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Pivnick Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Princeton, New Jersey · EIN 386105067

Pivnick Family Foundation is a private foundation in Princeton, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $148,600 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $95,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $83,600 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$103,6003$2.1 million
2024$83,6003$2.1 million
2025$148,6003$2.2 million

How to apply

Pivnick 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois1$95,000
Michigan2$53,600

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Intl Inst for Secular Humanistic Ju
Lincolnshire, IL
General support$95,000
Society for Humanistic Judaism
Farmington Hills, MI
General support$50,000
Fund for Humanistic Judaism
Farmington Hills, MI
General support$3,600

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Pivnick Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Pivnick Family Foundation give?

$148,600 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs Pivnick Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Elyse M Pivnick (Pres/Treas) and Billie A Pivnick (Secretary).

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