Private foundation · EIN 06-1386173 · Fairfield, Connecticut

Prentice Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 219 grants paid, $2.7M total, median $8,913.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
219
$2.7M
Median grant
$8,913
Stays in CT
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$26M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 219 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, COfor the Third Generation Donor Advised Fund$150K
Margaret Byrd Rawson Institute IncFrederick, MDGeneral & Unrestricted$130K
International Documentary AssociationLos Angeles, CAThe Collectors film fund$80K
As You SowEl Cerrito, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$54K
Climate Democracy InitiativeDenver, COGeneral & Unrestricted$45K
One ArizonaPhoenix, AZGeneral & Unrestricted$45K
Pennsylvania VoicePhiladelphia, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$45K
National Womens Health Network IncWashington, DCPlan c initiative$40K
Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncWashington, DCPPFA and to affiliates with need, to fund abortions and contraceptives$40K
Progressnow Colorado EducationDenver, COGeneral & Unrestricted$40K
The Jemicy School IncOwings Mills, MDGeneral & Unrestricted$40K
The Alliance for Collective ActionDenver, COGeneral & Unrestricted$38K
Rural Arizona EngagementCoolidge, AZGeneral & Unrestricted$35K
Msi USWashington, DCMexico Program$34K
Friends of the Children - National OfficeSeattle, WAto support the Miami Chapter fund$30K
International Documentary AssociationLos Angeles, CAThe Collectors film fund$30K
Irie Foundation IncMiami, FLGeneral & Unrestricted$30K
Planned Parenthood South AtlanticRaleigh, NCGeneral & Unrestricted$30K
Onepa Activist UnitedPhiladelphia, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$29K
Midwest Access CoalitionChicago, ILFund Later Care$29K
Trinity Episcopal SchoolAustin, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$28K
Austin Theatre AllianceAustin, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Free Speech for People IncAustin, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Instituto Lab LLCPhoenix, AZGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
New Era Colorado FoundationDenver, COGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Pa Alliance FoundationPhiladelphia, PAVoter Project$25K
ReprohubSeattle, WAInformation Services fund$25K
Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood IncDallas, TXfor abortion services and abortion rights$25K
Veterans of WarManassas, VAGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater MiamiMiami, FLGeneral & Unrestricted$24K
Janes Due Process IncAustin, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$23K
Lilith FundAustin, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$22K
The Little Lighthouse Foundation IncMiami, FLDo Good Feel Good Programming Fund$21K
Action for the Climate Emergency IncCharlestown, MANorth Carolina Program$20K
Action for the Climate Emergency IncCharlestown, MACollege Campus 2024 fund$20K
American Independent FoundationWashington, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$20K
Catholics for ChoiceNew York, NYfor Reproductive Rights in Florida$20K
Friends of the Children - AustinAustin, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$20K
League of Women Voters of GeorgiaMacon, GAGeneral & Unrestricted$20K
Miami Art Museum of Dade County Association IncMiami, FLGeneral & Unrestricted$20K
State Innovation ExchangeMadison, WIReproductive Rights Program$20K
Sustainable Food Center IncAustin, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$20K
The Little Lighthouse Foundation IncMiami, FLThe Little Lighthouse Foundation's Back to School program$20K
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of FloriCoral Gables, FLTo protect reproductive freedom in Florida$18K
Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
Blue Mountain Clinic IncMissoula, MTAbortion fund$15K
Boulder Abortion FundBoulder, COGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
Educational Programs for the International CommuniAustin, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
Emergency Medical Assistance IncPalm Beach Gdns, FLAbortion fund$15K
Florida Access NetworkOrlando, FLGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
Memphis Center for ReproductiveMemphis, TNGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
National Network of Abortion FundsNew Orleans, LALouisiana Abortion Fund$15K
National Womens Law CenterWashington, DCTo extend abortion access$15K
Portland Va Research Foundation IncPortland, ORSNaP, Continuation fund$15K
Sequoia CenterPortland, ORGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
St Stephens Episcopal SchoolAustin, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
West Alabama Womens Center IncTuscaloosa, ALGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
Womens Emergency Network IncMiami, FLabortion fund$15K
McCombs School of Business FoundationAustin, TXMcCombs Endowed Excellence Fund$13K
Ex Students' Association of the University of TexaAustin, TXfor general operations for the UT: Forty Acres Society$12K

By state: Florida 46 · Colorado 13 · Texas 16 · District of Columbia 26 · California 16 · Maryland 4

About this foundation

Prentice Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Fairfield, Connecticut, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 1994. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Prentice Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Prentice Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.7M across 219 grants, a median of $8,913.

Where does Prentice Foundation Inc give?

Florida (46 grants), Colorado (13 grants), Texas (16 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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