Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 88-2918646
Foundation Overview
Based in Redmond, WA, Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation has awarded 92 grants totaling $72,348,602 to organizations in Michigan, Texas and 12 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $10,000 to $4,700,000, with a median award of $500,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
52 of 62 recipients (84%) were new grantees. Recent establishment means most partnerships are naturally new. Pattern may not reflect long-term preferences.
Geographic Focus
Grants are geographically diversified with 25% in District of Columbia and funding distributed across 16 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within District of Columbia, funding concentrates in Washington (100%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 494% growth in annual giving over 1 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (58%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advancing Girls Education In Africa Inc | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support Age Africa's Work With The Ludzi Girls Secondary School In Malawi. | 2023 |
| Advertising Council Inc | $1,850,000 | New York, NY, US | For Additional Support Of The Sound It Out Campaign, A Project Aimed To Help Parents And Caregivers Have Meaningful Conversations About Emotional Wellbeing With Their Middle Schoolers. | 2023 |
| America Achieves Inc | $1,500,000 | New York, NY, US | To Support Place-based Economic And Workforce Education And Development. | 2023 |
| Array Alliance Inc | $1,000,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Support Array Alliance's General Operations. | 2023 |
| Astraea Foundation Inc | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | To Support The Lesbians Who Tech Project, Aimed At Raising Awareness Of And Removing Barriers For Advancement Of Mid And Senior Level Women In Tech. | 2023 |
| Camfed International | $1,000,000 | Cambridge, Foreign, UK | To Support Camfed International's General Operations. | 2023 |
| Canopy Planet Society | $1,000,000 | Vancouver, BC, CA | To Support Canopy's General Operations. | 2023 |
| Center For Community Change | $1,500,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Maven Collaborative Project, Aimed At Raising Awareness And Conducting Research On Economic Justice. | 2023 |
| Equis Institute | $500,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support Equis Institute's General Operations. | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | $50,000 | Hartsdale, NY, US | To Support The Black Girl's Guide To Surviving Menopause Project, Aimed At The Advancement Of Education Related To Menopause. | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | $100,000 | Hartsdale, NY, US | To Support Equality Labs, A Project Aimed At Ending Caste Apartheid, Gender Based Violence, Islamophobia, And White Supremacy. | 2023 |
| Global Fund For Women Inc | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support The We Can't Breathe Project's General Operations. | 2023 |
| Hopelab Foundation Inc | $200,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support The Responsible Tech Youth Power Fund, Supporting Youth-led Organizations Educating About Healthy Engagement With Technology. | 2023 |
| Hopewell Fund | $500,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support Hopewell Fund's Leadership Now Education Fund, Educating Women Business Leaders About Political Power On A Nonpartisan Basis. | 2023 |
| Hopewell Fund | $2,400,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Civic (Re)solve Education Fund, A Project Working To Build A Thriving Democracy Through Organizations That Support Diverse And Enduring Civic Capacity In Communities Throughout The United States. | 2023 |
| Inseparable Inc | $800,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support Inseparable's General Operations. | 2023 |
| Issue One | $250,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support A Training Program Aimed At Ensuring Safe And Secure Elections And Creating Stronger Election Infrastructure. | 2023 |
| Legacy Global Programs | $500,000 | Mesa, AZ, US | To Support A Project Aimed At Solving The Problem Of Underinvestment In Underrepresented Groups By Thinking Differently And Raising Awareness About How Fund Managers Can Raise Capital, Build Companies To Success And Generate Inclusive Wealth. | 2023 |
| Let's Talk Menopause Inc | $100,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | To Support Let's Talk Menopause's General Operations. | 2023 |
| Lexington Observer Inc | $600,000 | Lexington, MA, US | To Support A "Local News Hub" Project Aimed At Increasing The Capacity Of Local Newsrooms To Report On Womens Political Leadership. | 2023 |
