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The Healey Foundation

Preselected recipients only Asheville, North Carolina · EIN 650661496

The Healey Foundation is a private foundation in Asheville, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $455,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $400,000. 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 by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$40,0002$472,423
2024$00$493,954
2025$455,0005$53,431

How to apply

The Healey Foundation 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina1$400,000
New Hampshire1$15,000
Pennsylvania1$15,000
Vermont1$15,000
California1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bounty & Soul
Black Mountain, NC
General charitable purposesg$400,000
Cross Roads House
Portsmouth, NH
General charitable purposes$15,000
The Green Mountain Club
Waterbury Center, VT
General charitable purposes$15,000
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
General charitable purposes$15,000
Bees Feed US
Fullerton, CA
General charitable purposes$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Healey Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Healey Foundation give?

$455,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs The Healey Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Timothy Leehealey (Director), Darrah Noble (Vice President), Samuel Healey (Director) and Matthew R Healey (President).

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