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The Pfeifler Family Foundation

Accepts applications Palm Beach, Florida · EIN 861138674

The Pfeifler Family Foundation is a private foundation in Palm Beach, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $390,514 in 26 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $210,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $110,021 the year before.

54% of its 2025 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
2023$222,62926$2.5 million
2024$110,02120$3.0 million
2025$390,51426$5.0 million

How to apply

ContactBrian Pfeeifler
325 Ridgeview Drive, Palm Beach, FL 33480
Phone or email(212) 966-6049
What to submitLetter

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Pfeifler Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts2$260,000
Florida8$68,058
New York12$29,810
Wyoming1$20,000
Connecticut1$5,146
Ohio1$5,000
North Carolina1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 26 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Trustees of Deerfield Academy
Deerfield, MA
Donation$210,000
Palm Beach Day Academy
Palm Beach, FL
Donation$52,000
Trustees of Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Donation$50,000
Grand Teton National Park Foundatio
Jackson, WY
Donation$20,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering
New York, NY
Donation$8,900
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League
West Palm Beach, FL
Donation$8,537
Kent School
Kent, CT
Donation$5,146
Hospice of the Western Reserve
Cleveland, OH
Donation$5,000
Museum of the City of New York
New York, NY
Donation$5,000
Pennys Flight Foundation
Glen Cove, NY
Donation$3,136
Red Sneakers for Oakley
Palm Beach, FL
Donation$2,671
Afar Inc
Davidson, NC
Donation$2,500
Animal Medical Center
New York, NY
Donation$2,500
ASPCA
New York, NY
Donation$2,500
Breakthrough New York
New York, NY
Donation$2,500
Opportunity Inc
West Palm Beach, FL
Donation$2,500
The Bone Marrow Foundation
New York, NY
Donation$1,674
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY
Donation$1,500
The Buckley School
New York, NY
Donation$1,000
B&t Historic Building Preservation
Palm Beach, FL
Donation$1,000
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
Palm Beach, FL
Donation$1,000
The Episcopal School
New York, NY
Donation$500
Ussga Menard Fund
Elmsford, NY
Donation$500
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, FL
Donation$250
Palm Beach County Pba
West Palm Beach, FL
Donation$100
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
New York, NY
Donation$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Pfeifler Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Pfeifler Family Foundation give?

$390,514 in tax year 2025, across 26 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The Pfeifler Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Brian Pfeifler (President) and Gordon Dugan (Director).

What does The Pfeifler Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, animals and health.

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