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Biggs Testamentary Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 516541118

Biggs Testamentary Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $312,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $312,000 and the largest $312,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was the same as $312,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$312,0001$6.7 million
2024$312,0001$7.2 million

How to apply

Biggs Testamentary Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Biggs Testamentary Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Delaware.

StateGrantsAmount
Delaware1$312,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Biggs Museum of American Art
Dover, DE
Operating support$312,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Biggs Testamentary Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Biggs Testamentary Charitable Trust give?

$312,000 in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $312,000.

Who runs Biggs Testamentary Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Christiana Trust A Division of WSFS (Trustee Part-Time), Michael Ratchford (Fiduciary Part-Time), Glenn C Kenton (Fiduciary Part-Time) and Thomas R Pulsifer (Fiduciary Part-Time).

What does Biggs Testamentary Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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