The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Fund invests in organisations that provide learning, enrichment and inspiration to economically disadvantaged people, from infants to young adults, with Connecticut as a stated priority within its geographic focus.
- Because it considers funding by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited proposals, a cold request is unlikely to be considered.
- Its typical grants fall between $410 and $40,000, with a median of $7,000 and a largest grant of $1,000,000, and its quick grants initiative is stated at up to $10,000 for single programmes, so a modest request fits its usual pattern.
- In its latest filing, 87% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so relationships matter, and it does not fund endowments.
Overview
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts is a US private foundation based in FT Mitchell, KY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts invests in organisations that provide learning, enrichment and inspiration, seeking to improve the prospects of economically disadvantaged populations. It focuses on infants through young adults in Connecticut and beyond, while its grants support programmes serving a full range of ages. Funding is directed to new initiatives, programme support and expansion, and capacity building. The Fund seeks ideas that might be difficult to fund otherwise, and opportunities that help organisations increase the populations they serve, broaden their effectiveness and impact, and improve financial sustainability.
Themes
- Educational opportunities
- Learning and enrichment
- Self-sufficiency and life success
Geographic Focus
Priority: Connecticut.
What They Don't Fund
- Endowments
How to apply
Funding opportunities are considered by invitation only; the foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 87% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 679 grants to organisations were $7,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It seeks ideas that might be difficult to fund otherwise.
- It focuses on opportunities that help organisations increase the populations they serve, broaden their effectiveness and impact, and improve financial sustainability.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 87% of grant dollars went to organisations The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 256 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Connecticut Public Broadcasting · Latino educational programming$200,0002025 tax year
- Sacred Heart University · Support for summer and school year prgrm$80,0002025 tax year
- Connecticut Public Broadcasting · Expanding the fellows program$80,0002025 tax year
- Building One Community · Support for academic enrichment program$75,0002025 tax year
- The New York Historical · Support education programs$75,0002025 tax year
- GroundTruth Project · Internship program for college seniors$60,0002025 tax year
- Leadership Education and Athletics Partnership · College access program$60,0002025 tax year
- American Museum of Natural History · Meep intern program and field trips$60,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Linda Marshall — Director
- Barbara Briggs Scripps — Director
- J Sebastian Scripps — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $3,007,765 | $2,841,031 | $20,311,797 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,369,928 | $4,169,186 | $33,264,666 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $3,725,434 | $3,441,835 | $32,719,765 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- FT Mitchell, KY
- sffea.org
Applying to The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- FT Mitchell, KY
- sffea.org