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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1562521

Dona & Sam Scott Foundation

A private foundation in Sarasota, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $609,500 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $609,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $9,159,377

  • Tax year 2024

    $389,850

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $8,233,032

  • Tax year 2023

    $385,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,662,190

  • Tax year 2022

    $344,250

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $6,836,213

  • Tax year 2021

    $399,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,861,212

  • Tax year 2020

    $328,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,329,581

  • Tax year 2019

    $586,125

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $6,155,090

  • Tax year 2018

    $330,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $5,395,267

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sarasota Memorial Healthcare FoundationSarasota, FL

    General

    $280,000
  2. Westcoast Black Theater TroupeSarasota, FL

    General

    $160,000
  3. Ringling College of Art & DesignSarasota, FL

    General

    $42,500
  4. All Faiths Food BankSarasota, FL

    General

    $21,000
  5. Sparcc Safe Place and Rape Crisis CenterSarasota, FL

    General

    $16,000
  6. American Business Immigration Coalition (abic)Chicago, IL

    General

    $15,000
  7. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    General

    $15,000
  8. After School MattersChicago, IL

    General

    $10,000
  9. Black Ensemble TheaterChicago, IL

    General

    $10,000
  10. Marie Selby Botanical GardensSarasota, FL

    General

    $10,000
  11. Project PrideSarasota, FL

    General

    $10,000
  12. Sarasota Art MuseumSarasota, FL

    General

    $7,500
  13. Education Foundation of Sarasota CountySarasota, FL

    General

    $5,000
  14. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    General

    $3,000
  15. NAACPBaltimore, MD

    General

    $2,500
  16. Girls Inc of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $280,00070% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $57,50014% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $21,0005% of the total
  4. Civil rights2 grants $18,0005% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $2,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida9 grants $552,000
  2. Illinois4 grants $37,000
  3. Alabama1 grant $15,000
  4. New York1 grant $3,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Dona ScottPRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sam ScottTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kyle WilliamsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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