Pivnick Family Foundation
Pivnick Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Princeton, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $149K. Net investment income was $130K.
Pivnick Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Pivnick Family Foundation gave $149K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $148,600
- +77.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $49,533
- +77.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $1,889,087
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (64% 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 Pivnick Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Intl Inst for Secular Humanistic Ju ($95K). Together the top 3 received $149K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 16 (69%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Pivnick Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 42% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 138% 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 $84K (2024) to $174K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $149K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intl Inst for Secular Humanistic Ju Lincolnshire, IL | General Support | $95,000 |
| Society for Humanistic Judaism Farmington Hills, MI | General Support | $50,000 |
| Fund for Humanistic Judaism Farmington Hills, MI | General Support | $3,600 |
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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 | $1,889,087 | $153,478 | $172,478 | $148,600 | 3 | $148,794 | $129,794 | $108,008 |
| 2024 | $1,908,112 | $71,690 | $113,692 | $83,600 | 3 | $89,240 | $47,238 | $105,466 |
| 2023 | $1,955,691 | $90,648 | $131,614 | $103,600 | 3 | $108,930 | $66,287 | $99,419 |
| 2022 | $1,992,487 | $98,798 | $134,757 | $105,000 | 4 | $110,574 | $74,615 | $102,776 |
| 2021 | $2,028,446 | $100,967 | $130,929 | $103,600 | 3 | $105,950 | $75,988 | $115,869 |
| 2020 | $2,058,408 | $53,793 | $196,235 | $173,505 | 4 | — | $35,170 | $100,499 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pivnick Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $108K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pivnick Family Foundation is led by Elyse M. Pivnick, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elyse M. Pivnick
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Billie A. Pivnick
Secretary
On filings since 2020
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 Pivnick Family Foundation
How much does Pivnick Family Foundation give each year?
Pivnick Family Foundation gave $149K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $84K across 3 grants.
What is Pivnick Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Pivnick Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $49,533, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Pivnick Family Foundation give grants?
Pivnick Family Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Michigan (36%). The most frequent recipient cities were Farmington Hills, MI (2 grants).
Does Pivnick Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Pivnick Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Pivnick Family Foundation?
Pivnick Family Foundation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $149K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $108K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Pivnick Family Foundation's EIN?
Pivnick Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6105067. 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 November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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