The Prentice Foundation focuses on progressive civic engagement and reproductive freedom while also supporting specialized education and disability services, arts/media, and climate/food access work. It funds state-level democracy and voter protection organizations in battleground states (Arizona, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, Wisconsin) alongside national reproductive health groups and repeated support for learning-disability and special-education providers. Grants are often programmatic or unrestricted operating support and include both multi-year relationships and targeted investments in advocacy campaigns and service delivery.
A defining thread in The Prentice Foundation Inc’s grantmaking is repeated support for organizations working on voting rights, reproductive health, and related civic campaigns, including multi-year awards to One Arizona, Pennsylvania Voice, and the National Womens Health Network Inc. The foundation also backs learning-difference education, with recurring grants to the Margaret Byrd Rawson Institute Inc and The Jemicy School Inc, and it extends support into climate advocacy and documentary film. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is not limited to one type of recipient. It includes advocacy groups such as PA Alliance Foundation and Progressnow Colorado Education, service and education providers like Activate 48 Education Fund and The Jemicy School Inc, and field organizations such as As You Sow and the International Documentary Association. Several awards are unrestricted or general operating support, while others are tied to named campaigns or funds. The result is a portfolio that mixes advocacy, education, and public-interest media with targeted support for specific initiatives and institutions.
Within civic engagement, the foundation funded One Arizona in Phoenix three times, including $90,000 for the Arizonans for Fair Elections Campaign and later general support awards of $75,000 and $50,000. It also gave $75,000 and $50,000 to Pennsylvania Voice in Philadelphia for general support, plus $75,000 to PA Alliance Foundation for The Voter Project. Reproductive health appears through National Womens Health Network Inc in Washington, DC, which received $85,000 for the Plan C Initiative in 2024 and $50,000 for the same initiative in 2023. In education for learning differences, The Jemicy School Inc in Owings Mills received $50,000 for the Jemicy Financial Aide Fund and another $50,000 for education for the dyslexic learner Scholarship Fund. Climate-related giving includes $55,000 and $54,245 to As You Sow for general support.
Typical grants cluster in the low thousands: the p25 is $4,000, the median is $6,000, and the p75 is $10,000. The recent-grants list also shows a smaller set of much larger awards, including six-figure grants and repeated mid-sized support. Recurring relationships are visible across multiple years for several recipients, including Margaret Byrd Rawson Institute Inc, One Arizona, Pennsylvania Voice, As You Sow, and The Jemicy School Inc. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF-only vehicle, and it also funds individuals. Many awards are labeled general or unrestricted, while some are tied to specific programs or campaigns.
$2.7M
$25.7M
$3.9M
$3.2M
Most grants fall between $4K and $10K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Moderately concentrated across ~100 grants: a mix of repeated mid-size grants to core grantees and many smaller, targeted awards. Emphasis on unrestricted or program support for advocacy/campaigns and operating funds for service organizations; geographic targeting to key states suggests strategic, campaign-timed disbursements.
Notable grantees: Margaret Byrd Rawson Institute, Planned Parenthood Federation of America / state affiliates, One Arizona / Rural Arizona Engagement, National Network of Abortion Funds, The Little Lighthouse Foundation
Grantmaking is national, with recipients in 100% U.S. locations. The strongest state concentration by grant count is New York, though the recent-grants list also places many awards in Arizona, Pennsylvania, Colorado, California, Washington, DC, Maryland, and Oregon. City-level patterns in the recent awards include Phoenix, Philadelphia, Denver, and Basalt, alongside Coolidge and Owings Mills. The recipient mix suggests the foundation favors organizations in multiple regions rather than a single local market.
Its recent grants support voter engagement and election protection, reproductive health access, learning-difference and special-education services, climate advocacy, and documentary film. Examples in the record include awards to One Arizona for fair-elections work, National Womens Health Network Inc for the Plan C Initiative, and The Jemicy School Inc for dyslexic-learner scholarships.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Margaret Byrd Rawson Institute Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025; One Arizona in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Pennsylvania Voice in 2023, 2024, and 2025; As You Sow in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and The Jemicy School Inc in 2023 and 2024.
The foundation’s typical grants are modest in size: the 25th percentile is $4,000, the median is $6,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent grants list also includes larger project and operating awards above $50,000.
Its grants are national, with recipients in the U.S. only in the recent data. By grant count, New York is the top state, while recent awards also land in Phoenix, Philadelphia, Denver, Basalt, Los Angeles, Berkeley, and Washington, DC.
