Pbs Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Arlington, VA EIN 20-1476451

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2022–2025

Total received

$29.6M

Foundation funders

117

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2022–2025

Who funds Pbs Foundation?

Pbs Foundation is funded by 117 grantmakers, led by Public Broadcasting Service ($9.6M), The Robert D and Patricia E Kern ($4.0M), The Rosalind P Walter Foundation Xxxxx1002 ($2.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $29.6M in grants to Pbs Foundation between 2022–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Public Broadcasting Service$9,610,03532022–2024
The Robert D and Patricia E Kern$4,000,00022023–2024
The Rosalind P Walter Foundation Xxxxx1002$2,625,00032022–2024
Lohengrin Foundation Inc$2,000,00042022–2023
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$1,013,60022023–2024
The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson$1,000,00012024
Seattle Foundation$901,00042022–2024
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$785,00052022–2024
The Klarman Family Foundation$750,00022023–2024
Hoveida Family Foundation$750,00022023–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$750,00022022–2023
Robert David Lion Gardiner$666,66722022–2024
Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3$388,50022023–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$339,50132022–2024
The Ford Foundation$300,00012024
President and Fellows of Harvard College$250,00012024
The Righteous Persons Foundation$250,00022023–2024
The Ronald & Jo Carole Lauder Foundation$250,00012023
David & Candace Weir Foundation$210,00032022–2024
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg$200,00012023
Dalio Family Fund Inc$165,00012022
The Marsal Family Foundation$150,00012023
Sage Foundation$150,00012023
Impactassetsinc$125,00022023–2024
Abby S & Howard P Milstein Foundation$120,00012023
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The Pew Charitable Trusts$115,00012023
Woodland Foundation$114,00042022–2024
Jewish Community Federation of San$105,10012023
Hobsonlucas Family Foundation$100,00012023
The 26north Foundation$100,00012022
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc$75,00032022–2024
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund$75,00012023
The Katzenberger Foundation Inc$60,00032022–2024
The Better Angels Society Inc$58,12512024
The Shelby and Frederick Gans Foundation$55,00032022–2024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$55,00012023
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$54,81622022–2023
The Markkula Foundation$50,00012024
Grain Family Foundation Inc$50,00012023
Sy Syms Foundation$50,00012023
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$47,85032022–2024
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$45,00032022–2024
The Bluebell Foundation$40,00032022–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$30,65012023
Barbetta Family Foundation$30,00032022–2024
Dechomai Foundation Inc$27,94112022
Frank and Janina Petschek Foundation$25,00012025
Dalio Foundation Inc$25,00012024
The Community Foundation for Greater$25,00022023–2024
Winslow Family Foundation$25,00012023
Doris Duke Foundation$20,00012024
Westwind Foundation$20,00032022–2024
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles$20,00022022–2023
Greater Horizons$18,50012024
Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation$16,00022023–2024
Agler-rice Family Foundation$15,00012025
The San Francisco Foundation$15,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$15,00012024
Marg & Jack Tarver Fdn Irrv Tr$15,00032022–2024
California Community Foundation$15,00012023
The Shores Foundation$15,00012023
Conrad N Hilton Foundation$15,00012022
Santa Barbara Foundation$12,07512023
The Bessemer Giving Fund$10,50012023
The Martin & Deborah Hale Foundation$10,00012025
Larking Hill Foundation$10,00022023
Boston Foundation Inc$10,00012022
Naderkhani Family Foundation$7,50032022–2024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable$6,75012025
The Us Charitable Gift Trust$6,00012024
Negley Flinn Charitable Foundation$5,50012025
Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville$5,12012023
Robert W & Gladys S Meserve Char Trust$5,00012025
Bridgewood Fieldwater Foundation$5,00022025
Zlotoff Generations Fund$5,00012024
The Morriss Family Foundation$5,00012024
Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found$5,00012022
American Express Foundation$4,767142022–2024
WK Kellogg Foundation$4,10032022–2024
Frederick Stearns Foundation$3,00012025
Flanagan Family Foundation$3,00012024
Briarwood Farm Foundation$3,00012024
Jim Neuberger and Helen Stambler Neuberger$3,00032022–2024
The Lebowitz Foundation$3,00012022
The Bell Family Foundation$2,50012025
Jk Family Foundation$2,50022022–2024
Shell Usa Company Foundation$2,15022023–2024
Coastal Barrier Island Foundation$2,00012024
Rupa and Bharat B Bhatt Foundation$2,00012024
AC Israel Foundation Inc$2,00012024
The Lehrfeld Foundation$2,00012024
The John H and Jan W Ruhle$2,00012024
The Daro Foundation Inc$2,00022023–2024
Rudolph Joseph Foundation$2,00012023
Rackham Foundation Limited$2,00012022
The Rosalie Katz Family$2,00012022
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$1,45032022–2024
The Kirsch Family Foundation Inc$1,27132022–2024
Quentin J Kennedy Foundation Inc$1,00012024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$1,00012024
The Auerbach Schiro Foundation$1,00012024
Brownstein Family Foundation$1,00012023
Howard & Helen House Family Foundation$1,00012023
Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation$1,00012022
Ralph & Marsha Guggenheim Family$86012023
The Gap Foundation$75012025
Harold & Sophie Menowitz Foundation Inc$50012024
Charles B Sweatt Foundation Wells Fargo Dba$50012022
The Morey Bernstein$50012022
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation$45032022–2024
Munn Foundation Inc$35022024–2025
Edward C Raymund Charitable$30012024
Leonard and Sandra Jacob Foundation$25012023
George and Ellen Friedman Family Foundation$25012022
The Fritz and Hedy Billig Foundatio$20012023
Parkinson Family Foundation Inc$15012025
Synchrony Foundation$15012022

