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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 35-7053767

The Wendy E Scripps Foundation

A private foundation in Plainview, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $680,000 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

    $680,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,624,005
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,830,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,198,927
  • Tax year 2023

    $805,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,236,151
  • Tax year 2022

    $415,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,704,178
  • Tax year 2021

    $970,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,234,545
  • Tax year 2020

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $5,674,337

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Paul Taylor Dance CompanyNew York, NY

    General

    $150,000
  2. American Dance FestivalDurham, NC

    General

    $100,000
  3. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    General

    $100,000
  4. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  5. God's Love We DeliverNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  6. New York Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  7. Planned ParenthoodNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  8. Scripps Family Impact FundMitchell, KY

    General

    $30,000
  9. ASPCANew York, NY

    General

    $25,000
  10. Covenant HouseNew York, NY

    General

    $25,000
  11. Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NY

    General

    $25,000
  12. Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $250,00048% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $100,00019% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $50,00010% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $50,00010% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $25,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $550,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $100,000
  3. Kentucky1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Richard E FeldmanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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