The Leonard G Herring Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated themes of learning and growth and health and wellbeing, and its grants to educational, literacy, health and social-service bodies, suggest your request fits best if your work clearly serves one of those areas.
- Half of its 73 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less, so a modest request is in line with its typical giving; about 8 in 10 grants fall between $2,000 and $100,000, but the largest was $900,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- The filing requests a written communication and gives no deadlines, though it says it accepts applications, so you can approach it without waiting for a set round.
- Repeat giving is substantial, with 64% of its grant dollars in the latest filing going to organisations it had also funded earlier, so existing ties may matter and any prior connection is worth stating.
- No geographic focus is stated, although its grants mainly go to North Carolina and California, so state plainly where your organisation works.
Overview
The Leonard G Herring Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilkesboro, NC.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (wilkesedc.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says it seeks to fund resources that are broadly accessible to members of its communities and enable people to learn, grow and lead richer, healthier lives. Its grants provide general support to a varied mix of community organisations, including educational institutions and literacy organisations, economic-development and opportunity bodies, health and social-service providers, faith communities, cultural and performance groups, youth organisations, and civic and charitable bodies. The giving record shows an approach of supporting organisations’ general work across community life, while its stated aim emphasises accessibility and richer, healthier lives for individuals and families.
Themes
- Learning and growth
- Health and wellbeing
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in North Carolina and California.
How to apply
The filing requests a written communication.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 64% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2024 filings, half of its 73 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It seeks resources that are broadly accessible to members of its communities. (as reported in other published sources)
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 30% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 64% of grant dollars went to organisations The Leonard G Herring Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 8% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 40 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Wilkes Community College · General support$245,7502024 tax year
- Wilkes Partnership for Children · General support$230,0002024 tax year
- Wilkes Economic Development Corporation · General support$225,0002024 tax year
- Old Hickory Council · General support$115,0002024 tax year
- Wilkes County Library · General support$60,0002024 tax year
- Sweet Briar College · General support$50,0742024 tax year
- Wilkes Art Gallery · General support$30,0002024 tax year
- Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission · General support$26,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Carson G Lutchansky — Board Member / Vice Chair
- A Lee Herring II — President / Treasurer
- Sandra G Herring — Chair / Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,017,706 | $1,738,450 | $24,647,892 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,509,455 | $1,289,824 | $28,616,700 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (336) 838-7181
- Wilkesboro, NC