The Piccinini Pesco Family Foundation concentrates its giving on community-level institutions in California’s Central Valley and Bay Area, privileging flexible support and donor-directed funds. Its largest gifts seed permanent or donor-advised funds at a local community foundation and provide substantial unrestricted support to a regional children’s museum, while smaller grants back youth opportunity and urban/environmental justice initiatives. The pattern suggests place-based philanthropic investment focused on long-term community capacity and youth-serving programs.
A defining feature of The Piccinini Pesco Family Foundation is its repeated use of donor-directed community foundation funds: it gave $500,000 in both 2023 and 2024 to Stanislaus Community Foundation for The Piccinini Pesco Family Fund. That pattern sits alongside major support for place-based institutions in California, especially Modesto and the Bay Area. The foundation’s largest direct institutional grants in the recent record include $400,000 for the Modesto Childrens Museum Inc Museum Building Fund and $100,000 for the museum’s general operating support. Its giving also reaches youth opportunity and community-building work, including Oakland Promise, Urban Habitat Program, East Bay Community Foundation, and Richmond Community Foundation. The recent grants suggest a funder that mixes long-horizon capital support with flexible operating or fund-based giving, often through community foundations and collaborative vehicles. Most of the organizations in the recent record are rooted in California cities, with a recurring emphasis on Modesto, Oakland, and San Francisco. The overall pattern points to sustained investment in local civic infrastructure, children’s learning spaces, and initiatives tied to economic inclusion and neighborhood-level community capacity.
In community foundation and donor-advised endowment support, the foundation made two $500,000 grants to Stanislaus Community Foundation for The Piccinini Pesco Family Fund, signaling a sustained commitment to pooled local capital. In children’s informal education, it backed Modesto Childrens Museum Inc with $400,000 for the Museum Building Fund and $100,000 for general unrestricted support, showing interest in both facilities and day-to-day operations. For youth opportunity and college readiness, Oakland Promise received $80,000 for its Generation Fund. The foundation also supports community-advocacy and equity-focused work: Urban Habitat Program received $75,000 for the Rising Juntos Fund, and East Bay Community Foundation received $50,000 for the Just East Bay Fund. These grants show a mix of institutional support, fund-based giving, and program-specific backing.
Typical grant size clusters around a median of $37,500, with the middle half of grants between $12,000 and $85,000. The record includes both very large commitments and smaller event or general-support gifts, so the portfolio is not limited to one grant tier. Recipients appear across multiple years in several cases: Stanislaus Community Foundation and The Philanthropy Workshop Inc each received grants in 2023 and 2024, and Modesto Childrens Museum Inc and De Marillac Academy also appear more than once. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, and the recent grants show operating support, sponsorship, and fund-specific giving rather than a single application model.
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Most grants fall between $12K and $85K, with a median of $38K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$38K
75th Percentile
$85K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated, high-dollar gifts to a small number of organizations (few large grants total); repeat funding to the same institutions; emphasis on unrestricted or fund-building support rather than many small project grants.
Notable grantees: Stanislaus Community Foundation, Modesto Children’s Museum, Inc., Oakland Promise, Urban Habitat Program
All recent grants in the provided record went to U.S. recipients. California is the clear center of gravity, with repeated grants to Modesto, Oakland, San Francisco, and Richmond. Modesto appears especially often, including support for a community foundation fund, a children’s museum, the Gallo Center for the Arts, and a church-based recipient. Oakland also appears repeatedly through youth, housing, and equity-related grants. Outside California, the only named recipient location in the recent list is New York, through The Philanthropy Workshop Inc.
The recent grants show support for community foundations, museums, youth and college-readiness programs, and equity-oriented community coalitions. Examples include Stanislaus Community Foundation for The Piccinini Pesco Family Fund, Modesto Childrens Museum Inc, Oakland Promise, Urban Habitat Program, East Bay Community Foundation, and Richmond Community Foundation.
Yes. Stanislaus Community Foundation received $500,000 in both 2023 and 2024. The Philanthropy Workshop Inc also appears in 2023 and 2024. Modesto Childrens Museum Inc and De Marillac Academy each received more than one grant in the recent record as well.
The typical grant size is a median of $37,500. The middle half of grants falls between $12,000 at the 25th percentile and $85,000 at the 75th percentile, showing a mix of mid-sized awards and larger capital or fund-based commitments.
