About Pace Family Foundation
The Pace Family Foundation makes a small number of relatively large operational support grants to local nonprofits addressing basic needs, community resilience, and conservation. Recent awards fund food security, rental/housing stability, land conservation, and animal welfare, suggesting a preference for pragmatic, place-based organizations doing direct service or stewardship work. Grants are unrestricted (operational) and appear targeted to organizations with clear community impact rather than national advocacy groups.
Focus Areas
Food security and hunger relief (local hunger initiatives/food banks)Land conservation and regional land trusts (Tennessee River Gorge and similar preserves)Housing stability and rental assistance programsLocal animal rescue and animal welfare organizations
Giving Approach
Concentrated portfolio with a few sizable grants per cycle (four grants totaling $375K), all designated for operational support; supports mid- to small-sized local organizations rather than national intermediaries, with no evidence of long-term multi-year pledges or repeat funding in this snapshot.
Funding Style
operational supportunrestricted / general operating support
About Pace Family Foundation
The Pace Family Foundation Inc repeatedly backs operational support for organizations working on basic needs, housing stability, conservation, and animal welfare. Its recent activity includes a $125,000 grant to Wyoming Hunger Initiative in Cheyenne for operational support, alongside $100,000 to Tennessee River Gorge Trust in Chattanooga for the same purpose. Those awards sit at the top of a pattern of relatively large unrestricted grants rather than many small awards. The foundation’s giving also reaches local groups in Georgia, Tennessee, Montana, Pennsylvania, and beyond, suggesting a portfolio built around place-based organizations with direct community roles. The grant list points to a preference for steady institutional support. Recipients include food-security providers, land trusts, animal rescue groups, museums, and service organizations, all funded as operating support. That mix shows a funder that supports both immediate relief and long-term stewardship, with grants aimed at helping organizations maintain capacity rather than finance a single project. The same grant type appears across multiple years in the recent record, indicating a consistent approach to unrestricted support.
What Pace Family Foundation Funds
Food security appears as a clear theme in the foundation’s recent grants. Wyoming Hunger Initiative received $25,000 in 2025 and another $25,000 in 2023, both for operational support. Housing stability is another recurring area. HHCF-Roots Rental Assistance Fund #16145 in Sarasota received $100,000 for operational support, matching the foundation’s preference for unrestricted backing of direct-service work. The foundation also funds land conservation and stewardship. Tennessee River Gorge Trust in Chattanooga received $100,000 in 2025 and $20,000 in another 2025 grant, both labeled operational support. Animal welfare and local community services also appear in the record. Hart County Animal Rescue in Hartwell received $50,000, and Hart County Humane Society in Hartwell received $10,000, each as operational support.
How Pace Family Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in the five-figure range, with p25 at $5,000, median at $10,000, and p75 at $18,000. The recent record also includes several larger awards, showing a wide spread above the median. Grants are consistently labeled operational support, which indicates an unrestricted or general-support style. Repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023 and 2025 suggest ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is structured as a family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1M
Total Assets
$57K
Total Revenue
$400K
Total Expenses
$466K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $18K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$18K
Geographic Reach
National14 states funded
About 31% of grants go to recipients in GA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Pace Family Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Pace Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 70 | $1.2M | 98.6% |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | $1K |
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