Patrick and Christie Scoggin
Patrick and Christie Scoggin is a private foundation based in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. It reported 20 grants totaling $101,649 in 2025, with recipients including educational institutions, a food bank, and community organizations.
Patrick and Christie Scoggin at a glance
In short: Patrick and Christie Scoggin gave $102K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Michigan. 15% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $101,649
- -24.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,082
- -28.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $2,258,540
- -0.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 15% first-time grantees (3 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Michigan (93% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Patrick and Christie Scoggin
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 458 Chalfonte Ave, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Phone: (313) 640-9631
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Patrick and Christie Scoggin funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Oakland University ($50K). Together the top 10 received $94K.
Grant Size Distribution
127 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 123 grants of 127 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 93% of grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan, 5% to recipients in Washington, D.C., 1% to recipients in Massachusetts, and less than 1% to recipients in Ohio, as reported in the filing.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Patrick and Christie Scoggin open to new grantees?
15%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 20 grantees (15%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 44% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $89K (2019) to $200K (2020). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $102K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland University Rochester, MI | Unrestricted | $50,236 |
| Loyola High School Detroit Detroit, MI | Unrestricted | $20,000 |
| Kettering University Flint, MI | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| US Department of Veterans Affairs NW Washington, DC | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | Unrestricted | $3,400 |
| Grosse Pointe Foundation for Public Education (GPFPE) Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| University Liggett School Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | Unrestricted | $1,500 |
| Boldli - Exceptional Youth Services Walled Lake, MI | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,258,540 | $110,754 | $115,478 | $101,649 | 20 | $101,649 | $110,754 | $109,656 |
| 2024 | $2,263,264 | $151,871 | $147,494 | $135,266 | 19 | $135,266 | $151,871 | $104,742 |
| 2023 | $2,258,887 | $86,010 | $212,685 | $198,450 | 29 | $198,450 | $86,010 | $100,550 |
| 2022 | $2,385,562 | $51,722 | $199,561 | $181,513 | 25 | $181,513 | $51,722 | $108,516 |
| 2021 | $2,533,401 | $79,326 | $149,693 | $148,014 | 34 | $148,014 | $79,326 | $130,461 |
| 2020 | $2,603,768 | $500,000 | $201,402 | $199,607 | 31 | — | — | $113,663 |
| 2019 | $2,305,170 | $2,000,000 | $89,437 | $88,605 | 35 | — | — | $30,250 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Patrick and Christie Scoggin reported a distributable amount of $110K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations involved in education, food access, services for people experiencing homelessness, and youth programming. For example, University Liggett School describes its mission as “inspiring lives of purpose through education grounded in a spirit of discovery,” while Gleaners Community Food Bank says it works to provide households with access to sufficient, nutritious food and related resources. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions, not statements of the foundation’s mission.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 20 grants totaling $101,649. Grants ranged from $500 to $50,236, with a median grant of $1,000. Its largest grants were $50,236 to Oakland University, $20,000 to Loyola High School Detroit, and $5,000 each to Kettering University, Michigan State University, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The filing listed the grants’ purposes as unrestricted.
Other 2025 grants included $3,400 to Our Lady Star of the Sea; $2,000 to the Grosse Pointe Foundation for Public Education; $1,500 to University Liggett School; and $1,000 each to Boldli – Exceptional Youth Services, Boston College, Cornerstone School Foundation, and Gleaners Community Food Bank. Additional recipients included Sigma Gamma Association, Motor City Mitten Mission, Urban Squash Cleveland, and Grosse Pointe Library Foundation. The grantees describe their work as including fundraising for the Detroit Institute for Children, services for homeless and near-homeless people, youth education and enrichment, and support for public-library educational and literacy purposes.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Christine H. Scoggin as a director.
Patrick and Christie Scoggin is led by Christine H Scoggin, Director on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christine H Scoggin
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Patrick F Scoggin (2019–2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Patrick and Christie Scoggin
How much does Patrick and Christie Scoggin give each year?
Patrick and Christie Scoggin gave $102K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $135K across 19 grants.
What is Patrick and Christie Scoggin's typical grant size?
Patrick and Christie Scoggin's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $5,082, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Patrick and Christie Scoggin that year got $4K on average.
Where does Patrick and Christie Scoggin give grants?
Patrick and Christie Scoggin gives mostly in Michigan: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (4 grants), Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (3 grants) and Detroit, MI (2 grants).
Does Patrick and Christie Scoggin give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Patrick and Christie Scoggin's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (20 of 20) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Patrick and Christie Scoggin's largest grantees?
Patrick and Christie Scoggin's largest 2025 grantees include Oakland University ($50,236), Loyola High School Detroit ($20,000) and Kettering University ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Patrick and Christie Scoggin?
Patrick and Christie Scoggin reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $102K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $110K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Patrick and Christie Scoggin fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations involved in education, food access, services for people experiencing homelessness, and youth programming. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Patrick and Christie Scoggin?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Patrick and Christie Scoggin's EIN?
Patrick and Christie Scoggin's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2981640. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Patrick and Christie Scoggin accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 31, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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