| Mamma's Hands | $20,000 | Issaquah, WA, US | For General Operating Support. | 2023 |
| Management Leadership For Tomorrow | $750,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | To Provide Education And Skill Development For Historically Underrepresented People In The Tech Sector. | 2023 |
| Me Too International Inc | $500,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Support Me Too International's General Operations. | 2023 |
| Mental Health Leadership Initiative Inc | $700,000 | Metuchen, NJ, US | To Support The Kennedy Forum's General Operations. | 2023 |
| National Partnership For Women And Families Inc | $1,600,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support Npwf's General Operations. | 2023 |
| National Press Foundation Inc | $121,346 | Washington, DC, US | To Support A Journalist Training Program. | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | $750,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support Nvfs Project, The League, In Its Efforts To Raise Public Awareness Of Womens Leadership And Underscore The Importance Of Equal Representation. | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | $1,000,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Clean Slate Initiative Project, Which Advocates For And Supports Implementation Of Laws That Support Clearance Of Criminal Records Post-sentence In The United States. | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | $195,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support Hx Design Lab Project, Developing New Solutions To Increase Young People's Healthy Engagement With Technology. | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | $4,700,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Headstream Ecosystem Initiative, A Project Aimed At Fueling Exploration And Growth Across The Youth Digital Wellbeing Ecosystem. | 2023 |
| Panorama Global | $302,500 | Seattle, WA, US | To Provide Bridge Funding For The Ascend Fund, Supporting Education And Training For Women And Girls About Leadership And The Political Process On A Non-partisan Basis. | 2023 |
| Panorama Global | $100,000 | Seattle, WA, US | To Support Lift Our Voices Project's Open-source Research Activities. | 2023 |
| Panorama Global | $2,700,000 | Seattle, WA, US | To Support The Ascend Fund, A Collaborative Fund Supporting Efforts To Educate And Train Women And Girls About Leadership And The Political Process On A Non-partisan Basis. | 2023 |
| Panorama Global | $100,000 | Seattle, WA, US | To Provide Further Bridge Funding For The Ascend Fund, Educating And Training Women About Leadership And The Political Process On A Non-partisan Basis. | 2023 |
| Peer Health Exchange Inc | $300,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Peer Health Exchange's General Operations. | 2023 |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | $112,199 | Cambridge, MA, US | To Support The Center For Human Experience And Digital Thriving Program, Aimed At Shifting The Way The Public Thinks About Technology And Its Role In Our Lives. | 2023 |
| Representwomen | $500,000 | Silver Spring, MD, US | To Support Representwomen's General Operations. | 2023 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | $1,000,000 | New York, NY, US | To Support A Fund Aimed At Transforming Care Systems And Supports For Caregivers So All Families Can Thrive And Live With Dignity In A Prosperous And Equitable Economy. | 2023 |
| Rosalynn Carter Institute For Caregivers Inc | $500,000 | Americus, GA, US | To Support Rosalynn Carter Institute For Caregivers' General Operations. | 2023 |
| Rutgers University Foundation | $2,306,200 | New Brunswick, NJ, US | To Support The Center For American Women And Politics, Providing Data Analysis And Research On Womens Political Participation. | 2023 |
| Save The Children Federation Inc | $150,000 | Fairfield, CT, US | To Support Save The Children's General Operations. | 2023 |
| School-based Health Alliance | $2,400,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The School-based Health Care Coordination Initiative Project, Seeking To Increase Access To High-quality Health Care In Schools. | 2023 |
| Seventh Generation Fund For Indigenous Peoples Inc | $400,000 | Arcata, CA, US | To Support Seventh Generation Fund For Indigenous People's General Operations. | 2023 |
| Surgo Health Pbc | $2,009,141 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Exposing The Invisible Epidemic: Equity-first Youth Mental Health Tracker Project, Educating About Youth Wellbeing Via A Reliable, Comprehensive, And Equity-focused Measure Of Youth Wellbeing. | 2023 |
| The 19th News | $225,000 | Austin, TX, US | To Support The 19th News' General Operations. | 2023 |
