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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-3892199

The Joseph C Scott Foundation

A private foundation in Jenkintown, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $97,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $97,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,460,458
  • Tax year 2024

    $122,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,379,263
  • Tax year 2023

    $153,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,471,714
  • Tax year 2022

    $196,100

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,550,625
  • Tax year 2021

    $330,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,793,051
  • Tax year 2020

    $296,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,906,126

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jefferson Health FoundationAbington, PA

    To provide publicsupport to localhospital

    $50,000
  2. Horace McGee FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    Support for disabled athletes

    $25,000
  3. Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA

    To provide supportfor Universityactivities

    $10,000
  4. Abington PALAbington, PA

    Reduce juvenilecrime and violence

    $5,000
  5. Human GoodJenkintown, PA

    To provide supportfor services toResidents

    $5,000
  6. WhyyPhiladelphia, PA

    Support for Public Radio

    $1,000
  7. Jenkintown LibraryJenkintown, PA

    To maintainaccess forthe community

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $11,00092% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $1,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania6 grants $87,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Patricia S ScottTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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