Pritzker 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 and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal.
- The filing gives no submission steps and no grant range, so any approach would have to come through an existing relationship or a referral that leads to an invitation, and the size of any request should be settled in that conversation.
- Its filed annual giving was $32,134,133, and it names education, health, culture, community development and science among its fields, so a charity working in one of these areas may fit if it can be introduced.
- The filing does not state a geographic focus, and it gives no timing for invitations, so a charity should not plan around an open window.
Overview
Pritzker Foundation is a US private foundation based in Chicago, IL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (dpi.illinois.edu, insidephilanthropy.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its grantmaking as spanning a variety of projects, including education, health, culture, community development and science. Reported examples of its support include higher-education programmes, symphonic music, a children’s zoo, a public park pavilion, and museum exhibitions, programmes and facilities. The accounts thus describe giving across educational, cultural and community institutions as well as the wider fields the foundation names. Its filed application information says that contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Themes
- Education
- Health
- Culture
- Community development
- Science
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no further submission steps.
Officers and directors
- Penny S Pritzker — Director & Vice President
- Gigi Pritzker Pucker — Director & President
- Thomas J Pritzker — Director & Vice President
- Ronald D Wray — Vice President & Secretary
- Nicholas J Pritzker — Director & Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $40,530,569 | $31,594,379 | $666,013,158 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $43,154,964 | $34,483,333 | $686,094,522 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $39,657,611 | $32,134,133 | $717,645,775 | 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
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- Chicago, IL