Hi Foundation Inc
Fort Lauderdale, FL · EIN 65-0848161. Reported 405 grants totalling $5,178,370 to 128 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Hi Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $425,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast Jazz Society | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $525,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pine Crest Prepatory School Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $290,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Funding Arts Broward | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $220,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society | Tampa, FL | $175,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation | Tampa, FL | $170,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of Broward | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $137,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Broward Performing Arts Foundation | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $135,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Holy Cross Hospital | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Women in Distress | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Broward Public Library Foundation | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $120,550 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Feeding South Florida | Pembroke Park, FL | $115,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $113,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood | West Palm Beach, FL | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Broward | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $101,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross South Floridabroward County | Plantation, FL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of Birch State Park | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Blank Park Zoo Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kids in Distress Inc | Wilton Manor, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Museum of Discovery and Science | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sheridan House Family Ministries | Davie, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| South Florida PBS | Boynton Beach, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Taylors Closet Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Broward Partnership for the Homeless | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $45,820 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hollywood Art and Culture Center Inc | Hollywood, FL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pen America | New York, NY | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Shriner's Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | $42,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bonnet House | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Home Society of Florida | Orlando, FL | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Gilda's Club South Florida | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital Foundation | Hollywood, FL | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center | Miami, FL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Front Porch | Charlottesville, VA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| USO | Arlington, VA | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | $39,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Uncaa | Chapel Hill, NC | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross - South Florida | Plantation, FL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross - Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Als Association | Arlington, VA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Macular Degeneration Foundation | Northhampton, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Art and Culture Center of Hollywood | Hollywood, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Broward Outreach Center | Hollywood, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Covenant House Florida | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Finca International Inc | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Florence Fuller Child Development | Boca Raton, FL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Macular Degeneration Resarch | Clarksburg, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sos Children's Villages - Florida | Coconut Creek, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stranahan House | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Brevard Music Center Incorporated | Brevard, NC | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fire | Philadephia, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Flamingo Gardens | Davie, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hope South Florida | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| PBS Foundation | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Seafarers' House Port Everglades | Port Everglades, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St Louis, MO | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wedgewood Christian Services | Grand Rapids, MI | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| World Vision | Federal Way, WA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Music Resource Center | Charlottesville, VA | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Southeastern Guide Dogs | Palmetto, FL | $21,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brightfocus Foundation - Macular Degeneration Research | Clarksburg, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colorectal Cancer Alliance | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Covenant House | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Florida Atlantic University Department of Economics | Boca Raton, FL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Florida Grand Opera | Miami, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Handy | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Miami Project to Cure Paralysis | Miami, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Organization for Autism Research | Arlington, VA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Sos Children's Village of Florida | Coconut Creek, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Symphony of the Americas | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Eagle Ranch Foundation Inc | Chestnut Mountain, GA | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stetson University | Deland, FL | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Henderson Behavioral Health Inc | Laud Lakes, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Internet Archive | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Team Gleason Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Transylvania County Rescue Squad Brevard Unit Inc | Brevard, NC | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Daniel J Horal Family Foundation | Brighton, MI | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bullington Gardens Inc | Hendersonville, NC | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Florence Fuller Child Development Centers | Boca Raton, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Florida Atlantic University Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Wlrn Inc | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Henderson Mental Health Center | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Manatee River Pram Fleet | Palmetto, FL | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| National Public Radio Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana | Oakbrook, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Score Broward | Hollywood, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Front Porch Cville | Charlottesville, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meals on Wheels of Brevard Inc | Brevard, NC | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Safe Inc | Brevard, NC | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature | West Bradenton, FL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Duke Cancer Institute | Durham, NC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Livermore Public Library | Livermore, ME | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pisgah Health Foundation | Brevard, NC | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fight Colorectal Cancer Inc | Springfield, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Musicians United to Serve the Youth of Charlottesville | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prison Book Project | Titusville, FL | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Propublica | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Fe College Foundation | Gainsville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Terrace Hill Partnership | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wedu PBS | Tampa, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross - Western North Carolina | Ashville, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pisgah Health Foundation - Transylvania County | Brevard, NC | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army of Brevard North Carolina | Brevard, NC | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Connestee Fire Rescue Inc Auxiliary | Cedar Mountain, NC | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross-Palm Beach County Relief | West Palm Beach, FL | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Florida Museum | Bradenton, FL | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boca Helping Hands | Boca Raton, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wounded Warriors | Topeka, KS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pets for Vets | Wilmington, NC | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Farm Share | Homestead, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Florida Coalition to End Homelessness | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the World Food Program Inc | Boone, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida Inc | Fort Myers, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army of Brevard | Brevard, NC | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Showering Love | Davie, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waterway Advocates Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connestee Falls Rescue | Brevard, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of Southern Florida | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partners in Health | Brewer, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
100 of 128 (78%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 90%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Gold Coast Jazz Society
TO PRESERVE JAZZ MUSIC WITH AN ANNUAL CONCERT SEASON IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL AND VARIOUS EVENTS TO CELEBRATE JAZZ - Community Foundation of Broward
TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP ON COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS AND FOSTER PHILANTHROPY - Pine Crest Prepatory School Inc
TO OFFER A CHALLENGING ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE COMPLEMENTED BY EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS AND ATHLETICS - Funding Arts Broward
TO PRESERVE AND CULTIVATE THE ARTS IN BROWARD COUNTY - American Cancer Society
FOR CANCER RESEARCH, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND SERVICE. - Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation
TO PREVENT AND CURE CANCER, CARE FOR PATIENTS, AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND CONDUCT CANCER RESEARCH.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 250 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | $665,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 79 | $1,176,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 78 | $1,038,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 86 | $1,062,000 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 93 | $1,237,370 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
75% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Hi Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 2848 East Oakland Park Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33306. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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