The Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust appears to fund a single, substantial capital project: a six-figure grant to restore a memorial schoolhouse at St. Georges School. This indicates a preference for historic preservation linked to private/independent schools or memorial structures rather than broad programmatic funding. The trust’s giving is focused and project-driven, consistent with a testamentary vehicle supporting a specific legacy objective.
A 2023 $305,000 grant to St Georges School for memorial schoolhouse restoration points to the trust’s clearest pattern: project-based support for preservation, education, and legacy buildings. Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust also backed St Georges School again with a $175,000 general operating grant for 2022-2026 and a $50,000 award for the memorial schoolhouse restoration and renovation project, showing sustained attention to the same institution across multiple years. That kind of repeated support is echoed in its broader work, which includes capital grants, operating support, and targeted advocacy or program support rather than a wide spread of small awards. The trust’s recent grants also reach into environmental justice, civic participation, food systems, arts, and community development, but often through named organizations and specific campaigns or facilities. Examples include support for preservation work at the Preservation Society of Newport County, operating support for the Piedmont Environmental Council, and funding tied to building or renovating cultural and community assets. The foundation’s pattern suggests a donor advised by long-term institutional commitments, with many grants centered on a few recurring partners and place-based priorities.
Historic preservation is a visible thread in the trust’s giving. In Newport, the Preservation Society of Newport County received $156,330 for a new roof for Marble House, and Aquidneck Land Trust received $50,000 for the Conservation Strike Fund. Arts and culture also appear in Chicago through the Art Institute of Chicago’s $75,000 Prince Prize for commissioning original work, along with $60,000 to Firebird Community Arts for mental health support. Civic participation is another clear area: Chicago Votes received $50,000 for general operating support, while All Voting is Local and Campaign Legal Center each received $50,000 for work to protect voter rights and fair elections. Food access and local enterprise show up in Virginia, where Dreaming Out Loud Foundation received $85,000 to support development of Marion Barry Avenue Market, and George Washington Carver Agriculture Research Center Inc received $50,000 for construction of the Food Enterprise Center.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $30K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$30K
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Highly concentrated: one large, single-purpose grant rather than many small or recurring awards; appears to be a one-off testamentary capital gift for a specific restoration project.
Notable grantees: St Georges School
Typical grants cluster around a modest core, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $30,000. The recent grants list also includes repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including St Georges School, Piedmont Environmental Council, and the New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations, indicating recurring support rather than one-off giving only. The trust is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, and it funds individuals. Several grants are operating support, while others are tied to capital, campaigns, or special projects. A community inquiry form and Temelio submission process are listed for initial outreach in some regions.
Giving is nationally distributed, but the most frequent recipient state is Illinois, which accounts for 31% of grants. Recent awards land heavily in Newport, RI, Chicago, IL, Washington, DC, and Virginia cities such as Warrenton, Richmond, Alexandria, Culpeper, and Middletown. Newport appears repeatedly through St Georges School, the Preservation Society of Newport County, and Aquidneck Land Trust. Chicago shows up through arts, mental health, and civic engagement grantees, while Washington, DC recipients include Dreaming Out Loud Foundation and Building Bridges Across the River. All reported grants in the dataset go to US recipients.
Recent grants show support for historic preservation, arts and culture, civic participation, environmental justice, food access, and community development. Examples include St Georges School for memorial schoolhouse restoration, the Art Institute of Chicago for the Prince Prize, and Piedmont Environmental Council for land use and solar siting advocacy.
The trust’s grant-size distribution centers around smaller awards: p25 is $5,000, the median is $15,000, and p75 is $30,000. Some recent grants are much larger, especially for capital projects, recurring operating support, and multi-year commitments.
Yes. The recent grants list includes multi-year or repeated support for organizations such as St Georges School, Piedmont Environmental Council, and The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations. Several awards are explicitly described as multi-year or as year-specific installments of a larger commitment.
A community inquiry form and a Temelio submission process are both listed as ways organizations can introduce their work. The inquiry form is used for initial outreach and discovery of new partners, and it accepts unsolicited submissions in the listed Chicago, Washington, DC, and Newport contexts.
