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Jaggers Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 843114220

Jaggers Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.9 million in 12 grants; the typical grant was $100,000 and the largest $525,000. 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 down from $2.1 million the year before.

36% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2.1 million11$27.4 million
2024$1.9 million12$55.6 million

How to apply

Jaggers Family Foundation 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 Jaggers Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California6$590,000
Ohio1$525,000
District of Columbia3$450,000
Pennsylvania1$250,000
Colorado1$100,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Cincinnati, OH
Kurt and Sue Jaggers Fund$525,000
Home Builders Institute
Washington, DC
Funds for the Sacramento Academy$400,000
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression in
Philadelphia, PA
General & Unrestricted$250,000
Jobtrain Inc
Menlo Park, CA
Capital Campaign$250,000
Yampa Valley Community Foundation
Steamboat Springs, CO
Funds for acquisition of Casey's Pond Senior Living Center$100,000
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
San Jose, CA
General & Unrestricted$100,000
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Hoover Institution$100,000
East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring
Palo Alto, CA
EPATT Capital Campaign$50,000
Ravenswood Education Foundation
Menlo Park, CA
General & Unrestricted$50,000
Jobtrain Inc
Menlo Park, CA
General & Unrestricted$40,000
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Re
Washington, DC
General & Unrestricted$25,000
Cato Institute
Washington, DC
General & Unrestricted$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jaggers Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Jaggers Family Foundation give?

$1.9 million in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $100,000.

Who runs Jaggers Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Kurt R Jaggers (Dir, Pres, Sec, Treas) and Suzanne Jaggers (Dir).

What does Jaggers Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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