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Pacifica Foundation

Preselected recipients only Warwick, Rhode Island · EIN 204733627

Pacifica Foundation is a private foundation in Warwick, Rhode Island. In tax year 2024 it gave $35,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $35,000 and the largest $35,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $40,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$40,0001$126,101
2024$35,0001$91,316

How to apply

Pacifica 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 Pacifica Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois1$35,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
School of Choice Education Organization
Rolling Meadows, IL
General fund contribution$35,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Pacifica Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Pacifica Foundation give?

$35,000 in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $35,000.

Who runs Pacifica Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists E Paul Sorensen (Trustee), Joan W Sorensen (Trustee), Alice A Sorensen (Director) and Christian P Sorensen (Director).

What does Pacifica Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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