The trust gives nationally, but Illinois is the top state by grant count, with 31% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipients also appear in Newport, RI; Washington, DC; and multiple Virginia cities, showing a strong place-based pattern alongside national reach.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Environmental Council | Warrenton, VA | $200,000 | 2025 | general operating support $150,000 and to support public education and advocacy around data center and solar siting $50,000 |
| Piedmont Environmental Council (Coalition for Smarter Growth) | Warrenton, VA | $120,000 | 2025 | for the Regional Land Use, Transportation and Affordable Housing Campaigns |
| Dreaming Out Loud Foundation | Washington, DC | $85,000 | 2025 | general operating support $35,000 and $50,000 to support development of Marion Barry Avenue Market |
| Richmond, VA |
| $60,000 |
| 2025 |
| general operating support $40,000 and support of the Shared Trust building for Solar in Virginia project $20,000 |
| ALL VOTING IS LOCAL | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | work to protect voter right and fair elections (3 year grant 2022-2024 $50,000 per year) |
| Aquidneck Land Trust | Middletown, RI | $50,000 | 2025 | support of the Conservation Strike Fund $250,000 5 year grant; $50,000 per year 2020-2024 |
| Piedmont Journalism Foundation | The Plains, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | general operating support $25,0000 and for technical assistance $25,000 |
| Campaign Legal Center Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | work to protect voter right and fair elections (3 year grant 2022-2024 $50,000 per year) |
| ProgressNow Education | Lansing, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | for Progress Virginia Education Fund |
| Chesapeake Bay Trust | Annapolis, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | support Capacity Building Initiative $25,000 and the Mid-Atlantic Environmental Justice Fund $25,000 |
| The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | for sponsorship of the Library Luncheon |
| Martin Luther King Community Center | Newport, RI | $50,000 | 2025 | capital campaign |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | for the civic engagement Participation Program |
| Building Bridges Across the River | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | Building Bridges Farm $25,000 and $25,000 for the 11th Street Bridge Park |
| Chicago Votes | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2025 | general operating support (3 year grant 2022-2024 $50,000 per year) |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Movement Voter Fund work in Tier 1 States |
| Grow Smart Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $45,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| Newport County Womens Resource Center | Newport, RI | $45,000 | 2025 | general operating support $30,000; Newport Health Equity Zone to craft a resident driven equitable development strategy for North End community $15,000 |
| Save The Bay Inc | Providence, RI | $45,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| National Gallery of Art | Landover, MD | $45,000 | 2025 | Collectors' Committee $20,000; Directors Circle $25,000 |
| Friends of Anacostia Park | Washington, DC | $41,500 | 2025 | general operating support |
| Newport Contemporary Ballet | Newport, RI | $40,000 | 2025 | capital campaign for permanent home |
| Lucys Hearth | Middletown, RI | $40,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| Boys Clubs & Girls Clubs of Newport County Inc | Newport, RI | $40,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| The University of Rhode Island Foundation & Alumni Engagement | Kingston, RI | $40,000 | 2025 | support for "For Shore: What's Out My Window?"- A Podcast Project to Engage Aquidneck Island in Offshore Wind Energy(OWE) issues |
| Friends of the Island Cemetery Company | Newport, RI | $40,000 | 2025 | restore and repair the monument on the George Norman family plot in the Newport Cemetery |
| Africulture | Unionville, VA | $40,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| Aquidneck Land Trust | Middletown, RI | $40,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| New Virginia Majority Education Fund | Alexandria, VA | $35,000 | 2025 | voter engagement and environmental justice issue |
| FRESHFARM Markets Inc | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| Capital Impact Partners | Arlington, VA | $35,000 | 2025 | for support of Nourish DC |
| Newport County Community Mental Health Center Inc | Middletown, RI | $35,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| Preservation Society of Newport County | Newport, RI | $35,000 | 2025 | Tree and Landscape Preservation Program |
| Rhode Island Legal Services Inc | Providence, RI | $35,000 | 2025 | general operating support for the Newport office |
| Planned Parenthood of Southern New England Inc | Providence, RI | $35,000 | 2025 | support of clinical, educational and advocacy work |
| Virginia New Majority Education Fund | Alexandria, VA | $35,000 | 2025 | support voter engagement and environmental justice issues |
| Rhode Island Kids Count Inc | Providence, RI | $35,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| Save The Bay Inc | Providence, RI | $32,500 | 2025 | aquarium capital campaign |
| Black Ensemble Theater Corporation | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| Kartemquin Educational Films | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| Martin Luther King Community Center | Newport, RI | $30,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| Hubbard Street Dance Chicago | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| National Museum of Mexican Art | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| St Lukes School | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | for the Annual Fund |
| Conservation Agency | Jamestown, RI | $30,000 | 2025 | support ongoing work to publish coyote management research finding |
| Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | Communication Skills Training |
| Metro Squash NFP | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
| Friends of the Parks | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | general operating support |
Piedmont Environmental Council
$200,000general operating support $150,000 and to support public education and advocacy around data center and solar siting $50,000
Piedmont Environmental Council (Coalition for Smarter Growth)
$120,000for the Regional Land Use, Transportation and Affordable Housing Campaigns
general operating support $35,000 and $50,000 to support development of Marion Barry Avenue Market
general operating support $40,000 and support of the Shared Trust building for Solar in Virginia project $20,000
work to protect voter right and fair elections (3 year grant 2022-2024 $50,000 per year)
support of the Conservation Strike Fund $250,000 5 year grant; $50,000 per year 2020-2024
Piedmont Journalism Foundation
$50,000general operating support $25,0000 and for technical assistance $25,000
work to protect voter right and fair elections (3 year grant 2022-2024 $50,000 per year)
ProgressNow Education
$50,000for Progress Virginia Education Fund
Chesapeake Bay Trust
$50,000support Capacity Building Initiative $25,000 and the Mid-Atlantic Environmental Justice Fund $25,000
for sponsorship of the Library Luncheon
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
$50,000for the civic engagement Participation Program
Building Bridges Farm $25,000 and $25,000 for the 11th Street Bridge Park
general operating support (3 year grant 2022-2024 $50,000 per year)
Grow Smart Rhode Island
$45,000general operating support
general operating support $30,000; Newport Health Equity Zone to craft a resident driven equitable development strategy for North End community $15,000
Collectors' Committee $20,000; Directors Circle $25,000
Newport Contemporary Ballet
$40,000capital campaign for permanent home
support for "For Shore: What's Out My Window?"- A Podcast Project to Engage Aquidneck Island in Offshore Wind Energy(OWE) issues
Friends of the Island Cemetery Company
$40,000restore and repair the monument on the George Norman family plot in the Newport Cemetery
Africulture
$40,000general operating support
New Virginia Majority Education Fund
$35,000voter engagement and environmental justice issue
Preservation Society of Newport County
$35,000Tree and Landscape Preservation Program
general operating support for the Newport office
support of clinical, educational and advocacy work
support voter engagement and environmental justice issues
Conservation Agency
$30,000support ongoing work to publish coyote management research finding
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
$30,000Communication Skills Training
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
$30,000general operating support