Ron & Sanne Higgins Family Foundation
Ron & Sanne Higgins Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $131K in total assets. In 2025, it made $13K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $4K.
Ron & Sanne Higgins Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $131,184
- -9.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,994
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $12,808
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $27,144
- -3.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ron & Sanne Higgins Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Ron & Sanne Higgins Family Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 192% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2022) to $200K (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | Ron & Sanne Higgins Women's Heart Health Fund | $100,000 |
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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 | $131,184 | $3,994 | $27,144 | — | — | $12,808 | $4,298 | $6,672 |
| 2024 | $144,744 | $3,678 | $28,257 | — | — | $12,652 | — | $7,526 |
| 2023 | $158,126 | $4,549 | $31,175 | — | — | $14,330 | — | $8,319 |
| 2022 | $168,809 | $15,786 | $129,970 | $100,000 | 1 | $113,685 | — | $9,506 |
| 2021 | $331,393 | $7,270 | $233,475 | $200,000 | 1 | $214,854 | — | $16,391 |
| 2020 | $536,304 | $76,111 | $229,567 | $200,000 | 1 | — | $59,111 | $25,419 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ron & Sanne Higgins Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ron & Sanne Higgins Family Foundation is led by Sanne Higgins, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sanne Higgins
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Ron & Sanne Higgins Family Foundation
How large is Ron & Sanne Higgins Family Foundation?
Ron & Sanne Higgins Family Foundation reported $131K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Ron & Sanne Higgins Family Foundation operate?
Ron & Sanne Higgins Family Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Ron & Sanne Higgins Family Foundation's EIN?
Ron & Sanne Higgins Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-0353608. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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