Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Quarterly
Tracked since
April 2026

From the program guidelines: “Grant application begins with a LOI or pre-application reviewed by the Board of Directors who meet quarterly to consider requests.”

Can we apply?

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Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • Grant application begins with a LOI or pre-application reviewed by the Board of Directors who meet quarterly to consider requests
  • Proposals that meet the Boards criteria are invited to submit a full grant application through an online process

Overview

_NOTE: The Foundation is currently engaging in a period of strategic planning to assess and refine our priorities and focus areas. As part of this process, we are temporarily pausing the receipt of new Letters of Inquiry (LOIs).
PFF Transformational Grants

Transformational partnerships may be extended or renewed at the board's discretion. Otherwise, the Grantee partner may reapply after two years.

* Unrestricted General Operating Support or Project or Program Grants
* Designed to develop and build capacity with established organizations seeking to move to the next level of operation, programmatic advancement, or systems change
* Generally Multi-Year Grants
* Application process- LOI, interview, site visit, and if invited, a formal application, and a possible board presentation
* Formal quarterly meetings, and a written annual report

Grants are awarded in One of Two Ways:

* To build an organization’s capacity to achieve more significant impact or effectiveness
* To deliver or increase direct services to their constituency

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Organization must be a US based 501(c)3.
* Grant application begins with a LOI or pre-application reviewed by the Board of Directors who meet quarterly to consider requests.
* Proposals that meet the Boards criteria are invited to submit a full grant application through an online process.

What Pincus Family Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025
104
Total given
$5.33M
Median grant
$23K
Range
$1,000–$846K
  • By dollars: New York 43%, Pennsylvania 27%, Connecticut 7%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; New York, NY; New Haven, CT.
  • 34% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 16% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Love Futbol · Brooklyn, NY

    Philadelphia Growth and Expansion

    $846K

  • Childrens Global Health Fund Inc · Mount Kisco, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $700K

  • The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund · Dallas, TX

    Pincus Family Foundation Violence Prevention Scholarship Fund at Tulane University

    $296K

  • Temple University of the Commonwealth System of HI · New York, NY

    Pincus Urban Health Fellowship

    $253K

  • Leadership Education and Athletics in Partnership · New Haven, CT

    Bridge Grant-Emergency General Operating Funds

    $150K

IRS Form 990-PF, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Capacity building
  • Unrestricted nonprofits

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