About Pless Foundation
The Pless Foundation concentrates on direct social-service support—frequently general operating grants—to faith-based charities, veterans' groups, and child welfare organizations, with a strong geographic emphasis on Arizona and some local support in Whatcom County, WA. Its giving favors practical service providers (food banks, compassion centers, pregnancy clinic, therapeutic riding) and organizations serving foster/adoptive children and veterans. Grants are typically unrestricted 'general fund' awards and often directed to small-to-midsize local nonprofits rather than national institutions.
Focus Areas
Christian faith-based community ministries and compassion centers in ArizonaVeterans services and reintegration support (local/regional veterans' nonprofits)Foster care and adoptive-family support organizations in ArizonaEmergency food distribution and basic needs providers (food banks, outreach centers)Local pregnancy support/clinic services and family-support programs
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations (unspecified)community-based organizations (unspecified)
About Pless Foundation
The Pless Foundation’s recent giving is shaped by repeated general-fund awards to organizations serving children, families, veterans, and faith-based community ministries in Washington and Arizona. One of the clearest signals in the record is a $35,000 grant to the Arizona Association for Foster & Adoptive Parents, alongside multiple $30,000 general-fund grants to groups such as Engedi Refuge Ministries, Harvest Compassion Center, Unified Arizona Vererans, Christian Hope Assn, Community Food Bank of Southern AZ, and Arizona Justice Center. That mix points to a funder that backs direct-service nonprofits rather than institutions with broad national footprints. Its grant descriptions emphasize children’s education, health, nutrition, and community wellbeing, with recurring attention to food assistance, medical support, academic opportunity, and youth development. The Pless Foundation also appears to favor flexible support: many recent awards are labeled general fund, and several recipients appear more than once across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The pattern suggests sustained relationships with small and midsize nonprofits that deliver practical services, including foster/adoptive family support, pregnancy services, and veteran reintegration.
What Pless Foundation Funds
Child-focused basic needs work is central to the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $30,000 to Community Food Bank of Southern AZ in 2025 and $20,000 to Kitchen on the Street in 2025 for food access and nutrition-related work. The foundation also funds family and child welfare services. In 2025, it awarded $35,000 to the Arizona Association for Foster & Adoptive Parents, and its recent grants also include $25,000 to Arizona Friends of Foster Children in 2024 for foster-family support. Veterans and community reintegration appear in the record as well. Unified Arizona Vererans received $30,000 in 2025, while Veterans First received $25,000 in 2024 and another $25,000 in 2023. Health and family support round out the portfolio, with $20,000 to Whatcom County Pregnancy Clinic in 2025 and $25,000 to Therapeutic Riding of Tucson in both 2023 and 2024.
How Pless Foundation Gives
Grant sizes in the active program data are typically $5,000 to $20,000, while the recent-grants list shows a common award level of $25,000, with a p25, median, and p75 all at $25,000. The record also includes larger exceptions at $30,000 and $35,000. Funding appears recurring rather than one-off: several recipients show up in multiple years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation gives through general grants, general operating support, and program support to 501(c)(3) organizations. It also accepts unsolicited requests for multiple listed programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$320K
Total Assets
$2.4M
Total Revenue
$322K
Total Expenses
$404K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
About 23% of grants go to recipients in AZ.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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