New York · Private foundation
The Scott Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $524k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2024
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 77%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $250,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 19
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 9
- Total assets, FY2024
- $24M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 77% of the organizations The Scott Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 58% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 15 | $521k | 40% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $393k | 77% |
| FY2020 | 19 | $182k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $275,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Year Up Inc | $200,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Navy Seal Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Faith Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| City Harvest Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Trevor Project Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Connecticut Humane Society | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| United Cerebral Palsy of New York City Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $275,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Year Up Inc | $200,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Navy Seal Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Faith Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| City Harvest Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Trevor Project Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Connecticut Humane Society | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| United Cerebral Palsy of New York City Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Innocence Project Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Yale University | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Marist School Inc | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Darien Fire Department Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Community Fund of Darien | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Families Empowered | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Darien Police Association Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($402k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Scott Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Scott Foundation
- How much does The Scott Foundation give?
- The Scott Foundation reported 15 grants totaling $523,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 19 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The Scott Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (18%), Employment (5%), Environment (4%).
- Who are The Scott Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($275k), Year Up Inc ($200k), Navy Seal Foundation Inc ($50k).
- Does The Scott Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 77% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Scott Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Scott Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Endowment Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Scott Foundation based?
- The Scott Foundation is based in NY.
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