The Patricia Kind Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your organisation serves community members in Philadelphia County and works in health, human services, basic needs or education for historically marginalised communities, the foundation's focus fits your work, and it favours smaller organisations.
- Half of its 634 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less, and its stated range is $10,000 to $25,000, so a request in that band is realistic, although the foundation has also made one award of $250,000.
- Applications are accepted only from January 1 to January 31; site visits take place in March, April and May, the funding decision is made at the June board meeting, and funds are usually dispersed in late June or early July.
- Because 76% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, the foundation looks relationship-led, but a first approach is still open, and it encourages multi-year general operating support, which is worth building into your request.
- Do not apply if you work outside Philadelphia County, if you seek scholarships or fellowships for individuals, or if you want money for endowments, capital projects or sponsorship of events.
Overview
The Patricia Kind Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Philadelphia, PA.
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 foundation supports Philadelphia organisations that help people struggling with racial and economic injustices and poverty. It describes its approach as practical, caring community solutions, combining direct service, capacity building and mission-related investments. The fields it names include physical and mental health care and related human services, including food, shelter, clothing and education. Its application focus is smaller Philadelphia organisations supporting historically marginalised communities, alongside capacity and collaboration building. It encourages multi-year general operating support. Applicants must serve community members only in Philadelphia County and meet the foundation’s stated organisational eligibility conditions.
Themes
- Racial and economic injustices
- Direct service
- Capacity building
- Mission-related investments
- Health and human services
- Basic needs and education
Geographic Focus
Philadelphia County.
What They Don't Fund
- Grants in direct support of individuals, i.e., scholarships or fellowships
- Endowments
- Capital projects
- Sponsorship funding for events
How to apply
The application window runs from January 1 to January 31. Applications are reviewed and determinations made in February/March; site visits take place in March, April and May; the funding decision is made at the June board meeting; organisations are notified and funds dispersed in late June or early July.
Deadlines: Applications open January 1–31.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 76% 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 634 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation encourages organisations to apply for multi-year general operating support.
- It focuses on smaller Philadelphia organisations supporting historically marginalised communities.
- It supports capacity and collaboration building efforts.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 76% of grant dollars went to organisations The Patricia Kind Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 176 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- SHARE Food Program · Updating the food storage$250,0002024 tax year
- Edovo Foundation · General operating support$50,0002024 tax year
- Compass Pro Bono · Capacity grant$40,0002024 tax year
- Philadelphia Community Empowerment Through Soccer · Soccer and youth$25,0002024 tax year
- Garces Family Foundation · General operating support$25,0002024 tax year
- Germantown Avenue Crisis Ministry · General operating support$25,0002024 tax year
- Federation of Neighborhood Centers · General operating support$25,0002024 tax year
- Homeless Advocacy Project · Legal justice collaborative$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,220,441 | $3,856,000 | $30,115,808 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,425,471 | $4,011,000 | $29,121,233 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,129,396 | $3,631,500 | $27,615,480 | 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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Applying to The Patricia Kind Family Foundation?
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Contact
- (215) 836-9536
- info@pkindfamilyfoundation.org
- Philadelphia, PA
- pkindfamilyfoundation.org
Applying to The Patricia Kind Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (215) 836-9536
- info@pkindfamilyfoundation.org
- Philadelphia, PA
- pkindfamilyfoundation.org