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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-1415108

The Wiggins Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 58 grants and $896,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $896,000

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $20,486,746
  • Tax year 2023

    $506,500

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $19,095,840
  • Tax year 2022

    $543,560

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $20,691,542
  • Tax year 2021

    $505,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $12,109,095
  • Tax year 2020

    $458,500

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $8,901,139
  • Tax year 2019

    $485,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $8,764,683
  • Tax year 2018

    $529,500

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $8,958,292

Grants paid in 2024

58 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Accessible Space IncSaint Paul, MN

    General & Unrestricted

    $150,000
  2. Yellowstone Club Community FoundationBozeman, MT

    to support the endowment campaign fund

    $100,000
  3. Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN

    General & Unrestricted

    $52,500
  4. Austin Catholic Schools IncAustin, MN

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  5. Duchesne Academy of the Sacred HeartOmaha, NE

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  6. Stamford HospitalStamford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  7. Yellowstone Club Community FoundationBozeman, MT

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  8. Hogar Mis Primeros Pasos IncVega Alta, PR

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  9. Partners in Health A Nonprofit CorporationBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. Partnership for Modern Puerto Rico IncSan Juan, PR

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  11. Sociedad de Educacion Y Rehabilitacion Ser de P RSan Juan, PR

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  12. Squam Lakes Conservation SocietyHolderness, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  13. Americas Homeless VeteransRncho Cordova, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,500
  14. NYU Langone Medical CenterNew York, NY

    Young Lung Program

    $15,000
  15. Adoptando En PR IncQuebradillas, PR

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  16. Banco de Alimentos Puerto Rico IncCarolina, PR

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  17. Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  18. Holy Innocents Children's Malaria Hospital UgandaSan Diego, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  19. Norwalk Hospital Foundation IncNorwalk, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  20. NYU Langone Medical CenterNew York, NY

    to support the Young Lung Program

    $10,000
  21. Pencils of Promise IncorporatedNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  22. Positive Directions-The Center for Prevention andWestport, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  23. Stew Leonard III Water Safety Foundation IncNorwalk, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  24. Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport inWestport, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  25. World Telehealth InitiativeGoleta, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  26. 3S Contemporary Arts Space IncPortsmouth, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  27. Berwick Academy TrusteesSouth Berwick, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  28. Breast Cancer Alliance IncGreenwich, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  29. Brixham Montessori Friends SchoolYork, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  30. Darien EMS Post 53 IncDarien, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  31. Darien Library IncDarien, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  32. Fair Tide IncKittery, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  33. Fresh Air FundNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  34. Greens Ledge Light Preservation Society IncRowayton, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  35. Homes with Hope IncWestport, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  36. Integro Foundation IncSan Juan, PR

    Puerto Rico Lacrosse

    $5,000
  37. Kittery Land Trust IncKittery, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  38. Loon Preservation CommitteeMoultonboro, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  39. Music for Movements IncW Hollywood, CA

    Charitable Event

    $5,000
  40. Pga Tour First Tee Foundation IncPonte Vedra, FL

    To support the Puerto Rico First Tee Program

    $5,000
  41. Rice Public LibraryKittery, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  42. Save the Sound IncNew Haven, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  43. Squam Lakes AssociationHolderness, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  44. Teach for AmericaNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  45. York Land Trust IncYork, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  46. Cancer Research Institute IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  47. Center for Wildlife IncCape Neddick, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  48. Centros Sor Isolina Ferre IncPonce, PR

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  49. Citylax IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  50. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  51. Land Trust of Darien IncDarien, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  52. Luving Paws IncHumacao, PR

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  53. Prescott Park Arts Festival IncPortsmouth, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  54. Squam Lakes Natural Science CenterHolderness, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  55. Williston Northampton SchoolEasthampton, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  56. Strawbery Banke MuseumPortsmouth, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  57. White Pine ProgramsYork, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  58. Town of Darien Firefighters Foundation IncDarien, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services6 grants $217,50031% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $150,00022% of the total
  3. Health7 grants $130,00019% of the total
  4. Education8 grants $81,00012% of the total
  5. Environment8 grants $55,0008% of the total
  6. Arts and culture4 grants $14,0002% of the total
  7. 7 other causes9 grants $43,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota3 grants $252,500
  2. Montana2 grants $150,000
  3. Connecticut14 grants $128,000
  4. Puerto Rico8 grants $105,000
  5. Nebraska1 grant $50,000
  6. New Hampshire7 grants $46,500
  7. New York6 grants $45,000
  8. California4 grants $40,500
  9. Maine8 grants $33,500
  10. Maryland2 grants $27,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Matthew Maxwell WigginsDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen F WigginsPres, Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Genevieve Rosie Wiggins AntillDir Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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