Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation

About Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation

A $250,000 land-purchase grant to Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation Inc set the tone for The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation Inc’s recent giving: large, targeted support for health and senior-serving organizations, often tied to concrete facility or service needs. The foundation has also backed Share Food Program Inc with a $225,000 operating grant for a senior food packing center, showing that food access is part of the same elder-focused pattern rather than a separate track. Across recent grants, its support reaches hospice, home health, senior meals, and food distribution organizations, with several awards written for specific projects, operating support, or capital improvements. The pattern is not limited to one organization type. It includes direct support for nonprofit service providers, community food systems groups, and legal or benefits organizations working on food security. Grants to Faith Friendship Ministries for a capital improvement project, and to Treasure Coast Food Bank for Feed Unite Flourish, reflect a mix of building support and program support. The foundation’s giving reads as focused and practical, with grant purposes linked to particular services for older adults and to food access efforts in Pennsylvania and Indian River County, Florida.

What Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation Funds

Senior care appears in both capital and service funding. In 2025, the foundation gave $250,000 to Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation Inc for land purchase, and it also supported Senior Resource Association with $35,000 for Meals on Wheels in both 2023 and 2025. Food access is another clear strand. Share Food Program Inc received $225,000 in 2025 for a senior food packing center, while Broad Street Ministry received $30,000 in 2025 for meal service. The foundation also backs community-based food distribution and farm-linked work. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society received $50,000 in 2025 for PHS Urban Agriculture, and Federation of Neighborhood Centers received $35,000 in 2025 for the Double Trellis Food Initiative and the Community Learning Farm of FNC. Legal and benefits-oriented food security work also appears in the portfolio: Community Legal Services Inc received $40,000 in 2025 for Improving Food Security in Philadelphia (2023-2025).

How Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation Gives