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The Scrivan Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 261865266

The Scrivan Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $164,500 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $16,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $149,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$131,10033$3.1 million
2024$149,00030$3.5 million
2025$164,50029$3.9 million

How to apply

The Scrivan 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 The Scrivan Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida10$56,500
Connecticut9$54,000
New York2$12,000
Virginia1$12,000
Massachusetts1$10,000
Maryland1$9,000
District of Columbia2$8,000
Maine1$1,000
Rhode Island1$1,000
Tennessee1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Vero Beach Museum of Art Inc
Vero Beach, FL
General & Unrestricted$16,000
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn
Arlington, VA
General & Unrestricted$12,000
Alzheimer's Association
Southington, CT
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Bruce Museum Inc
Greenwich, CT
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Miss Halls School Inc
Pittsfield, MA
General & Unrestricted$10,000
The First Congregational Church of Greenwich
Old Greenwich, CT
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc
Hagerstown, MD
General & Unrestricted$9,000
The Learning Alliance Inc
Vero Beach, FL
General & Unrestricted$8,500
Riverside Theatre Inc
Vero Beach, FL
General & Unrestricted$8,000
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY
General & Unrestricted$6,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
General & Unrestricted$6,000
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Inc
Stamford, CT
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Breast Cancer Alliance Inc
Greenwich, CT
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Indian River Hospital Foundation Inc
Vero Beach, FL
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Institute of World Politics
Washington, DC
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Johns Island Community Service League
Vero Beach, FL
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England Inc
New Haven, CT
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation in
Vero Beach, FL
General & Unrestricted$4,000
Brunswick School Inc
Greenwich, CT
General & Unrestricted$3,500
Greenwich Academy Inc
Greenwich, CT
General & Unrestricted$3,500
National Park Foundation
Washington, DC
General & Unrestricted$3,000
Vero Beach Museum of Art Inc
Vero Beach, FL
Capital Improvemernt Program$3,000
Youth Sailing Foundation of Indian River County
Vero Beach, FL
General & Unrestricted$3,000
Greenwich Point Conservancy Inc
Old Greenwich, CT
General & Unrestricted$2,000
Indian River Land Trust Inc
Vero Beach, FL
General & Unrestricted$2,000
McKee Botanical Garden Inc
Vero Beach, FL
General & Unrestricted$2,000
Ducks Unlimited Inc
Memphis, TN
General & Unrestricted$1,000
Maine Island Trail Association
Portland, ME
General & Unrestricted$1,000
National Sailing Hall of Fame Museum Inc
Newport, RI
General & Unrestricted$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Scrivan Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Scrivan Family Foundation give?

$164,500 in tax year 2025, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Scrivan Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Millicent S Armstrong (Pres, Dir, Sec).

What does The Scrivan Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, health and education.

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