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

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What grants has Pbs Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Frank and Janina Petschek FoundationGeneral Support$25,000
2025Agler-rice Family FoundationEDUCATIONAL$15,000
2025The Martin & Deborah Hale FoundationAnnual Support$10,000
2025T Rowe Price Program for CharitableMULTIPLE$6,750
2025Negley Flinn Charitable FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$5,500
2025Robert W & Gladys S Meserve Char TrustGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2025Frederick Stearns FoundationFURTHER CHARITABLE GOALS$3,000
2025Bridgewood Fieldwater FoundationGENERAL$2,500
2025The Bell Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$2,500
2025Bridgewood Fieldwater FoundationGENERAL$2,500
2025The Gap FoundationFOR CIVIC & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT$750
2025Munn Foundation IncGENERAL$175
2025Parkinson Family Foundation IncPROVIDE FUNDS FOR OPERATIONS$150
2024Public Broadcasting ServiceSEE PART IV: #1$5,121,418
2024The Robert D and Patricia E KernDEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF KEN BURNS FILM$3,000,000
2024The Rosalind P Walter Foundation Xxxxx1002GENERAL$1,000,000
2024The Elizabeth R & William J PattersonPBS Climate Initiative$1,000,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationArts & Culture$758,200
2024The Klarman Family FoundationSupport for a documentary television series$375,000
2024Robert David Lion Gardiner2023 GRANT AWARD$333,334
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR "BLACK AND JEWISH IN AMERICA," A DOCUMENTARY CHARTING THE PARALLEL, INTERSECTING, AND FORKING STREAMS OF BLACK AND JEWISH EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES$300,000
2024President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeDAF DISTRIBUTION$250,000
2024Hoveida Family FoundationPROVIDE SUPPORT FOR NOVA AND A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FUTURE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING$250,000
2024Seattle FoundationTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT$200,000
2024The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC$200,000
2024Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3UNRESTRICTED GENERAL$194,250
2024The Righteous Persons FoundationBRIDGING COMMUNITIES$150,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$119,000
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2024David & Candace Weir FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE NEEDS$100,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Pbs Foundation?

Pbs Foundation is funded by 117 grantmakers, led by Public Broadcasting Service ($9.6M), The Robert D and Patricia E Kern ($4.0M), The Rosalind P Walter Foundation Xxxxx1002 ($2.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $29.6M in grants to Pbs Foundation between 2022–2025.

Who is Pbs Foundation's largest funder?

Public Broadcasting Service is the largest recorded funder of Pbs Foundation, with $9.6M across 3 grants (2022–2024).

How much grant funding has Pbs Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $29.6M in grants to Pbs Foundation across 200 grants from 117 funders between 2022–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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