The Scott Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes gifts only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so unless you have been invited, a cold approach is unlikely to be considered, and the filing gives no application steps or timetable.
- Its support has been largely repeat giving, with 96% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so new applicants should expect a competitive, relationship-led process.
- Half of its 15 grants to organisations were $250,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $25,000 and $2,250,000, a typical band rather than a limit, since its largest grant was about $5,300,000.
- Its recipients include universities, schools, a medical research organisation, a legal-services provider, a church and an organisation serving military children, but the filing states no geographic focus, so location alone does not settle whether your work fits.
Overview
The Scott Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boca Raton, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The grant records show a varied group of recipients, including universities and university foundations, schools, a medical research organisation, a legal-services provider, a church and an organisation serving military children. Education is specified as a purpose for two grants, while most grant rows describe the purpose as a charitable donation to a 501(c)(3) entity. The records therefore show support for educational institutions alongside grants with other recorded recipients and purposes, but do not establish a broader stated funding field. The filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; it gives no further account of how organisations are selected.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in North Carolina, Florida and Minnesota.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing provides no applicant-led application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 15 grants to organisations were $250,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 60% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations The Scott Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 9 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $204k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Duke University · Charitable donation to a 501(c)(3) entity.$2,228,8862024 tax year
- Duke University · Charitable donation to a 501(c)(3) entity.$471,9682024 tax year
- University of Florida Foundation · Charitable donation to a 501(c)(3) entity.$352,4982024 tax year
- University of Florida Foundation · Charitable donation to a 501(c)(3) entity.$245,8032024 tax year
- University of Florida Foundation · Charitable donation to a 501(c)(3) entity.$203,6272024 tax year
- University of Florida Foundation · Charitable donation to a 501(c)(3) entity.$198,5762024 tax year
- Cyclone Fund (Porter-Gaud School) · Charitable donation to a 501(c)(3) entity.$100,0002024 tax year
- Our Military Kids · Charitable donation to a 501(c)(3) entity.$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Rebecca J Scott — Director
- Bertram E Walls — Vice President
- Steven M Scott MD — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $8,584,672 | $8,548,705 | $661,593 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,129,072 | $1,030,000 | $1,887,308 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,864,163 | $3,838,358 | $4,545,867 | Filing for 2024 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
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- Boca Raton, FL
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Contact
- Boca Raton, FL