Wiggs Family Foundation
Wiggs Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $132K. Net investment income was $100K.
Wiggs Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Wiggs Family Foundation gave $132K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $33K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $131,600
- +3.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $32,900
- +55.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $2,374,462
- -2.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (76% 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 Wiggs Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Safari Club International Foundation ($100K). Together the top 4 received $132K.
Grant Size Distribution
28 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 28 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Wiggs Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 311% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 125% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2020) to $1.0M (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $132K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Safari Club International Foundation Harrisburg, PA | General & Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| CASA for Children of the District of Columbia Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $15,000 |
| Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation Houston, TX | The Brett Wiggs Innovative Leadership Award Scholarship Fund | $15,000 |
| Healthtree Foundation Inc Draper, UT | Wellness Hike Healthtree | $1,600 |
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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 | $2,374,462 | $99,595 | $148,586 | $131,600 | 4 | $146,841 | $99,595 | $117,447 |
| 2024 | $2,423,453 | $124,294 | $144,581 | $127,200 | 6 | $142,181 | $124,294 | $119,558 |
| 2023 | $2,443,740 | $594,764 | $70,850 | $56,700 | 7 | $70,052 | $94,764 | $94,464 |
| 2022 | $1,919,826 | $28,643 | $45,272 | $32,000 | 5 | $45,269 | $28,643 | $94,054 |
| 2021 | $1,936,455 | $278 | $1,035,572 | $1,018,250 | 6 | $1,035,422 | $278 | $118,639 |
| 2020 | $2,971,749 | $10,690 | $34,167 | $12,200 | 6 | — | $10,689 | $146,933 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wiggs Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $117K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wiggs Family Foundation is led by Brett Wiggs, President, Director & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brett Wiggs
President, Director & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alesia Wiggs
Director, Secretary & Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clayton Wiggs
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Wiggs
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erika Wiggs
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Wiggs Family Foundation
How much does Wiggs Family Foundation give each year?
Wiggs Family Foundation gave $132K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $127K across 6 grants.
What is Wiggs Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Wiggs Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $32,900, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Wiggs Family Foundation give grants?
Wiggs Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (11%) and Texas (11%).
Does Wiggs Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 50% of Wiggs Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Wiggs Family Foundation?
Wiggs Family Foundation reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $147K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $117K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Wiggs Family Foundation's EIN?
Wiggs Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3968457. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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