Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Venice, FL EIN: 85-4310694

Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Venice, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $45K. Net investment income was $204K.

Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc gave $45K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$45,000
-60.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,000
-60.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$1,551,241
+10.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (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 Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Family Promise of South Sarasota County: $20KFamily Promise of SouthSarasota County$20KSafe Children Coalition: $15KSafe Children Coalition$15KAll Faiths Food Bank: $10KAll Faiths Food Bank$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Family Promise of South Sarasota County ($20K). Together the top 3 received $45K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 14 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

SarasotaVeniceRichmond

How Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 57% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$50K$100K$150K3 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2021) to $115K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $45K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Family Promise of South Sarasota County Venice, FLTo Work with Families in Housing Crisis$20,000
Safe Children Coalition Sarasota, FLNew Youth Shelter$15,000
All Faiths Food Bank Sarasota, FLHelping Families with Food Insecurity$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,551,241$211,633$68,107$45,0003$45,000$204,352$79,604
2024$1,407,715$1,207,392$136,426$115,0003$115,000$603,016$69,710
2023$827,482$315,155$37,861$35,0503$36,000$200,493$36,695
2022$570,188$1,237$41,801$35,0002$35,375$10,939$30,144
2021$613,252$604,054$29,107$22,5003$25,300$533,647$19,250

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $80K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc is led by Scott Pinkerton, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Scott Pinkerton

    President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Pinkerton

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathleen Rudebusch

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Mihill

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Rudebusch

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Pinkerton

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Mihill

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc

How much does Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc gave $45K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $115K across 3 grants.

What is Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $15,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Sarasota, FL (2 grants).

Does Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc?

Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $45K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $80K (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 is Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc?

Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Venice, FL. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Pinkerton Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-4310694. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 30, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 25, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 13, 2026)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 12, 2024)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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