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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 51-6541118

Biggs Testamentary Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $312,000 paid in grants.

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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.

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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

    $312,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,257,751

  • Tax year 2023

    $312,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,053,496

  • Tax year 2022

    $312,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,034,429

  • Tax year 2021

    $312,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,300,930

  • Tax year 2020

    $312,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,112,990

  • Tax year 2019

    $312,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,989,187

  • Tax year 2018

    $312,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,891,406

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Biggs Museum of American ArtDover, DE

    Operating support

    $312,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $312,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Delaware1 grant $312,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Christiana Trust A Division of WSFSTRUSTEE PART-TIME Hours 1Pay $4,000
  • Michael RatchfordFIDUCIARY PART-TIME Hours 1Pay $0
  • Glenn C KentonFIDUCIARY PART-TIME Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas R PulsiferFIDUCIARY PART-TIME Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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