| The Associated Press | $85,000 | New York, NY, US | To Support A Series Of Stories And Reports To Better Understand Gender And Racial Inequities In Our Culture, Strategies That Are Working To Find Solutions To Those Inequities And Identifying Where Problems Still Exist. | 2023 |
| The Computing Research Association Inc | $1,500,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support Efforts To Increase Number Of Women Pursuing And Completing Phds In Computer Science. | 2023 |
| The Highland Project Inc | $510,000 | New York, NY, US | To Support The Highland Projects General Operations. | 2023 |
| The Jed Foundation | $1,142,600 | New York, NY, US | To Provide Technical Assistance, Training, And Education For Implementation Of Jed High School. | 2023 |
| The Representation Project | $250,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | To Support The Representation Project's General Operations. | 2023 |
| The Trevor Project Inc | $700,000 | West Hollywood, CA, US | To Support The Trevor Project's General Operations. | 2023 |
| Think Of Us | $1,000,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support Think Of Us' General Operations. | 2023 |
| Tides Center | $500,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Support The Vcinlude Project, Aimed At Increasing Awareness Of How Investment Into Historically Underrepresented Leaders Can Drive Economic Growth. | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | $360,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support The Sister District Education Fund Project, Conducting Research, Educating, And Convening Stakeholders To Support Womens Leadership At The State Level. | 2023 |
| Translash Media Inc | $125,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | To Support Translash's General Operations. | 2023 |
| University Of Southern California | $500,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Support An Annenburg Inclusion Initiative Project, Educating And Activating Men As Allies In The Entertainment Space To Advance Women's Equality. | 2023 |
| University Of Washington Foundation | $429,916 | Seattle, WA, US | To Support A Forefront Suicide Prevention Project, Addressing Youth Suicide By Lowering Barriers For Accessing Mental Health Assets Within Communities. | 2023 |
| Vote Mama Foundation Inc | $525,000 | Amityville, NY, US | To Support Vote Mama Foundation's General Operations. | 2023 |
| Voterunlead | $1,250,000 | Hartsdale, NY, US | To Support Voterunlead's General Operations. | 2023 |
| William J Brennan Jr Center For Justice Inc | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | To Support A Research Project Aimed At Understanding And Responding To Threats And Violence That Hinder Full Democratic Participation And Equal Political Opportunity. | 2023 |
| Women In Film | $375,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Support Women In Film's Work To Educate And Activate Men As Allies In The Entertainment Space To Advance Women's Equality. | 2023 |
| Womens Public Leadership Network | $500,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | To Support Wpln's General Operations. | 2023 |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | $2,000,000 | Detroit, MI, US | To Support The Decolonizing Wealth Project, A Racial Equity Education Program. | 2022 |
| Baby Cakes And Brunch | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | To Support Shades Of Blue Project, A Program Dedicated To Helping Women Before, During And After Childbirth With Community Resources, Mental Health Advocacy, Treatment And Support. | 2022 |
| Me Too International Inc | $500,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Support To Strengthen The Capacity Of A Global, And Survivor-led, Movement Against Sexual Violence. | 2022 |
| Moore Impact Inc | $2,000,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Support To Advance The Organization's Mission To Help Changemakers Solve Some Of The World's Greatest Challenges. | 2022 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | $75,000 | New York, NY, US | To Raise Public Awareness For Women Of Color Transforming Democracy Throughout The Country. | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund | $181,900 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Coworker.org Project, A Global Peer-based Awareness-raising Platform Designed To Help Workers Make Positive Changes In The Workplace. | 2022 |
| Panorama Global | $300,000 | Seattle, WA, US | To Support Lift Our Voices Project's Open-source Research Activities. | 2022 |
| School-based Health Alliance | $538,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Research And Develop A Multi-pronged Approach To Address The Lack Of Care Coordinators In Schools. | 2022 |