California is the main geography in the recent grant record. Named recipient cities include Modesto, Oakland, San Francisco, and Richmond, and all listed grants were made to U.S. organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANISLAUS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MODESTO, CA | $750,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| POLICYLINK | OAKLAND, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| LIFT INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| LIBERATION VENTURES INC | WILMINGTON, DE | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| GLOBAL FUND FOR A NEW ECONOMY INC | WILMINGTON, DE | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| GLOBAL FUND FOR A NEW ECONOMY INC | WILMINGTON, DE | $50,000 | 2026 | Essential Economics |
| LIBERATION IN A GENERATION INC | LORTON, VA | $50,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| DE MARILLAC ACADEMY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | Annual Tuition Support Scholarship Fund |
| FRIENDS OF THE MODESTO LIBRARY | MODESTO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| LIFT INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | Emergency Cash Relief Fund |
| THE PHILANTHROPY WORKSHOP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $12,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | Reckon With |
| MCHENRY MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY | MODESTO, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Printing of the StaniStory: Change and Continuity in Stanislaus County |
| CHILDRENS CRISIS CENTER OF STANISLAUS COUNTY | MODESTO, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| STANISLAUS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MODESTO, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | The Piccinini Pesco Family Fund |
| WORLD LIBERTY CONGRESS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FRIENDS OF THE MODESTO LIBRARY | MODESTO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Library Remodel Fund |
| DE MARILLAC ACADEMY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Annual Scholarship Fund |
| POLICYLINK | OAKLAND, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Liberation Ventures Fund |
| THE PHILANTHROPY WORKSHOP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $12,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE PHILANTHROPY WORKSHOP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| CHILDRENS CRISIS CENTER OF STANISLAUS COUNTY | MODESTO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| THE PHILANTHROPY WORKSHOP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| BIG VALLEY GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH & BIG VALLEY CHR | MODESTO, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| STANISLAUS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MODESTO, CA | $500,000 | 2024 | The Piccinini Pesco Family Fund |
| URBAN HABITAT PROGRAM | OAKLAND, CA | $75,000 | 2024 | Rising Juntos Fund |
| EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | Just East Bay Fund |
| RICHMOND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | The Black Wealth Builders Fund |
| GALLO CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC | MODESTO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE PHILANTHROPY WORKSHOP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $12,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| BIG VALLEY GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH & BIG VALLEY CHR | MODESTO, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| STANISLAUS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MODESTO, CA | $500,000 | 2023 | The Piccinini Pesco Family Fund |
| MODESTO CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC | MODESTO, CA | $400,000 | 2023 | Museum Building Fund |
| MODESTO CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC | MODESTO, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| OAKLAND PROMISE | OAKLAND, CA | $80,000 | 2023 | Generation Fund |
| DE MARILLAC ACADEMY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| DE MARILLAC ACADEMY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | Sponsorship 2022 - Annual support toward education |
| THE PHILANTHROPY WORKSHOP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $12,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE PHILANTHROPY WORKSHOP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | Charitable Event |
| BIG VALLEY GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH & BIG VALLEY CHR | MODESTO, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | General purpose |
LIBERATION VENTURES INC
$100,000General & Unrestricted
GLOBAL FUND FOR A NEW ECONOMY INC
$100,000General & Unrestricted
GLOBAL FUND FOR A NEW ECONOMY INC
$50,000Essential Economics
LIBERATION IN A GENERATION INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
DE MARILLAC ACADEMY
$50,000Annual Tuition Support Scholarship Fund
FRIENDS OF THE MODESTO LIBRARY
$50,000General & Unrestricted
MCHENRY MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$5,000Printing of the StaniStory: Change and Continuity in Stanislaus County
WORLD LIBERTY CONGRESS INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
FRIENDS OF THE MODESTO LIBRARY
$50,000Library Remodel Fund
DE MARILLAC ACADEMY
$50,000Annual Scholarship Fund
THE PHILANTHROPY WORKSHOP INC
$5,000Charitable Event
THE PHILANTHROPY WORKSHOP INC
$5,000Charitable Event
BIG VALLEY GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH & BIG VALLEY CHR
$2,500Charitable Event
BIG VALLEY GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH & BIG VALLEY CHR
$2,500General & Unrestricted
MODESTO CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC
$400,000Museum Building Fund
MODESTO CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC
$100,000General & Unrestricted
DE MARILLAC ACADEMY
$50,000General & Unrestricted
DE MARILLAC ACADEMY
$25,000Sponsorship 2022 - Annual support toward education
BIG VALLEY GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH & BIG VALLEY CHR
$2,500General purpose