Private foundation · EIN 86-1138674 · Palm Beach, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Pfeifler Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $2,500.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 26 grants paid, $391K total, median $2,500. 31% of grants stayed in Florida. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
26
$391K
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in FL
31%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$5.1M

How to apply

LETTER Contact: Brian Pfeeifler, 325 Ridgeview Drive, Palm Beach, Fl, 2129666049 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Trustees of Deerfield AcademyDeerfield, MADonation$210K
Palm Beach Day AcademyPalm Beach, FLDonation$52K
Trustees of Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MADonation$50K
Grand Teton National Park FoundatioJackson, WYDonation$20K
Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NYDonation$8,900
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue LeagueWest Palm Beach, FLDonation$8,537
Kent SchoolKent, CTDonation$5,146
Hospice of the Western ReserveCleveland, OHDonation$5,000
Museum of the City of New YorkNew York, NYDonation$5,000
Pennys Flight FoundationGlen Cove, NYDonation$3,136
Red Sneakers for OakleyPalm Beach, FLDonation$2,671
Afar IncDavidson, NCDonation$2,500
Animal Medical CenterNew York, NYDonation$2,500
ASPCANew York, NYDonation$2,500
Breakthrough New YorkNew York, NYDonation$2,500
Opportunity IncWest Palm Beach, FLDonation$2,500
The Bone Marrow FoundationNew York, NYDonation$1,674
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYDonation$1,500
The Buckley SchoolNew York, NYDonation$1,000
B&t Historic Building PreservationPalm Beach, FLDonation$1,000
Preservation Foundation of Palm BeachPalm Beach, FLDonation$1,000
The Episcopal SchoolNew York, NYDonation$500
Ussga Menard FundElmsford, NYDonation$500
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm Beach, FLDonation$250
Palm Beach County PbaWest Palm Beach, FLDonation$100
Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyNew York, NYDonation$100

By state: Massachusetts 2 · Florida 8 · New York 12 · Wyoming 1 · Connecticut 1 · Ohio 1

About this foundation

Pfeifler Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Palm Beach, Florida, administered in care of Brian Pfeifler, tax-exempt since 2005. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Pfeifler Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. LETTER Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Pfeifler Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $391K across 26 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Pfeifler Family Foundation give?

Massachusetts (2 grants), Florida (8 grants), New York (12 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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