| Seattle Foundation | $2,000,000 | Seattle, WA, US | To Support The Black Future Co-op Fund, A Project Aimed At Improving Generational Wealth, Health, And Well-being To Washington Individuals And Organizations Have Been Systematically Under-resourced. | 2022 |
| Turnout Activism Inc | $250,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Support For The Organization's Mission To Strengthen Democracy By Increasing High Impact Youth Civic Action. | 2022 |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | $2,000,000 | Detroit, MI, US | To Support The Decolonizing Wealth Project, A Racial Equity Education Program. | 2022 |
| Baby Cakes And Brunch | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | To Support Shades Of Blue Project, A Program Dedicated To Helping Women Before, During And After Childbirth With Community Resources, Mental Health Advocacy, Treatment And Support. | 2022 |
| Me Too International Inc | $500,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Support To Strengthen The Capacity Of A Global, And Survivor-led, Movement Against Sexual Violence. | 2022 |
| Moore Impact Inc | $2,000,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Support To Advance The Organization's Mission To Help Changemakers Solve Some Of The World's Greatest Challenges. | 2022 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | $75,000 | New York, NY, US | To Raise Public Awareness For Women Of Color Transforming Democracy Throughout The Country. | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund | $181,900 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Coworker.org Project, A Global Peer-based Awareness-raising Platform Designed To Help Workers Make Positive Changes In The Workplace. | 2022 |
| Panorama Global | $300,000 | Seattle, WA, US | To Support Lift Our Voices Project's Open-source Research Activities. | 2022 |
| School-based Health Alliance | $538,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Research And Develop A Multi-pronged Approach To Address The Lack Of Care Coordinators In Schools. | 2022 |
| Seattle Foundation | $2,000,000 | Seattle, WA, US | To Support The Black Future Co-op Fund, A Project Aimed At Improving Generational Wealth, Health, And Well-being To Washington Individuals And Organizations Have Been Systematically Under-resourced. | 2022 |
| Turnout Activism Inc | $250,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Support For The Organization's Mission To Strengthen Democracy By Increasing High Impact Youth Civic Action. | 2022 |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | $2,000,000 | Detroit, MI, US | To Support The Decolonizing Wealth Project, A Racial Equity Education Program. | 2022 |
| Baby Cakes And Brunch | $250,000 | Houston, TX, US | To Support Shades Of Blue Project, A Program Dedicated To Helping Women Before, During And After Childbirth With Community Resources, Mental Health Advocacy, Treatment And Support. | 2022 |
| Me Too International Inc | $500,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Support To Strengthen The Capacity Of A Global, And Survivor-led, Movement Against Sexual Violence. | 2022 |
| Moore Impact Inc | $2,000,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Support To Advance The Organization's Mission To Help Changemakers Solve Some Of The World's Greatest Challenges. | 2022 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | $75,000 | New York, NY, US | To Raise Public Awareness For Women Of Color Transforming Democracy Throughout The Country. | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund | $181,900 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Coworker.org Project, A Global Peer-based Awareness-raising Platform Designed To Help Workers Make Positive Changes In The Workplace. | 2022 |
| Panorama Global | $300,000 | Seattle, WA, US | To Support Lift Our Voices Project's Open-source Research Activities. | 2022 |
| School-based Health Alliance | $538,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Research And Develop A Multi-pronged Approach To Address The Lack Of Care Coordinators In Schools. | 2022 |
| Seattle Foundation | $2,000,000 | Seattle, WA, US | To Support The Black Future Co-op Fund, A Project Aimed At Improving Generational Wealth, Health, And Well-being To Washington Individuals And Organizations Have Been Systematically Under-resourced. | 2022 |
| Turnout Activism Inc | $250,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Support For The Organization's Mission To Strengthen Democracy By Increasing High Impact Youth Civic Action. | 2022 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 88-2918646 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Director | Melinda French Gates |
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| President & Treasurer | John Sage |
| Vice President & Secretary | Brooke Anderson |
Forms 990-PF
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