Private foundation · Warwick, RI

Pacifica Foundation

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Typical grant size
$2K $5K $20K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
24
Repeat grantees
18
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

E Paul Sorensen
TRUSTEE
Joan W Sorensen
TRUSTEE
Alice a Sorensen
DIRECTOR
Christian P Sorensen
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
38.3%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
222
Total grants awarded
$6.6M
Total amount
$30K
Average grant
$1.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$35K
1 grants
2023
$40K
1 grants
2022
$83K
3 grants
2021
$35K
1 grants
2020
$50K
2 grants
2019
$2.9M
36 grants
2018
$650K
33 grants
2017
$1.8M
34 grants
2016
$363K
29 grants
2015
$267K
24 grants
2014
$254K
28 grants
2013
$191K
30 grants

Top recipients

22 grants · RI · ✓ Exact match
$3.0M
29 grants · WA
$720K
10 grants · RI · ≈ likely match
$601K
3 grants · RI · ✓ Exact match
$425K
Nativity Preparatory School
9 grants · MA
$325K
7 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$258K
13 grants · RI · ✓ Exact match
$155K
7 grants · RI · ✓ Exact match
$133K
7 grants · RI · ✓ Exact match
$131K
7 grants · ME · ✓ Exact match
$127K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

School of Choice Education Organization
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
IL · TY 2024
$35K
School of Choice Education Organization
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
IL · TY 2023
$40K
School of Choice Education Organization
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
IL · TY 2022
$50K
Nativity Preparatory School
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
MA · TY 2022
$30K
Goals Haiti
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
WA · TY 2022
$3K
School of Choice Education Organization
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
IL · TY 2021
$35K
School of Choice Education Organization
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
IL · TY 2020
$40K
Nativity Preparatory School
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
MA · TY 2020
$10K
Brown University
BROWN PROMISE II
RI · TY 2019
$1.0M
Brown University
CJENKINS - 04/20/20 02:12PM WORKSHEET PRIVATE FOUNDATION
RI · TY 2019
$500K
Moses Brown School
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$457K
Sophia Academy
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$270K
Brown University
CAROLE LARSON GARDEN
RI · TY 2019
$164K
Lincoln School
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$105K
Prairie View A&m
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
TX · TY 2019
$50K
Community Musicworks
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$50K
School of Choice Education Organization
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
IL · TY 2019
$48K
Ucap
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$35K
Nativity Preparatory School
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
MA · TY 2019
$30K
Help
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
NY · TY 2019
$25K
Community Preparatory School
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$20K
Haitian Project
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
RI · TY 2019
$20K
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
ME · TY 2019
$20K
Brotherhood Sister Sol
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
NY · TY 2019
$10K
Island Health & Wellness Foundation
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
ME · TY 2019
$10K
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
ME · TY 2019
$10K
Haitian Project
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$5K
Ri Philharmonic
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$5K
Woodlawn Catholic Regional School
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$5K
Island Nursing Home
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
ME · TY 2019
$5K
St Mary's Home for Children
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$4K
Pembroke Center Associates
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$3K
Brown University
ANNUAL FUND
RI · TY 2019
$3K
Cam Neely Cancer Fund
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
MA · TY 2019
$3K
Haven of Grace Minstries
CJENKINS - 04/20/20 02:12PM WORKSHEET PRIVATE FOUNDATION
RI · TY 2019
$3K
Tides Center
PALESTINE LEGAL
CA · TY 2019
$3K
Ark Animal Shelter
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
ME · TY 2019
$2K
Friends of the Library Brown University
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
RI · TY 2019
$2K
Southside Community Land Trust
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$1K
Wespac Foundation
LEAP
NY · TY 2019
$1K
Moses Brown School
JEFF SHANK FOUNDATION
RI · TY 2019
$1K
National Ms Society
RI CHAPTER GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$1K
Blackstone Arc
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$1K
Providence Animal Rescue League
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2019
$1K
Brown University
CAROLE LARSON GARDEN
RI · TY 2018
$167K
Brown University
MARTY GRANOFF PROFESSOR FUND
RI · TY 2018
$100K
Brown University
HEMMASI ROOM AT JOHN HAY LIBRARY
RI · TY 2018
$51K
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
ME · TY 2018
$50K
Opera House Arts
DEBT RETIRING
ME · TY 2018
$50K
Fund for Ucap
GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION
RI · TY 2018
$35K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.