Mission
THE VISION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE FOR NEED AVERY COUNTY RESIDENTS AND ANIMALS BY SUPPORTING LOCAL PUBLIC CHARTITIES AND OTHER PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS
Public Charity
The High Country Charitable Foundation
The High Country Charitable Foundation is a Public Charity headquartered in Wellington, FL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $893K revenue, $621K expenses, $4.7M total assets. IRS filings disclose 148 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.1M.
EIN: 473891153
Wellington, FL
Public Foundations
NTEE: T30
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$893K
Total Expenses$621K
Total Assets$4.7M
Grants Given148
Grant Total$1.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The High Country Charitable Foundation
How The High Country Charitable Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$86
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $86 for programs
$86
The organization provides for needy avery county residents and animals by supporting local public charities and other private foundations through grants and donations
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Before you apply to The High Country Charitable Foundation
Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.
Sample Grants Given
CASH GRANT
$90,000
CASH GRANT
$36,855
CASH GRANT
$30,000
CASH GRANT
$30,000
CASH GRANT
$25,000
Showing up to 5 of 148 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Barry Blake
Director
Ben Loebner
Director
Bob Moss
Director
Greg Feldman
Director
James Ferguson
Chairman
James J Ward
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $893K | $621K | $4.7M |
| 2024 | $915K | $664K | $4.3M |
| 2023 | $844K | $282K | $3.5M |
| 2022 | $-379K | $719K | $2.9M |
| 2021 | $3.6M | $491K | $4.0M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $3.6M to $893K (-75%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in NC.
NC
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.