About Pimco Foundation
The PIMCO Foundation supports social progress and impact by funding high-performing nonprofit organizations and amplifying employee generosity through philanthropy, volunteering and pro bono expertise, with a focus on zero hunger and gender equality.
Focus Areas
Zero HungerNutritionFood BankingSustainable AgricultureGender EqualityEconomic empowerment for women and girlsNonprofit capacity-buildingVolunteer engagement
Funding Style
unrestricted supportgeneral operating supportflexible funding
About Pimco Foundation
The Pimco Foundation’s recent grantmaking is marked by very large unrestricted awards to recipients in Newport Beach, California, including $7,453,884 in 2023 and $6,766,903 in 2025 to See Attached. That pattern fits a foundation that uses flexible funding to support high-performing nonprofit organizations rather than narrow project-only grants. Its stated priorities center on Zero Hunger and Gender Equality, with support extending to food banking, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, economic empowerment for women and girls, and nonprofit capacity-building. The foundation also pairs philanthropy with employee generosity through volunteering and pro bono expertise, so its social impact work is not limited to grant dollars alone. Another recent award, $4,299,231 in 2024 to See Attached, reinforces the scale and consistency of its support. The Pimco Foundation’s grantmaking is described as global in program scope, but the current grant record provided here shows all recipients in California. For researchers, the clearest signal is that this foundation favors substantial, flexible support for aligned nonprofits working on hunger, nutrition, and gender equality.
What Pimco Foundation Funds
Zero Hunger is a core theme for The Pimco Foundation. Its active grantmaking program says support goes to on-the-ground services and sustainable food banking and nutrition initiatives, with attention to food security and food banking. Gender equality is the other central pillar, including economic empowerment for women and girls. The foundation also backs nonprofit capacity-building, indicating interest in organizational strength as well as direct service delivery. A scholarship program is also active under the Pimco name, supporting emerging leaders in the United States through the Future Leaders Scholarship. That adds an education and leadership-development dimension to the foundation’s work. Across these areas, the common thread is flexible philanthropic support tied to the foundation’s global priorities rather than a single issue or one delivery model.
How Pimco Foundation Gives
The Pimco Foundation’s typical grant size is large: the 25th percentile is $5,087,894, the median is $5,876,558, and the 75th percentile is $6,665,221. The recent record also shows multi-million-dollar unrestricted awards, suggesting a high-dollar, flexible grantmaking style. The data provided does not show a repeating roster of named grantees across multiple years because the recent grants are listed as See Attached. The foundation is a corporate philanthropy program, not an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments. One active scholarship program accepts applications, while the main grantmaking program does not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.8M
Total Assets
$157.8M
Total Revenue
$25.9M
Total Expenses
$7.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5.1M and $6.7M, with a median of $5.9M.
25th Percentile
$5.1M
Median
$5.9M
75th Percentile
$6.7M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JEFFREY PARKER
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