Parker Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold proposal.
- Its stated priority is Greater Boston, and its interests are arts, education and humanitarian causes, with arts work that fosters artistic exploration and expression or gives broad-based public access to art, and education work that selects organisations working cooperatively to improve public education.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 35 grants to organisations fell between $35,000 and $180,000, and half were $85,000 or less, so a request in that region fits, although its largest grant was about $215,000.
- In its most recent filing, 77% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the two earlier filings, and it emphasises personal connections and long-term relationships, so an introduction through someone it knows is the sensible route into the foundation.
Overview
Parker Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Pennington, NJ.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Parker Family Foundation supports arts and education in the Greater Boston area and also describes its giving as including humanitarian causes. Its arts support is directed towards organisations fostering artistic exploration and expression and providing broad-based public access to art. In education, it selects organisations that work cooperatively to improve public education. Across these interests, it emphasises personal connections and active engagement with organisations, pursuing long-term relationships based on consistent and continuous support. The foundation's stated interests therefore encompass arts, education and humanitarian causes, while its approach stresses sustained engagement with the organisations it supports.
Themes
- Arts
- Education
- Humanitarian causes
Geographic Focus
Priority: Greater Boston.
How to apply
The foundation does not accept unsolicited grant requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 77% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 35 grants to organisations were $85,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation selects organisations that foster artistic exploration and expression, provide broad-based public access to art, and work cooperatively to improve public education.
- It emphasises personal connections and active engagement with organisations, pursuing long-term relationships based on consistent and continuous support.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 77% of grant dollars went to organisations Parker Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 12 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $82,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Alzheimers Disease & Related Disorders · Unrestricted general$213,0002024 tax year
- Actors Shakespeare Project · Unrestricted general$175,0002024 tax year
- Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center · Unrestricted general$110,0002024 tax year
- EdVestors · Unrestricted general$110,0002024 tax year
- Summer Search · Unrestricted general$85,0002024 tax year
- Doctors Without Borders · Unrestricted general$85,0002024 tax year
- People for the American Way Foundation · Unrestricted general$80,0002024 tax year
- Handel and Haydn Society · Unrestricted general$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Faith K Parker — Trustee
- Glenn P Parker — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,299,655 | $1,132,000 | $15,594,592 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,274,409 | $1,120,000 | $16,558,252 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,222,627 | $1,048,000 | $17,394,973 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Contact
- Pennington, NJ
- parkerff.org
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Pennington, NJ
- parkerff.org