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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4375110

Biggs Family Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Brewster, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $60,500 paid in grants.

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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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $60,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $346,759

  • Tax year 2024

    $91,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $71,484

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,020,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $171,983

  • Tax year 2022

    $305,811

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $223,860

  • Tax year 2021

    $565,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $300,863

  • Tax year 2020

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $746,126

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,175,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $583,836

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,155,800

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $786,517

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General charitable purpose of the organization

    $15,000
  2. American Youth FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    General charitable purpose of the organization

    $10,000
  3. Polly Hill ArboretumWest Tisbury, MA

    General charitable purpose of the organization

    $10,000
  4. Shakespeare Festival of STLSaint Louis, MO

    General charitable purpose of the organization

    $10,000
  5. LovethelouSaint Louis, MO

    General charitable purpose of the organization

    $5,000
  6. Gentleman of VisionSaint Louis, MO

    General charitable purpose of the organization

    $5,000
  7. Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO

    General charitable purpose of the organization

    $4,000
  8. Dancing ClassroomNew York, NY

    General charitable purpose of the organization

    $1,000
  9. St Joseph ParishImperial, MO

    General charitable purpose of the organization

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $19,00043% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $10,00023% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,00023% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $5,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri6 grants $34,500
  2. California1 grant $15,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  4. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John H BiggsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Henry P BiggsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Theresa McShane BiggsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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