Parkinson Family Foundation
The Parkinson Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Greenwich, Connecticut. It supports work in food and water, faith and evangelism, and health and humanitarian efforts, with additional, targeted interest in education and community outreach.
Parkinson Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Parkinson Family Foundation gave $96K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Connecticut. 24% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $95,777
- +6.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,354
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,465,862
- -0.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 24% first-time grantees (5 of 21, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (52% 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 Parkinson Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation directs applicants to submit its online application as the first step. It does not use letters of inquiry or offer preapproval calls or meetings. Applications are accepted throughout the year and are presented to the directors for consideration at a board meeting. The board may decline, approve, request additional information, schedule a site visit, or invite an applicant for an interview. Applicants generally must be IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) organizations; the FAQs say schools, state governments, and churches may apply without that status. The application instructions also exclude organizations that have held 501(c)(3) status for less than three years, among other categories. A declined applicant may not reapply before the following calendar year from the decision unless the request’s circumstances change profoundly.
- Review Cycle
- Rolling; applications are accepted throughout the year. The board meets three or four times per year and aims to review applications pending when the meeting agenda closes.
- Deadline
- Rolling; applications are accepted throughout the year.
- Contact
Application contact: Geoffrey Parkinson
Mailing address: 6270 Rivo Lake Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34241
Phone: (941) 365-5477
Email: pff@fsllc.net
Website: https://www.parkinsonfdn.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Parkinson Family Foundation
Who Parkinson Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Stanwich Congregational Church ($18K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $68K.
Grant Size Distribution
112 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 112 grants of 112 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation states that most of its grantmaking is concentrated in the eastern United States. In 2025, grant dollars went primarily to recipients in Connecticut (52%) and Virginia (24%), followed by North Carolina (8%), Georgia (5%), and Texas (5%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Parkinson Family Foundation open to new grantees?
24%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 21 grantees (24%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 71% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 30% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% 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 (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $61K (2020) to $96K (2025). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $96K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Marshall Legacy Institute Arlington, VA | Landmine Eradication Support & Education | $10,000 |
| Stanwich Congregational Church Greenwich, CT | Emergency Relief | $10,000 |
| Stanwich Congregational Church Greenwich, CT | Church-plant Initiative | $7,777 |
| Greenwich Advanced Counseling Greenwich, CT | Counseling Services | $5,500 |
| Friends of Forman Christian College Atlanta, GA | Education Scholarships | $5,000 |
| Partnership End Human Trafficking Cos Cob, CT | Human Trafficking Prevention & Recovery | $5,000 |
| Pivot Ministries Inc Bridgeport, CT | Addiction Recovery | $5,000 |
| The Seed Company Arlington, TX | Bible Translation | $5,000 |
| Greenwich Chaplaincy Services Greenwich, CT | Chaplaincy Services | $5,000 |
| Partnership Resource Development Chesapeake, VA | Reconciliation & Discipleship Ministry | $5,000 |
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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 | $1,465,862 | $197,294 | $105,150 | $95,777 | 22 | $102,254 | $65,744 | $108,968 |
| 2024 | $1,466,447 | $146,894 | $100,363 | $89,777 | 21 | $96,524 | $119,238 | $92,880 |
| 2023 | $1,419,916 | $194,197 | $86,055 | $72,500 | 25 | $78,922 | $179,877 | $79,040 |
| 2022 | $1,322,774 | $117,854 | $82,237 | $73,500 | 22 | $79,967 | $90,437 | $75,636 |
| 2021 | $1,276,157 | $215,175 | $86,918 | $75,000 | 22 | $80,675 | $116,141 | $76,242 |
| 2020 | $1,220,737 | $352,158 | $69,343 | $60,805 | 23 | — | $210,285 | $56,444 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Parkinson Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $109K 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
The foundation’s stated focus areas are Food & Water, Faith & Evangelism, and Health & Humanitarian Efforts. It may also support targeted education and community outreach, and favors organizations that promote American ideals such as freedom, liberty, and justice. It prioritizes water-focused projects; food-related requests must be long-term rather than for immediate or short-term food insecurity. The foundation also notes that it cannot support every faith-based request and may consider organizations that are not faith-based.
Its guidelines list exclusions including camps, group homes, playgrounds, school security, medical research or treatment, mental and behavioral health, substance abuse, services for people with disabilities, and developmental disabilities. The application-access information also lists food pantries, short- and medium-term food insecurity, housing insecurity, homelessness, libraries, endowments, individuals, and general fundraising drives among exclusions.
Grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of organizations supported. Samaritan’s Purse describes itself as an evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to people affected by war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine. Filter of Hope says it brings clean drinking water and the Gospel to families in need. Waterside School describes its work as providing an educational foundation for disadvantaged children, and Cornerstone Christian Academy describes its mission as classical education for K–12 students.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 22 grants totaling $95,777. Individual grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median of $5,000. The program listing describes awards of $1,000 to $5,000 and says larger requests are typically declined.
Notable 2025 grants included $10,000 to the Marshall Legacy Institute for landmine eradication support and education; $10,000 to Stanwich Congregational Church for emergency relief and a separate $7,777 for a church-plant initiative; $5,500 to Greenwich Advanced Counseling for counseling services; and $5,000 each to Friends of Forman Christian College for education scholarships, Partnership End Human Trafficking for prevention and recovery, Pivot Ministries for addiction recovery, and Samaritan’s Purse for disaster relief.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Geoffrey M Parkinson Jr as president, Deborah P Hires as treasurer, and Heather P Wright as secretary.
Parkinson Family Foundation is led by Geoffrey M Parkinson Jr., President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Geoffrey M Parkinson Jr.
President
On filings since 2020
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah P Hires
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather P Wright
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/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 Parkinson Family Foundation
How much does Parkinson Family Foundation give each year?
Parkinson Family Foundation gave $96K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $90K across 21 grants.
What is Parkinson Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Parkinson Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $4,354, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Parkinson Family Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does Parkinson Family Foundation give grants?
Parkinson Family Foundation gives mostly in Connecticut: 52% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Virginia (24%) and North Carolina (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Greenwich, CT (6 grants) and Charlottesville, VA (2 grants).
Does Parkinson Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on Parkinson Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Parkinson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Parkinson Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Stanwich Congregational Church ($17,777 across 2 grants), The Marshall Legacy Institute ($10,000) and Greenwich Advanced Counseling ($5,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Parkinson Family Foundation?
Parkinson Family Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $102K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $109K (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 Parkinson Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated focus areas are Food & Water, Faith & Evangelism, and Health & Humanitarian Efforts. It may also support targeted education and community outreach, and favors organizations that promote American ideals such as freedom, liberty, and justice. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Parkinson Family Foundation?
The foundation directs applicants to submit its online application as the first step. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Parkinson Family Foundation's EIN?
Parkinson Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1485191. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Parkinson Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/parkinson-family-foundation-morg_c5076109f0424481ba5bd316e7f60d6f
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