Claudio and Penny Pincus Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is not the route in; approach it only through an introduction or existing contact.
- Its filing shows 99% of grant dollars going to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, so repeat recipients dominate and a new organisation should expect a long road.
- No geographic focus is stated, though the filing shows grants mainly in New Jersey, so treat that as where its giving has tended rather than a limit.
- Typically, about 8 in 10 grants fall between $1,000 and $100,000 and the median is $14,000, so a request near that level is a realistic size, while the largest grant of about $915,000 went to Jewish Communal Fund, a regranting organisation, so larger grants are possible but not typical.
- The filing gives no defined funding field or timetable, so judge fit against the recorded purposes (Jewish communal and religious, cultural and performing arts, educational and other charitable work) and ask your contact about timing before you invest in a proposal.
Overview
Claudio and Penny Pincus Foundation is a US private foundation based in Chatham, NJ.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings do not state a defined funding field; the recorded grant purposes are general charitable purposes. The recipients include Jewish communal and religious organisations, cultural and performing-arts organisations, educational institutions, and charities in other areas. The grants describe a varied charitable portfolio rather than a stated programme with published thematic priorities. The foundation says it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The filings give no further account of how organisations are selected or what makes a prospective recipient eligible.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Jersey.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% 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 104 grants to organisations were $14,000 or less.
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 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations Claudio and Penny Pincus Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 31% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 39 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Jewish Communal Fund · General charitable purposes$915,7102024 tax year
- American Jewish Joint Distribution · General charitable purpose$250,0002024 tax year
- Friends of Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano · General charitable purpose$170,0002024 tax year
- Beacon Hebrew Alliance · General charitable purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- American Jewish Committee · General charitable purpose$80,0002024 tax year
- Boston Symphony Orchestra · General charitable purposes$75,0002024 tax year
- American Friends of Israel Philharmonic · General charitable purpose$55,0002024 tax year
- Jewish Federation MetroWest · General charitable purpose$52,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Daniel Pincus — Vice President
- Aaron Pincus — Vice President
- Penny Pincus — Treasurer
- Claudio Pincus — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,839,503 | $1,564,298 | $28,579,353 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,562,967 | $1,361,372 | $33,325,245 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,285,459 | $2,072,490 | $38,688,999 | 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
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- Chatham, NJ
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- Chatham, NJ