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Organizations Highstead Foundation INC

Highstead Foundation INC

THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1985 TO OWN, MANAGE and CONSERVE THE HIGHSTEAD ARBORETUM, WHICH CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 100 DEEDED ACRES AND BUILDINGS IN REDDING, CT. THE FOUNDATION ALSO MAKES OCCASIONAL GRANTS TO ECOLOGICAL, CONSERVATION, HORTICULTURAL, and OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO FURTHER RESEARCH, EDUCATION, and CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN FIELDS RELATED TO LAND CONSERVATION and ECOLOGY. THE EMPHASIS OF HIGHSTEAD HAS BEEN ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, PROGRAMS, and THE LANDSCAPE AS A CENTER FOR RESEARCH and EDUCATION and FOR HOSTING PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL and CULTURAL LANDSCAPES. BROAD DEVELOPMENTS HAVE INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HEADQUARTERS and TRAIL INFRASTRUCTURE TO ALLOW FOR ECOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS, LONG-TERM STUDIES, and DEMONSTRATION AREAS FOR THE VISITING PUBLIC. THE FOUNDATION HAS FACILITATED THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLLABORATIVE LANDSCAPE THROUGH SCIENCE, SOUND STEWARDSHIP, and COLLABORATION WITH DIVERSE PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE THE WILDLANDS and WOODLANDS VISION.

Source: IRS Form 990
Public Charity 501(c)(3)
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Organization Overview

Street address
REDDING, CT 06875
(203) ***-**09
EIN
MemberPlus+
Earliest Filing
2018
Organization Type
Public Charity
Deductibility Status
Contributions are tax-deductible

Grants Given by Year

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Grants Received by Year

This organization also receives grants. See Funding Received below for details.

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Total Grants Given
$X.XB
All Years
Filings on File
8
Tax Years
NTEE Category
Not classified
No NTEE code on file

IRS Classification Codes

Subsection Code
03
Private operating foundation (other)

Subsection Codes are the codes shown under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which define the category under which an organization may be exempt.

Asset Code
6
1,000,000 - 4,999,999

Asset Codes relate to the amount of assets shown on the most recent Form 990 series return filed by the organization.

Affiliation Code
3
Independent - This code is used if the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).

Affiliation Code defines the organizational grouping.

Deductibility Code
1
Contributions are deductible.

Deductibility Code signifies whether contributions made to an organization are deductible.

Funding Received

Verified from IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings by this organization's funders - 16 grants from 7 funders, 2017-2022.

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Source: Provided by the organization

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