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Scott Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 134171575

Scott Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $231,900 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $104,000. 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 $117,500 the year before.

15% 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$97,50018$5.9 million
2024$117,50018$7.0 million
2025$231,90020$8.3 million

How to apply

Scott Family Foundation Inc 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 Scott Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Florida. It also paid $9,900 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida1$104,000
New York6$41,000
Vermont3$24,000
District of Columbia1$10,000
Connecticut1$9,000
Georgia1$9,000
Tennessee1$9,000
Maryland2$8,000
Montana1$4,000
Pennsylvania1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
K-9'S for Warriors
Ponte Vedra, FL
General exempt purpose$104,000
My Community Nurse Project
Weston, VT
General exempt purpose$15,000
American Red Cross
Washington, DC
General exempt purpose$10,000
Doctors Without Borders USA
New York, NY
General exempt purpose$10,000
St Lawrence University
Cantono, NY
General exempt purpose$10,000
Friends of Bermuda Community FoundationGeneral exempt purpose$9,900
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Atlanta, GA
General exempt purpose$9,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General exempt purpose$9,000
Tunnels to Towers
Staten Island, NY
General exempt purpose$9,000
Villa Maria Education Center Inc
Stamford, CT
General exempt purpose$9,000
Fisher House Foundation
Rockville, MD
General exempt purpose$6,000
Grace Cottage Foundation
Townsend, VT
General exempt purpose$6,000
Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY
General exempt purpose$6,000
American Friends of Masterworks
Irvington, NY
General exempt purpose$4,000
Bozeman Health Cardiology Clinic
Bozeman, MT
General exempt purpose$4,000
North Star Health
Springfield, VT
General exempt purpose$3,000
Lafayette College
Easton, PA
General exempt purpose$2,000
One Love Foundation
Baltimore, MD
General exempt purpose$2,000
Saratoga Automobile Museum
Saratoga Springs, NY
General exempt purpose$2,000
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Richmond, VA
General exempt purpose$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Scott Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Scott Family Foundation Inc give?

$231,900 in tax year 2025, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Scott Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Walter A Scott (President), Lenka Scott (Vice President), C Reed Scott (Secretary) and Alisa A Scott (Treasurer).

What does Scott Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.

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