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The Pratt Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 571199441

The Pratt Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $142,625 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $12,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 down from $316,310 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$57,6006$1.6 million
2024$316,31012$1.6 million
2025$142,6258$1.7 million

How to apply

The Pratt 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 The Pratt Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York8$142,625

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
New York Weill Cornell Medical Center Fund Inc
New York, NY
Charitable contribution - to support medical research and healthcare services provided by the new york presbyterian hospital and weill medical college of cornell university.$50,000
Fountain House Inc
New York, NY
Charitable contribution - to assist with the recovery of people with serious mental illness by providing opportunities for members through a community of mutual support.$35,000
Covenant Ballet Theatre of Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable contribution - to provide an excellent local alternative for professional and standard performance and dance instruction.$30,000
Citymeals on Wheels
New York, NY
Charitable contribution - to provide a lifeline of nutritious food and human company to homebound elderly new yorkers.$14,000
New York City Center
New York, NY
Charitable contribution - to support dance and musical theater and to make the arts accessible to the broadest possible audience.$10,000
City Gardens Club of NYC
New York, NY
Charitable contribution - to foster an appreciation of nature and to encourage the creation, restoration and preservation of green spaces throughout the city.$1,625
122 East 66th Street Foundation Inc
New York, NY
Charitable contribution - to support exhibitions, education programs, and public and community programming and outreach activities at the architecturally significant building located at 122 east 66th st.$1,000
The Rockefeller University
New York, NY
Charitable contribution - to improve the understanding of life for the benefit of humanity.$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Pratt Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Pratt Family Foundation give?

$142,625 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $12,000.

Who runs The Pratt Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Frank Pratt (President), Bonnie Johnson (Vice President), Lindsay Pratt (Secretary) and William Pratt (Treasurer).

What does The Pratt Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and arts and culture.

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