Phillip I V Heilker Charitable
Phillip I V Heilker Charitable is a private foundation based in Palm City, Florida. Its website says the Phillip I. V. Heilker Foundation was incorporated as a South Carolina nonprofit corporation in 2015 and makes scholastic grants to individuals and private foundations, with a geographic focus on South Carolina and surrounding areas.
Phillip I V Heilker Charitable at a glance
In short: Phillip I V Heilker Charitable gave $162K across 66 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Florida. 53% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $161,525
- +94.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 66
- +69.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,447
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,600
- Total assets
- $977,961
- +598.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 53% first-time grantees (8 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Florida (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Phillip I V Heilker Charitable
- How to Apply
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The website provides a scholastic grant application. The 2024 filing says proposals may be submitted at any time during the year.
- Review Cycle
- Proposals may be submitted at any time during the year, according to the 2024 filing.
- Deadline
- Proposals may be submitted at any time during the year, according to the 2024 filing.
- Contact
Application contact: Phillip I V Heilker
Mailing address: 10 South Point Trail, Beaufort, SC 29907
Phone: (843) 524-8908
Website: https://heilkergrants.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Phillip I V Heilker Charitable funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Safe Space Inc ($12K). Together the top 10 received $67K.
Organizations only. It also paid 52 grants to individuals ($93,900), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
199 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 199 grants of 199 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s website identifies South Carolina and surrounding areas as its geographic focus. In 2025, 50% of grant dollars went to recipients in Florida, 43% to South Carolina, 6% to Massachusetts, and 1% to Mississippi.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 66 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Phillip I V Heilker Charitable open to new grantees?
53%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 15 grantees (53%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $17K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 47% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 191% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 267% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2019) to $162K (2025). In 2025 it made 66 grants totaling $162K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Safe Space Inc Stuart, FL | Advocacy for Domestic Abuse | $12,000 |
| 41 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $86,700 |
| Harbour Ridge Family Foundation Palm City, FL | Educational & Emergency Assistance | $10,300 |
| Homes for Our Troops Taunton, MA | Help Injured Veterans Build Homes | $10,000 |
| Joan Tranger Charleston, SC | Assist Individuals in Need | $10,000 |
| Betty Gene Haller Kingstree, SC | Assist Individuals in Need | $5,000 |
| Lucie Kessler Kingstree, SC | Assist Individuals in Need | $5,000 |
| Lynn Milllenbine Chas, SC | Assist Individuals in Need | $5,000 |
| Rhonda Gamble Ballentine, SC | Assist Individuals in Need | $5,000 |
| Ami Kids Tampa, FL | Help Youth Become Responsble Adults | $3,900 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $977,961 | $1,004,296 | $166,286 | $161,525 | 66 | $161,525 | $1,002,341 | $60,609 |
| 2024 | $139,951 | $124,830 | $90,109 | $82,975 | 39 | $82,975 | $124,830 | $16,314 |
| 2023 | $105,230 | $67,355 | $61,978 | $58,833 | 34 | $58,833 | $67,355 | $24,078 |
| 2022 | $99,853 | $38,605 | $58,716 | $55,525 | 33 | $55,525 | $38,605 | $16,846 |
| 2021 | $142,925 | $81,007 | $50,273 | $47,550 | 27 | $47,550 | $55,503 | $6,532 |
| 2020 | $112,191 | $30,672 | $13,736 | $10,920 | 16 | — | $12,647 | $7,198 |
| 2019 | $95,254 | $-306 | $7,339 | $4,250 | 7 | — | $1,277 | $3,350 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Phillip I V Heilker Charitable reported a distributable amount of $61K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation states that its core mission is to make scholastic grants to individuals and private foundations. Its website says it specializes in nursing programs for single parents and that its scholastic grants are for students in trade school, college, or graduate school.
The 2025 filing shows grants to both individuals and organizations. For example, Safe Space Inc received a grant for domestic-abuse advocacy. Harbour Ridge Family Foundation, which describes its work as raising educational grants for employees and their families and providing hardship assistance to employees, received $10,300. Homes for Our Troops, which says it builds and donates adapted homes for severely injured post-9/11 veterans, received $10,000.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 66 grants totaling $161,525. Grant amounts ranged from $125 to $12,000, with a median of $1,600. The largest grants included $12,000 to Safe Space Inc for domestic-abuse advocacy, $11,000 to an individual recipient in South Carolina for educational expenses, $10,300 to Harbour Ridge Family Foundation for educational and emergency assistance, and $10,000 each to Homes for Our Troops and an individual recipient in South Carolina.
The website says it welcomes unsolicited applications but may not be able to respond to or acknowledge every applicant. Its scholastic grant page says applicants must have completed at least one semester of their current course of study and submit official transcripts and a letter of recommendation from a professor. Applicants must demonstrate academic ability, character, and motivation to complete their education. Grants generally range from $500 to $3,000 and may be renewed by semester if the student maintains academic ability and satisfactory progress. The foundation says grantees are selected on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis.
The foundation’s 2024 filing says proposals should be made by letter and include, if applicable, general information; a description of the requested assistance, goals, and objectives; evidence of an individual’s need; plans and a timetable for accomplishing goals; evaluation plans; and information about other partners or funding sources. The filing states there are no restrictions on awards.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Phillip I V Heilker as chairman and Jo Stutts as secretary/treasurer.
Phillip I V Heilker Charitable is led by Phillip I. V. Heilker, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Phillip I. V. Heilker
Chairman
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jo Stutts
Secretary
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Phillip I V Heilker Charitable
How much does Phillip I V Heilker Charitable give each year?
Phillip I V Heilker Charitable gave $162K across 66 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $83K across 39 grants.
What is Phillip I V Heilker Charitable's typical grant size?
Phillip I V Heilker Charitable's median grant in 2025 was $1,600, and its average grant was $2,447, across 66 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Phillip I V Heilker Charitable that year got $5K on average.
Where does Phillip I V Heilker Charitable give grants?
Phillip I V Heilker Charitable gives mostly in Florida: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were South Carolina (43%) and Massachusetts (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Stuart, FL (2 grants), Kingstree, SC (2 grants) and Beaufort, SC (2 grants).
Does Phillip I V Heilker Charitable give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 66 grants with a stated purpose on Phillip I V Heilker Charitable's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Assist with Educational Expenses" (52 grants) and "Assist Individuals in Need" (8 grants).
Who are Phillip I V Heilker Charitable's largest grantees?
Phillip I V Heilker Charitable's largest 2025 grantees include Safe Space Inc ($12,000), Harbour Ridge Family Foundation ($10,300) and Homes for Our Troops ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 52 grants to individuals ($93,900), which are not listed by name. Together they received 20% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Phillip I V Heilker Charitable?
Phillip I V Heilker Charitable reported $978K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $162K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $61K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Phillip I V Heilker Charitable fund?
The foundation states that its core mission is to make scholastic grants to individuals and private foundations. Its website says it specializes in nursing programs for single parents and that its scholastic grants are for students in trade school, college, or graduate school. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Phillip I V Heilker Charitable?
The website provides a scholastic grant application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Phillip I V Heilker Charitable's EIN?
Phillip I V Heilker Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5438482. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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