The Pincus Family Fund
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Pincus Family Fund makes grants by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so small nonprofits should not spend time preparing a cold application; instead, look for an existing connection to the fund before considering any approach.
- No geographic focus is stated in the filings, and no general field of interest or eligibility criteria is set out either, so fit is hard to judge from the published facts alone.
- Its grants have varied widely in size, from about $10,000 to $230,000 for roughly 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations, with a median grant of $50,000, so a modest request in that range is realistic for most applicants, though the fund has also made one much larger grant of about $2,300,000 to an organisation that regrants to others.
- About half of its grant dollars to organisations in its most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in the previous two filings, suggesting it leans towards continuing relationships with recipients it already knows.
- Annual giving has risen sharply over recent years, reaching $4,724,505 in its most recent filing, but given the invitation-only approach this growth should not be read as an opening for new unsolicited approaches.
Overview
The Pincus Family Fund is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
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
Its grants went to a varied mix of charitable organisations, including a community federation, a university, a film-preservation organisation and a community land trust, alongside organisations connected with food, water protection, health, civic projects and technology. Recorded purposes include general and unrestricted support, an organisational-innovation lab, film-festival sponsorship, water protection, medical equipment, research, community development and civic projects. The filings do not state a general field of focus, applicant eligibility criteria or a broader funding approach; this description reflects the types of recipients and purposes in the grant record rather than a stated set of priorities.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California and Pennsylvania.
How to apply
The fund makes contributions to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 54% 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 31 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 40% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 54% of grant dollars went to organisations The Pincus Family Fund had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 41% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Jewish Community Federation Of S F Marin Peninsula · The Pincus Family Fund$2,299,4882024 tax year
- Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · the Pincus Artificial Intelligence Lab for Organizational Innovation Fund, at the Wharton School$2,000,0002024 tax year
- National Film Preserve · The Nugget Project, Show Ring Sponsorship fund, & TFF Patron Pass$239,8002024 tax year
- 13THTRIBEORG · General & Unrestricted$60,0002024 tax year
- Stanford University · Product Making Fireside Chats$25,7172024 tax year
- Big Green · General & Unrestricted$25,0002024 tax year
- Burning Man Project · General & Unrestricted$25,0002024 tax year
- Tides Foundation · Allies for Allies Champion Fund$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Mark Pincus — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $759,452 | $535,450 | $84,290,118 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,196,236 | $1,041,247 | $90,643,669 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,652,195 | $4,724,505 | $109,686,718 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- Wilmington, DE