2026-08-31T16:05:41+00:00 2025-12-31 440160260 FORVIS MAZARS LLP ONE OAK ST SUITE 300 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2025-01-01 561165833 HIGHLANDS CASHIERS HEALTH FOUNDATION INC HIGH 8284826510 PO BOX 742 HIGHLANDS NC 28714 RHONDA OAKLEY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 8284826512 2026-08-31 true AMY BIBBY P00445891 8282542254 2026-08-26 2025 MYRLE GRATE PO BOX 742 HIGHLANDS NC 28714 5878486 false X WWW.HCHEALTHFND.ORG X 1985 NC TO CREATE A HEALTHY AND THRIVING COMMUNITY BY IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE 6 MOST WESTERN COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA. 11 11 4 30 0 771656 2752208 0 0 1306537 2802173 233874 220072 2312067 5774453 1141145 1635519 0 0 359931 350932 0 0 228654 404948 470626 1906024 2457077 406043 3317376 30049741 35351575 131324 81374 29918417 35270201 THE HIGHLANDS CASHIERS HEALTH FOUNDATION EXISTS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF ALL PEOPLES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON MACON, JACKSON, SWAIN, GRAHAM, CLAY AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES. false false 1769482 1635519 THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND CARING DONORS, THE FOUNDATION MADE POSITIVE AND LASTING INVESTMENTS IN THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 2025 TOTALING MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION IN PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN PEOPLES' HEALTH AND WELLBEING. 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