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HG Ray Sr Foundation

Accepts applications Highlands, North Carolina · EIN 586039549

HG Ray Sr Foundation is a private foundation in Highlands, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $19,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $9,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $10,500 the year before.

100% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$9,9506$178,962
2024$10,5003$187,686
2025$19,0006$199,500

How to apply

ContactH Gene Ray
2450 Magnolia Drive, Highlands, NC 28741
Phone or emailhgray4649@yahoo.com
What to submitWritten-include IRS letter of exempt status.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina5$9,500
New York1$9,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Unrestricted$9,500
Community Bible Church
Highlands, NC
Unrestricted$5,500
The Literacy & Learning Center
Highlands, NC
Unrestricted$1,000
Highlands Cashiers Health Foundatio
Highlands, NC
Unrestricted$1,000
Peggy Crosby Center
Highlands, NC
Unrestricted$1,000
Highlands Community Playground Proj
Highlands, NC
Unrestricted$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does HG Ray Sr Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does HG Ray Sr Foundation give?

$19,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs HG Ray Sr Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists H Gene Ray (Trustee/Mana) and Markham Ray (Trustee).

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