Pine Rock Foundation
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About Pine Rock Foundation
Pine Rock Foundation makes a very small number of large, targeted gifts—primarily capital and program-designated awards—supporting private K–12 education capital projects, wildlife conservation capital, and conservative policy/youth-activist organizations. Their giving blends local/regional philanthropy with national ideological investments, favoring big, visible commitments over many small grants.
Focus Areas
Capital construction for private K–12 schools (e.g., athletic/hospitality facilities)Wildlife conservation and land/park capital projectsConservative public policy and research (think tanks)Conservative youth political organizing and training
Who They Fund
veteransstudents / youthfamilies / general community (Greater Nashville)hospital patients / healthcare facilities
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated giving: very few, large grants (four grants totaling $4.9M) with a mix of one-off capital designations and program-specific support rather than many smaller or recurring awards.
About Pine Rock Foundation
Pine Rock Foundation Inc’s recent giving is defined by a small number of unusually large, targeted awards. A single $2,000,000 grant in 2024 funded construction of an athletic hospitality pavilion at Providence Academy, and a $1,500,000 grant in 2025 supported designated capital at Ding Darling Wildlife Society. Those gifts capture the foundation’s pattern: major capital commitments, project-specific support, and a preference for visible outcomes rather than broad, dispersed grantmaking. The foundation also backs conservative policy and media organizations, private K-12 education, and wildlife-related capital projects. In the policy space, it awarded $900,000 to Friends of Center of the American Experiment for general support and $500,000 to Turning Point USA for designated program support. Alongside those grants, Pine Rock Foundation Inc funded construction, facilities, and other capital needs for schools and community organizations, including Page High School PTO and The Well Outreach Inc. Its grantmaking includes both unrestricted and designated support, but the overall profile is shaped by larger project funding and organizational bets. The foundation’s mix of education, conservation, and conservative civic organizations gives it a distinct philanthropic footprint across the United States.
What Pine Rock Foundation Funds
Private K-12 education is a clear theme in the foundation’s giving. It provided $2,000,000 to Providence Academy for construction of an athletic hospitality pavilion, and later gave $300,000 to Page High School PTO for designated capital. Conservation and habitat work is another recurring area. Pine Rock Foundation Inc awarded $1,500,000 to Ding Darling Wildlife Society for designated capital, and $225,000 to the same organization for a pollinator garden, benches/trails, an auditorium renovation, and completion of an arch. It also gave $160,000 to Sanibel-captiva Conservation Foundation for native landscape and garden center replacement tractor and a dune restoration demonstration project. The foundation supports conservative policy and advocacy organizations as well. Grants include $350,000 to Upper Midwest Law Center for designated program support and $200,000 to Center of the American Experiment for general support.
How Pine Rock Foundation Gives
Typical grants sit at a median of $25,000, with a lower quartile of $6,250 and an upper quartile of $100,000. The recent record shows a much more concentrated pattern at the high end, including seven-figure and mid-six-figure awards alongside smaller awards. Several recipients appear across multiple years, such as Friends of Education, Turning Point USA, Upper Midwest Law Center, Alpha News, Prager University Foundation, and Page High School PTO, indicating recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation gives directly to nonprofits through annual and general grant programs, and the active grant descriptions require an application form with organizational and financial information. Unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.8M
Total Assets
$94.3M
Total Revenue
$2.8M
Total Expenses
$6.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $6K and $100K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National11 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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