The Briggs Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Washington, PA EIN: 47-1916548

The Briggs Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Washington, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $53K.

The Briggs Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The Briggs Family Foundation Inc gave $53K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $53K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$53,096
+5.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$53,096
+5.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$53,096
Total assets
$6,295
+13.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Briggs Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Dollywood Foundation: $53KDollywood Foundation$53K

The largest 2025 recipient was Dollywood Foundation ($53K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Pigeon Forge

How The Briggs Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $51K (2024) to $68K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $53K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dollywood Foundation Pigeon Forge, TNFunds provide books to children through affiliate$53,096
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$6,295$69,634$68,872$53,0961
2024$5,533$52,029$52,497$50,5621
2023$6,001$51,729$53,181$51,2461
2022$7,453$59,824$59,003$57,1491
2021$6,632$65,654$66,773$64,9181
2020$7,751$71,182$69,890$68,0361
2019$6,459$65,805$65,738$63,8841

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Briggs Family Foundation Inc is led by Scott Briggs, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Scott Briggs

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Lewis

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Briggs

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Briggs

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 The Briggs Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Briggs Family Foundation Inc give each year?

The Briggs Family Foundation Inc gave $53K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $51K across 1 grant.

How large is The Briggs Family Foundation Inc?

The Briggs Family Foundation Inc reported $6K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $70K.

Where does The Briggs Family Foundation Inc operate?

The Briggs Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Tennessee.

What is The Briggs Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Briggs Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1916548. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 8, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 28, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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