The record shows a mix of general operating support, unrestricted grants, and named program support. Examples include general and unrestricted awards, campaign-specific support such as the Arizonans for Fair Elections Campaign, and designated funding for the Plan C Initiative and scholarship funds.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | BASALT, CO | $150,000 | 2025 | for the Third Generation Donor Advised Fund |
| MARGARET BYRD RAWSON INSTITUTE INC | FREDERICK, MD | $130,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $80,000 | 2025 | The Collectors film fund |
| AS YOU SOW | EL CERRITO, CA | $54,245 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CLIMATE DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE | DENVER, CO | $45,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ONE ARIZONA | PHOENIX, AZ | $45,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PENNSYLVANIA VOICE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $45,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PROGRESSNOW COLORADO EDUCATION | DENVER, CO | $40,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2025 | PPFA and to affiliates with need, to fund abortions and contraceptives |
| NATIONAL WOMENS HEALTH NETWORK INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2025 | PLAN C INITIATIVE |
| THE JEMICY SCHOOL INC | OWINGS MILLS, MD | $40,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE ALLIANCE FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION | DENVER, CO | $38,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| RURAL ARIZONA ENGAGEMENT | COOLIDGE, AZ | $35,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MSI US | WASHINGTON, DC | $33,555 | 2025 | Mexico Program |
| IRIE FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | The Collectors film fund |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTH ATLANTIC | RALEIGH, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - NATIONAL OFFICE | SEATTLE, WA | $30,000 | 2025 | to support the Miami Chapter fund |
| ONEPA ACTIVIST UNITED | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $29,380 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MIDWEST ACCESS COALITION | CHICAGO, IL | $29,000 | 2025 | Fund Later Care |
| TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | AUSTIN, TX | $27,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INC | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | for abortion services and abortion rights |
| AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| REPROHUB | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | Information Services fund |
| VETERANS OF WAR | MANASSAS, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW ERA COLORADO FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PA ALLIANCE FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | Voter Project |
| INSTITUTO LAB LLC | PHOENIX, AZ | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE INC | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF GREATER MIAMI | MIAMI, FL | $24,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| JANES DUE PROCESS INC | AUSTIN, TX | $22,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| LILITH FUND | AUSTIN, TX | $21,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE LITTLE LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $21,000 | 2025 | Do Good Feel Good Programming Fund |
| LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF GEORGIA | MACON, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CATHOLICS FOR CHOICE | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | for Reproductive Rights in Florida |
| MIAMI ART MUSEUM OF DADE COUNTY ASSOCIATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SUSTAINABLE FOOD CENTER INC | AUSTIN, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ACTION FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY INC | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | College Campus 2024 fund |
| STATE INNOVATION EXCHANGE | MADISON, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | Reproductive Rights Program |
| THE LITTLE LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | The Little Lighthouse Foundation's Back to School program |
| ACTION FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY INC | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | North Carolina Program |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF FLORI | CORAL GABLES, FL | $17,500 | 2025 | To protect reproductive freedom in Florida |
| WEST ALABAMA WOMENS CENTER INC | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ABORTION COALITION FOR TELEMEDICINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BOULDER ABORTION FUND | BOULDER, CO | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE INC | PALM BCH GDNS, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | Abortion fund |
| WOMENS EMERGENCY NETWORK INC | MIAMI, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | abortion fund |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN CLINIC INC | MISSOULA, MT | $15,000 | 2025 | Abortion fund |
MARGARET BYRD RAWSON INSTITUTE INC
$130,000General & Unrestricted
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
$40,000PPFA and to affiliates with need, to fund abortions and contraceptives
IRIE FOUNDATION INC
$30,000General & Unrestricted
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - NATIONAL OFFICE
$30,000to support the Miami Chapter fund
TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$27,500General & Unrestricted
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INC
$25,000for abortion services and abortion rights
REPROHUB
$25,000Information Services fund
VETERANS OF WAR
$25,000General & Unrestricted
LILITH FUND
$21,500General & Unrestricted
THE LITTLE LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION INC
$21,000Do Good Feel Good Programming Fund
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF GEORGIA
$20,000General & Unrestricted
CATHOLICS FOR CHOICE
$20,000for Reproductive Rights in Florida
MIAMI ART MUSEUM OF DADE COUNTY ASSOCIATION INC
$20,000General & Unrestricted
ACTION FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY INC
$20,000College Campus 2024 fund
THE LITTLE LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION INC
$20,000The Little Lighthouse Foundation's Back to School program
ACTION FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY INC
$20,000North Carolina Program
To protect reproductive freedom in Florida
WEST ALABAMA WOMENS CENTER INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted
BOULDER ABORTION FUND
$15,000General & Unrestricted
EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE INC
$15,000Abortion fund
WOMENS EMERGENCY NETWORK INC
$15,000abortion fund