The Pixley Hill Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 47-2936801 · since 2015pixleyhillfoundation.org·District of Columbia, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$3.9M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$5,000 to $200k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$22,500

Typical grant (median)

24 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The Pixley Hill Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the foundation asks people who want to get in touch to send a message, so start there.
Its stated areas are reproductive health, STEM education, mental health, criminal justice reform, the arts and economic stability, so check that your work fits one of them.
Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $5,000 and $200,000, and half are $15,000 or less, so a request in that range is a sensible starting point, although its largest grant was $2,000,000.
Repeat giving is high, with 97% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had already funded, so building a relationship first matters.
No geographic focus is stated, so location alone is not a reason to hold back.

Overview

The Pixley Hill Foundation is a US private foundation based in Lynbrook, NY.

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 Pixley Hill Foundation supports organisations working to remove personal and systemic barriers, and programmes and initiatives that create quality opportunities for people to thrive. Its stated funding areas are reproductive health, STEM education, mental health, criminal justice reform, the arts and economic stability. It supports reproductive healthcare and abortion; youth STEM programmes where public funding is lacking; direct mental-health services and organisations fostering community, connection and creative freedom; research into criminal-justice inequities and initiatives for a more equitable system; and arts programmes through performances and educational, creative projects. It backs both established institutions and emerging innovators, and values problem-solvers whose work achieves an outsized impact through clarity of focus, ingenuity and grit.

Themes

Reproductive health
STEM education
Mental health
Criminal justice reform
The arts
Economic stability

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Minnesota, District of Columbia and Louisiana.

How to apply

The foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals. It welcomes conversations with other funders whose interests align; those wishing to get in touch are asked to send a message.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 97% 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 97 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

It backs both proven and promising work, funding established institutions and emerging innovators alike.
It values organisations that achieve an outsized impact through clarity of focus, ingenuity and grit.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

New York62%

Minnesota7%

District of Columbia7%

Louisiana6%

California4%

New Jersey4%

6 other states: 8%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%

The largest single recipient received 34% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 97% of grant dollars went to organisations The Pixley Hill Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
8% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

24 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $22,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 24 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$2.5k–$5k4%

$5k–$10k4%

$10k–$25k42%

$25k–$50k8%

$50k–$100k21%

$100k–$250k8%

$250k–$500k4%

$500k–$1M4%

$1M and over4%

Median $22,500 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Symphony Space · General support
$2,000,0002024 tax year
The Brigid Alliance · General support
$787,5002024 tax year
International Rescue Committee · General support
$260,0002024 tax year
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Louisiana · General support
$200,0002024 tax year
Central Park Conservancy · General support
$200,0002024 tax year
Women Donors Network · General support
$50,0002024 tax year
National Council of Jewish Women · General support
$50,0002024 tax year
Vera Institute of Justice · General support
$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

Aaron Davis — Trustee
Anastasia Davis — Trustee
Isaac Davis — Trustee
Lenore Davis — Vice President, Secretary, Trustee
Robert Davis — President, Treasurer, Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$1,839,958	$1,620,800	$30,298,639	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$1,667,236	$1,502,005	$32,975,995	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$4,218,709	$3,884,495	$42,691,422	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.