Prior Family Foundation
Prior Family Foundation is a private foundation based in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Founded by David and Sallie Prior in 2015, it describes its work as helping others develop solutions that preserve the environment, protect vulnerable animals, and honor cultures. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations in Maine, the Virgin Islands, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Minnesota.
Prior Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Prior Family Foundation gave $321K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Maine. 15% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $320,989
- +215.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,399
- +321.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,559
- Total assets
- $10,625,258
- +0.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 15% first-time grantees (2 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Maine (82% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Prior Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s 2024 filing says a letter describing the nature and purpose of a request is sufficient. It lists no award restrictions and no deadlines.
- Contact
Application contact: Gertrude J Prior
Mailing address: PO Box 12030, St Thomas, VI 00801
Phone: (340) 775-1555
Website: https://priorfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Prior Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital ($250K). Together the top 10 received $318K.
Grant Size Distribution
95 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 88 grants of 95 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Maine recipients received 82% of grant dollars, Virgin Islands recipients 8%, Massachusetts recipients 6%, Connecticut recipients 3%, and Minnesota recipients a reported 0% (rounded). The foundation’s 2025 grants included organizations in Blue Hill, Maine, and St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Prior Family Foundation open to new grantees?
15%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 13 grantees (15%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $28K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 38% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 88% 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 (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $102K (2024) to $1.0M (2019). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $321K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital Blue Hill, ME | General Fund | $250,000 |
| Step-GTP Brookline, MA | General Fund | $20,000 |
| Hartford Intl University Hartford, CT | General Fund | $10,000 |
| SRMC Foundation St Thomas, VI | General Fund | $10,000 |
| Blue Hill Heritage Trust Blue Hill, ME | General Fund | $10,000 |
| VI Montessori School St Thomas, VI | General Fund | $10,000 |
| Bagaduce Music Blue Hill, ME | General Fund | $2,500 |
| Antilles School St Thomas, VI | General Fund | $1,559 |
| The Hudson Review New York, NY | General Fund | $1,500 |
| Hewbrew Congregation of St Thomas St Thomas, VI | General Fund | $1,400 |
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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 | $10,625,258 | $410,289 | $386,079 | $320,989 | 15 | $386,079 | $410,289 | $441,094 |
| 2024 | $10,605,048 | $114,857 | $175,700 | $101,635 | 20 | $175,700 | $364,857 | $333,428 |
| 2023 | $10,395,201 | $1,045,387 | $424,153 | $353,650 | 20 | $424,153 | $1,045,387 | $683,949 |
| 2022 | $9,377,478 | $259,099 | $538,735 | $484,900 | 21 | $538,755 | $259,099 | $694,792 |
| 2021 | $9,257,752 | $259,026 | $506,345 | $490,650 | 19 | $506,345 | $259,026 | $603,753 |
| 2020 | $9,557,872 | $259,031 | $840,753 | $827,800 | 87 | — | $259,031 | $582,113 |
| 2019 | $9,551,322 | $262,744 | $1,060,171 | $1,047,400 | 103 | — | $262,744 | $1,027,341 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Prior Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $441K 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 says it seeks to create lasting community impact and to back solutions that address environmental preservation, vulnerable animals, and cultural heritage. Its website describes an ethos of helping other organizations do their work.
The organizations it supported in 2025 reflect a range of activities. Blue Hill Heritage Trust says its mission is to conserve land, water, and wildlife habitat on the Greater Blue Hill Peninsula and promote ecological, economic, and community health. Antilles School says it pursues educational excellence and supports students’ development and preparation for college and beyond. For His Children describes itself as a Christ-centered ministry providing personalized care to vulnerable and orphaned children in Ecuador. George Stevens Academy describes itself as an independent high school serving coastal Maine communities.
Grantmaking
The foundation reported 15 grants totaling $320,989 in 2025, 20 grants totaling $101,635 in 2024, and 20 grants totaling $353,650 in 2023. In 2025, awards ranged from $500 to $250,000, with a median grant of $1,559.
The largest 2025 grant was $250,000 to Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital in Blue Hill, Maine, for its general fund. Other notable grants were $20,000 to Step-GTP; $10,000 each to Hartford Intl University, SRMC Foundation, Blue Hill Heritage Trust, and VI Montessori School; and $2,500 to Bagaduce Music. The 2025 filing lists the grants as general-fund support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The foundation’s website lists Mark Marcou as chair and David Prior and Sallie Prior as directors. The 2025 filing lists Gertrude Prior as trustee.
Prior Family Foundation is led by Gertrude Prior, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gertrude Prior
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Prior Family Foundation
How much does Prior Family Foundation give each year?
Prior Family Foundation gave $321K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $102K across 20 grants.
What is Prior Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Prior Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,559, and its average grant was $21,399, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Prior Family Foundation that year got $6K on average.
Where does Prior Family Foundation give grants?
Prior Family Foundation gives mostly in Maine: 82% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were U.S. Virgin Islands (8%) and Massachusetts (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were St Thomas, VI (6 grants), Blue Hill, ME (4 grants) and Minneapolis, MN (2 grants).
Does Prior Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Prior Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (15 of 15) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Prior Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Prior Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital ($250,000), Step-GTP ($20,000) and VI Montessori School ($10,500 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 87% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Prior Family Foundation?
Prior Family Foundation reported $10.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $386K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $441K (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 Prior Family Foundation fund?
The foundation says it seeks to create lasting community impact and to back solutions that address environmental preservation, vulnerable animals, and cultural heritage. Its website describes an ethos of helping other organizations do their work. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Prior Family Foundation?
The foundation’s 2024 filing says a letter describing the nature and purpose of a request is sufficient. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Prior Family Foundation's EIN?
Prior Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-6975076. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 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 March 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Prior Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/prior-family-foundation-morg_1f528afcff274c3080f735773ce12eb2
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