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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-1636002

Driggs Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Potomac, MD. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $23,989 paid in grants.

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.

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $23,989

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2023

    $7,200

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $25,187
  • Tax year 2022

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $32,803
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $40,445
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $22,962
  • Tax year 2019

    $6,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $24,919
  • Tax year 2018

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $21,840

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American UniversityWashington, DC

    General donation

    $13,431
  2. The Warren Educational EndowmentFront Royal, VA

    General donation

    $5,000
  3. Shenandoah UniversityWinchester, VA

    General donation

    $5,000
  4. WetaArlington, VA

    General donation

    $558

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $18,43197% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5583% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $13,431
  2. Virginia3 grants $10,558

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Joanna M DriggsPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jennifer HamiltonVICE PRESIDE Hours 1Pay $0
  • John DriggsSECRETARY/TR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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