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Pinkes Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only New Haven, Connecticut · EIN 223351838

Pinkes Family Foundation is a private foundation in New Haven, Connecticut. In tax year 2023 it gave $64,345 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $1,143 and the largest $20,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was down from $95,135 the year before.

40% of its 2023 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$95,13520$945,045
2023$64,34515$1.0 million

How to apply

Pinkes Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Pinkes Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut7$31,819
New York1$20,000
Massachusetts2$5,257
California1$5,000
North Carolina1$1,500
Maryland1$369
Arizona1$250
Illinois1$150

Grants paid in 2023

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY
Charitable donation$20,000
Emanuel Synagogue
West Hartford, CT
Charitable donation$13,186
Watkinson School
Hartford, CT
Charitable donation$8,750
Voices of Hope
Farmington, CT
Charitable donation$7,200
Rand Corporation
Santa Monica, CA
Charitable donation$5,000
Journey Home
Needham, MA
Charitable donation$5,000
Rare Cancer Research Foundation
Durham, NC
Charitable donation$1,500
Second Chance Reentry Initiative Program
Hartford, CT
Charitable donation$1,143
Chabad House of Greater Hartford
West Hartford, CT
Charitable donation$540
Grace Academy
Hartford, CT
Charitable donation$500
Compass Youth Collaborative
Hartford, CT
Charitable donation$500
Special Olympics Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Charitable donation$369
Pan-Mass Challenge
Needham, MA
Charitable donation$257
Tacheria Co Saint Philip's in the Hills
Tucson, AZ
Charitable donation$250
Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
Belleville, IL
Charitable donation$150

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Pinkes Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Pinkes Family Foundation give?

$64,345 in tax year 2023, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $1,143.

Who runs Pinkes Family Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Andrew J Pinkes (Trustee).

What does Pinkes Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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