Delaware · Private foundation
The Pincus Family Fund
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.0M
- Granted FY2023
- 15
- Grants FY2023
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 85%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
92% of The Pincus Family Fund’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Jewish Community Federation Of San Francisco The Peninsula Marin & Sonoma, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year The Pincus Family Fund named its own grantees at scale: 12 organizations, $1M. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2023
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $230,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 13
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 4
- Total assets, FY2023
- $100M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 85% of the organizations The Pincus Family Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 68% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 32% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $555k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 13 | $821k | 85% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $485k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $30k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Film Preserve Ltd | $690,250 | 3 | 3% |
| Bolinas Community Land Trust | $161,247 | 2 | 4% |
| Amigos of Costa Rica Inc | $125,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Congregation Emanu-El | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of United Hatzalah Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Shipyard Studios | $65,000 | 2 | 12% |
| 13thtribeorg | $60,000 | 1 | 66% |
| Givepower Foundation | $55,000 | 1 | 1% |
| VotingWorks | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Big Green | $37,500 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Film Preserve Ltd | $690,250 | 3 | 3% |
| Bolinas Community Land Trust | $161,247 | 2 | 4% |
| Amigos of Costa Rica Inc | $125,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Congregation Emanu-El | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of United Hatzalah Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Shipyard Studios | $65,000 | 2 | 12% |
| 13thtribeorg | $60,000 | 1 | 66% |
| Givepower Foundation | $55,000 | 1 | 1% |
| VotingWorks | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Big Green | $37,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Burning Man Project | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| A Wider Bridge | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Parent Services Project | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| American Friends of Israeli Navy Seals Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Commonweal | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kqed Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Naturex Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($140k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Pincus Family Fund supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 18 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · National Philanthropic Trust · Marin Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Pincus Family Fund
- How much does The Pincus Family Fund give?
- The Pincus Family Fund reported 15 grants totaling $1,041,247 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 13 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does The Pincus Family Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (42%), Education (31%), Arts & Culture (14%).
- Who are The Pincus Family Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: The National Film Preserve Ltd ($690k), Bolinas Community Land Trust ($161k), Amigos of Costa Rica Inc ($125k).
- Does The Pincus Family Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 85% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Pincus Family Fund accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Pincus Family Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is The Pincus Family Fund based?
- The Pincus Family Fund is based in DE.
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