The Huisking Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated interests in arts and culture, education, the environment, animal protection, hospitals, health and human services, and religious purposes show where your work may fit, but it does not state eligibility requirements or an applicant area, so check the fit against its filing before writing.
- About 8 in 10 of its 631 grants to organisations fall between $2,000 and $15,000, and the median is $5,000, so a request in that range is realistic; its largest grant is about $120,000, so that band is typical rather than a limit.
- Because 91% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, a first approach from a new organisation is worth making with that repeat pattern in mind, and a prior relationship may carry weight.
- The application method is unknown, so confirm how to apply before sending anything.
- Its filings show grants mainly in Florida, Connecticut, Delaware, North Carolina, Georgia and the United States, but that describes where it has given, not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
The Huisking Foundation is a US private foundation based in Raleigh, NC.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (scenesarasota.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation says it supports arts and culture, education, the environment, animal protection, hospitals, health and human services, and religious purposes. Its grants reach a varied mix of charitable organisations, including arts and cultural bodies, schools and universities, churches, hospitals, social-service providers, environmental and animal-protection organisations, and relief charities. Recorded purposes include operating and general support, arts and education programming, scholarships, disaster assistance, medical research and health support, food distribution and parish support. Eligibility requirements and an applicant area are not stated in the material reviewed.
Themes
- Arts and culture
- Education
- Environment
- Animal protection
- Hospitals
- Health and human services
- Religious purposes
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida, Connecticut, Delaware, North Carolina, Georgia and the United States.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 91% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 631 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 19%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 14%
- The largest single recipient received 5% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 91% of grant dollars went to organisations The Huisking Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 205 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Americares · Relief aid/operating support$87,0002024 tax year
- Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia · Community childrens benefit$84,0002024 tax year
- Good Shepherd Church · General support/capital improvement$79,0002024 tax year
- American Red Cross - NJ Chapter · Disaster assistance$70,0002024 tax year
- Asolo Repertory Theatre · Prod/ education/ outreach$67,0002024 tax year
- Our Lady Of Assumption Church · Repairs$65,0002024 tax year
- ST Jude's Childrens Hospital · General support$60,0002024 tax year
- Woods Services Foundation · Educational vocation$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jean M Steinschneider — Director
- Nathan Field — Director
- Jean Shanks — Director
- Constance Huisking — Director
- Paul Huisking — Director
- Helen Crawford — Director
- Charles L Huisking — Director
- Clairemarie Field — Vice President / Director
- Margaret Mccrary — Director
- William W Huisking — President / Director
- Frank R Huisking — Treasurer / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,819,291 | $1,674,000 | $32,647,758 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,853,933 | $1,645,800 | $35,669,497 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,040,028 | $1,864,000 | $37,878,797 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Applying to The Huisking Foundation?
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Applying to The Huisking Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (203) 788-2662
- FRH1027@LIVE.COM
- Raleigh, NC