Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Trustmark National Bank-Scholarship (Trustee), Raymond Lynn (Advisory Boa) and Matt Sasser (Advisory Boa).

What does Laura C Higdon Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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