Pincus Family Foundation
The Pincus Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 2005 by philanthropist David N. Pincus, it supports nonprofit partners working to improve the lives of children, their families, and communities.
Pincus Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Pincus Family Foundation gave $5.3M across 104 grants in 2025 (avg $51K), top state New York. 16% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,332,568
- -16.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 104
- +19.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $51,275
- -30.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $22,500
- Total assets
- $104,389,145
- +0.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 16% first-time grantees (15 of 93, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (43% 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 Pincus Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Its stated process begins with an Eligibility Quiz; eligible applicants proceed to a Letter of Inquiry (LOI). Staff review LOIs within 4–12 weeks and may invite applicants to submit a full application for Board consideration. The foundation says the process typically takes 3–5 months, with Board grant approvals at meetings in February, May, September, and November. Applicants must be U.S.-based 501(c)(3) organizations; organizations using a fiscal sponsor may apply if the sponsor is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3). The foundation does not fund political activities or candidates, individuals, religious doctrine promotion, event promotion, past operating deficits, travel or conference expenses, capital campaigns, building projects, endowments, or 509(a)(3) organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Website: https://pincusfamilyfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Pincus Family Foundation
PFF Core Grants
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PFF Small Grants
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PFF Transformational Grants
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Who Pincus Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Love Futbol ($846K). Together the top 10 received $3.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
424 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 308 grants of 424 (73%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation identifies the Greater Philadelphia region, Southern New Jersey, the New York City metropolitan area, Delaware, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. as geographic areas of interest. It also considers LOIs from New Haven, Connecticut; Santa Fe, New Mexico; New Orleans, Louisiana; Los Angeles, California; and San Diego, California. In 2025, 43% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 27% to Pennsylvania, 7% to Connecticut, 6% to Texas, and 5% to California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 104 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Pincus Family Foundation open to new grantees?
16%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 15 of 93 grantees (16%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $66K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 59% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 119% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $4.7M (2021) to $6.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 104 grants totaling $5.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Love Futbol Brooklyn, NY | Philadelphia Growth and Expansion | $846,402 |
| Childrens Global Health Fund Inc Mount Kisco, NY | General & Unrestricted | $700,000 |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund Dallas, TX | Pincus Family Foundation Violence Prevention Scholarship Fund at Tulane University | $296,355 |
| Temple University of the Commonwealth System of HI New York, NY | Pincus Urban Health Fellowship | $252,502 |
| Leadership Education and Athletics in Partnership New Haven, CT | Bridge Grant-Emergency General Operating Funds | $150,000 |
| Smith Memorial Playgrounds Philadelphia, PA | enhancing programs and increasing the options for play directed to youth age visitors | $150,000 |
| The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Philadelphia, PA | Wistar High School Program in Biomedical Research and Authentic Classroom Learning | $150,000 |
| Philadelphia Youth Basketball Inc Philadelphia, PA | General Operating Program Support for Philadelphia Youth Basketball's Expansion | $125,000 |
| The Pincus Fund for Hunger Relief Sewell, NJ | Expenditure responsibility grant | $125,000 |
| Catchafire Foundation San Francisco, CA | Capacity Building Program | $105,000 |
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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 | $104,389,145 | $8,146,451 | $7,637,741 | $5,332,568 | 104 | $7,058,035 | $7,818,615 | $5,907,205 |
| 2024 | $103,877,614 | $10,422,836 | $8,317,640 | $6,383,256 | 87 | $7,827,254 | $10,104,427 | $5,764,528 |
| 2023 | $101,772,418 | $5,629,296 | $7,311,139 | $5,727,721 | 93 | $6,908,347 | $5,328,878 | $5,344,110 |
| 2022 | $103,454,261 | $5,575,457 | $6,292,700 | $4,969,701 | 65 | $5,809,730 | $5,269,964 | $5,526,163 |
| 2021 | $104,171,504 | $12,525,895 | $5,921,475 | $4,734,375 | 75 | $5,430,542 | $12,196,510 | $6,106,109 |
| 2020 | $97,572,122 | $2,106,450 | $5,967,203 | $4,938,572 | 68 | — | $1,817,412 | $5,398,968 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pincus Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5.9M 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 mission is to support nonprofit partners in developing and enhancing programs that improve the lives of children, their families, and communities. It funds work in Creative & Performing Arts, Education, Health & Wellness, and Play & Recreation.
Its 2025 grantees illustrate a range of supported work. Children’s Global Health Fund describes its mission as saving the lives of vulnerable children and families globally. Philadelphia Youth Basketball describes itself as a community-built youth empowerment organization using basketball to address urgent issues facing underserved communities. Arts for Learning Connecticut says it aims to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. These are the grantees’ own descriptions, not additional foundation priorities.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 104 grants totaling $5,332,568. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $846,402, with a median of $22,500. Recent annual grantmaking was $5,727,721 across 93 grants in 2023 and $6,383,256 across 87 grants in 2024.
Among its largest 2025 grants were $846,402 to LOVE FUTBOL for Philadelphia growth and expansion; $700,000 to Children’s Global Health Fund for general and unrestricted support; $296,355 to the Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund for a violence prevention scholarship fund; and $252,502 to Temple University for the Pincus Urban Health Fellowship. Other grants included $150,000 each to Leadership Education and Athletics in Partnership, Smith Memorial Playgrounds, and the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology.
The foundation describes Small Grants as one-time unrestricted general operating support for grassroots organizations with budgets up to $1 million. Core Grants may provide general operating, project, or program support, generally ranging from $10,000 to $50,000, and may be one-time or multi-year. Transformational Grants are generally multi-year and are intended for established organizations seeking to build capacity, advance programs, or pursue systems change. The foundation’s program information says it is temporarily pausing new Letters of Inquiry for Transformational Grants while it undertakes strategic planning.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists the following trustees: Andrew Epstein, Eric Epstein, Karyn Gilvarg, George Hirschhorn, Stephen Nicholas, Leslie Pincus Elliott, Bruce Rubin, Elizabeth Rubin, and Nathaniel Pincus Schwarz.
Pincus Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 9 officers; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew Epstein
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Epstein
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Hirschhorn
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Pincus Elliott
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Nicholas
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Rubin
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Rubin
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karyn Gilvarg
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nathaniel Pincus Schwarz
Trustee
On filings since 2024
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 Pincus Family Foundation
How much does Pincus Family Foundation give each year?
Pincus Family Foundation gave $5.3M across 104 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6.4M across 87 grants.
What is Pincus Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Pincus Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $22,500, and its average grant was $51,275, across 104 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Pincus Family Foundation that year got $12K on average.
Where does Pincus Family Foundation give grants?
Pincus Family Foundation's top state is New York, with 43% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (27%) and Connecticut (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (42 grants), New York, NY (10 grants), New Haven, CT (5 grants) and Brooklyn, NY (4 grants).
Does Pincus Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 34% of Pincus Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (35 of 104) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Pincus Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Pincus Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Love Futbol ($846,402), Childrens Global Health Fund Inc ($700,000) and Temple University of the Commonwealth System of HI ($352,502 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 36% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Pincus Family Foundation?
Pincus Family Foundation reported $104.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5.9M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Pincus Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s mission is to support nonprofit partners in developing and enhancing programs that improve the lives of children, their families, and communities. It funds work in Creative & Performing Arts, Education, Health & Wellness, and Play & Recreation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Pincus Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Pincus Family Foundation's EIN?
Pincus Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6874818. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Pincus Family Foundation 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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