Pitney Bowes Foundation
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About Pitney Bowes Foundation
The Pitney Bowes Foundation concentrates its philanthropic activity on corporate employee giving infrastructure, funding workplace giving and matching programs rather than direct-service charities. Its recent support is channeled entirely through Global Impact to facilitate employee donations and corporate philanthropy initiatives, suggesting a focus on enabling staff-directed giving and broad international relief/NGO support via workplace channels.
Focus Areas
Corporate employee giving and matching programsWorkplace philanthropy infrastructure and intermediariesSupport for international relief and nonprofit partners through employee-directed donations
Who They Fund
low-income children and families (pre-K to grade 12)disadvantaged and at-risk youth in Fairfield County and surrounding communitiesearly childhood providers and family child care businessesrefugee populationsincoming community college students / college-transition learners
About Pitney Bowes Foundation
The Pitney Bowes Foundation’s recent grantmaking is defined by employee-giving infrastructure: a $770,293 transfer to Global Impact in 2023 and a $475,000 transfer in 2024 both supported U.S. employee giving matching. That pattern points to a funder that uses workplace channels to move money, with philanthropy organized around employee participation rather than a single direct-service theme. Within that structure, the foundation also backs local education and community partners. Fairfield County’s Community Foundation received $129,000 in 2024 for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, while Childcare Learning Centers in Stamford received $100,000 in 2023 for Head Start extended day. The foundation’s portfolio also includes support for organizations tied to literacy, mentoring, STEM, and youth opportunity, but the employee-directed giving stream remains the clearest throughline in the recent record. Grants are often made at a scale that can support both intermediaries and local programs, and the recipient list shows repeated use of the same channels across multiple years.
What Pitney Bowes Foundation Funds
Education is a visible theme in the foundation’s direct grantmaking. Childrens Learning Centers in Stamford received $76,000 in 2024 for Head Start extended day, and Stamford Public Education received $41,750 in 2024 for mentoring for disadvantaged students. STEM and academic support also appear in grants to Mind Research Institute, which received $50,000 in 2024 for ST Math to prepare students for future academic and career advancement. Beyond classroom-linked work, the foundation backed Horizons National Student Support with $50,000 in 2024 for learning recovery through Horizons, and Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship with $50,000 in 2024 for the Aspiring Entrepreneurs Program and Fairfield County Summer BizCamp.
How Pitney Bowes Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster in the low-thousands to low-five-figures, with a p25 of $4,000, median of $6,000, and p75 of $12,000. The recent record includes both larger intermediary payments and smaller local grants, suggesting a mixed pattern of workplace-giving support and program-level philanthropy. Some recipients recur across years: Global Impact, Soundwaters Inc, Horizons National Student Support, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Mind Research Institute, Read to a Child Inc, Reach Out and Read Inc, Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County, Stamford Public Education, and The Ferguson Library all appear more than once. The foundation is a regular funder and also funds individuals. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including local community support, volunteer grants, matching gifts, team project grants, and education grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.3M
Total Assets
$443K
Total Revenue
$2.1M
Total Expenses
$2.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $4K and $12K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$12K
Geographic Reach
National25 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Pitney Bowes Foundation Funds
Top 9 recipient countries by grant volume for Pitney Bowes Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 282 | $5M | 89.5% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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