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The Elizabeth and Stanley D Scott Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 134144166

The Elizabeth and Stanley D Scott Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $348,745 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $60,000. 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 $258,315 the year before.

13% 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$118,69719$6.8 million
2024$258,31527$7.3 million
2025$348,74516$9.4 million

How to apply

The Elizabeth and Stanley D Scott 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 The Elizabeth and Stanley D Scott Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York14$293,495
Virginia1$55,000
Pennsylvania1$250

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The English-Speaking Union of the United States
New York, NY
General operating support$60,000
The American-Scottish Foundation
New York, NY
General operating support$55,395
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
Mount Vernon, VA
General operating support$55,000
Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York
New York, NY
General operating support$51,300
Halcyon Foundation
New York, NY
General operating support$45,000
Friends of Canterbury Cathedral in the US
New York, NY
General operating support$25,000
Columbia University (School of General Studies)
New York, NY
General operating support$20,000
Saint Thomas Church
New York, NY
General operating support$10,000
Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation
New York, NY
General operating support$10,000
The Morgan Library & Museum
New York, NY
General operating support$8,500
World Monuments Fund
New York, NY
General operating support$5,000
The Metropolian Museum of Art
New York, NY
General operating support$2,500
The Frick Collection
New York, NY
General operating support$500
National Society Magna Charter Dames & Barons
Philadelphia, PA
General operating support$250
The Carnegie Hall Corporation
New York, NY
General operating support$200
Central Park Conservancy
New York, NY
General operating support$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Elizabeth and Stanley D Scott Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Elizabeth and Stanley D Scott Foundation Inc give?

$348,745 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Elizabeth and Stanley D Scott Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Elizabeth Scott (President / Director), Peter Kimmelman (Treasurer / Director) and G William Haas (Secretary / Director).

What does The Elizabeth and Stanley D Scott Foundation Inc fund?

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

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