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Driggers Foundation

Preselected recipients only Clarkston, Michigan · EIN 383024358

Driggers Foundation is a private foundation in Clarkston, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $41,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $9,000. 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 $32,500 the year before.

38% of its 2025 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$33,5007$802,725
2024$32,50010$800,553
2025$41,0008$942,651

How to apply

Driggers 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 Driggers Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Montana.

StateGrantsAmount
Montana3$19,500
Vermont1$7,000
Idaho1$5,000
New York1$5,000
New Mexico1$4,000
Michigan1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Montana Wilderness Association
Helena, MT
General support$9,000
Western Organization of Resource
Billings, MT
General support$8,500
Wildlife Management Institute
Cabot, VT
General support$7,000
Entertainment to Afffect Change
New York, NY
General support$5,000
Idaho Conservation League
Boise, ID
General support$5,000
Wild Earth Guardians
Santa Fe, NM
General support$4,000
Big Hole Watershed Committee
Divide, MT
General support$2,000
Tip-Of-The-Mitt
Petsoskey, MI
General support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Driggers Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Driggers Foundation give?

$41,000 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Driggers Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists John Driggers (President/Treasurer/Director) and Jennifer Cecil (Secretary/Director).

What does Driggers Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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