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The Scott Foundation: 21 grants to organizations, $1.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Scott Foundation, a private foundation in Palo Alto, CA, paid 21 grants to organizations totaling $1,722,380 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $863,880 to Hillbrook School in Los Gatos, CA for to support the organization's mission to provide primary school education..
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- EIN
- 464644295
- Based in
- Palo Alto, CA
- Assets
- $6,133,096
- Grants paid
- $1,722,380
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202543189349105559. It reported $1,722,380 in grants paid; 21 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillbrook School | Los Gatos, CA | To support the organization's mission to provide primary school education. | Education | $863,880 | apps.irs.gov |
| Human Rights Watch | San Francisco, CA | To support the organization's mission to raise awareness of human rights violations, and promote justice. | $161,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ace Charter Schools | San Jose, CA | To support the organization's mission to educate struggling students and provide them with the skills and will to succeed in college and beyond. | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Media Matters for America | San Francisco, CA | To support the organization's mission to monitor and correct journalistic misinformation. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Mar Monte | San Jose, CA | To support the organization's mission to provide information and the means to make informed decisions in regards to planning a family. | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Share Our Strength | Washington, DC | To support the organization's mission to end hunger and poverty in the u.s. and abroad. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The American Independent Foundation | Washington, DC | To support the organization's mission to report on progressive political news and issues. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Tech Interactive | San Jose, CA | To support the organization's mission to inspire everyone to become in an innovator. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peninsula Bridge | Palo Alto, CA | To support the organization's mission to support and provide education to prepare underprivileged students for higher education. | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Science Is Elementary | Los Altos, CA | To support the organization's mission to improve and increase access to science education for all through teaching students, training teachers and engaging the scientific community. | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitman Walker Foundation | Los Gatos, CA | To support the organization's mission to ensure everyone can live healthy lives and love openly, providing inclusive, respectful healthcare and services to the lgbtq+ communities, people with hiv, and | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Creative Visions Foundation | Malibu, CA | To support the organization's mission to promote creative artists who use media, storytelling, art, and technology to drive positive change and address critical issues. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Groundswell Network | Brooklyn, NY | To support the organization's mission to identify, strengthen and scale the nation's best alternative schools and programs for underserved students. | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The 19TH | Austin, TX | To support the organization's mission to provide information and resources to women and lgbtq+ people to ensure they can participate fully and equally in democracy. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Voto Latino | Washington, DC | To support the organization's mission to provide programs that engage, educate, and empower latinos, and build a stronger and more inclusive democracy. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brave New Films | Aliso Viejo, CA | To support the organization's mission to champion social justice issues by using model of media, education, and grassroots volunteer involvement that inspires, empowers, motivates, and teaches civic p | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Campaign for Southern Equality | Asheville, NC | To support the organization's mission to build a south where lgbtq+ people have full legal and lived equality in every part of life, ensuring their rights are not determined by their zip code. | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food for Soul | San Francisco, CA | To support the organization's mission to build a world where no food goes to waste and no person goes hungry. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maui Preparatory Academy | Lahaina, HI | To support the organization's mission to support students through relationships, empowerment, and relevance, fostering a college-preparatory environment that builds on these pillars. | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Silicon Valley Education Foundation | San Jose, CA | To support the organization's mission to work with partners to champion solutions that inspire underserved students to succeed in college and careers. | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| We Hope | East Palo Alto, CA | To support the organization's mission to help people become healthy, employed, and housed by providing innovative solutions to those experiencing homelessness or at risk of it. | Youth development | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $893,880 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 |
| Health care | $50,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 |
| Youth development | $2,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $1,532,380 |
| District of Columbia | $125,000 |
| New York | $25,000 |
| Texas | $25,000 |
| North Carolina | $10,000 |
| Hawaii | $5,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.