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The Pacificus Foundation

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 306028502

The Pacificus Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $100,556 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $35,000 and the largest $45,556. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $118,000 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$46,2003$2.1 million
2024$118,0005$2.4 million
2025$100,5563$2.6 million

How to apply

ContactMichael S Schwartz
C/O Day Pitney 605 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10158
Phone or email(212) 297-2428
What to submitLetter format

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Pacificus Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$100,556

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wallace Collection in America
New York, NY
General purposes$45,556
American Friends National Gallery
New York, NY
General purposes$35,000
American Friends of Fai
New York, NY
General purposes$20,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Pacificus Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Pacificus Foundation give?

$100,556 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $35,000.

Who runs The Pacificus Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas O Treadwell (Trustee), Catrin E M Treadwell (Trustee) and Michael S Schwartz (Trustee).

What does The Pacificus Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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