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THE PETERS FAMILY FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 916505643 · Form 990PF · FY2025 · NTEE T20 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$242K
expenses
$23K
net assets
$1.6M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

The Peters Family Foundation is a private foundation based in New York that supports a range of charitable organizations through unrestricted grants. Its giving spans causes such as education, disability services, disaster relief, and health, with recipients including Saint Thomas School, Empowering Abilities, and Save the Children. The foundation operates exclusively as a grantmaker, funding established nonprofits across the United States.

named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

Unrestricted Grantmaking
Provides general operating support grants to nonprofit organizations across various sectors including education, disability services, and disaster relief
activities · 3 groups

What they do

financials · form 990PF · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$242K
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue
Investment income$59K25%
Other revenue$182K
expenses
Total expenses$23K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$275K
balance sheet
Total assets$1.60M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$1.60M
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +17.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 2
  • JANICE C PETERS — TRUSTEE
  • MICHAEL P PETERS — TRUSTEE
relationships · 8

Who they work with

  • CF FOUNDATION Partner — Receives unrestricted general support grants from The Peters Family Foundation.
  • CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDTAION Partner — Receives unrestricted general support grants from The Peters Family Foundation.
  • EMPOWERING ABILITIES Partner — Receives unrestricted general support grants from The Peters Family Foundation.
  • HANDICAPPED DEVELOPMENT CENTER Partner — Receives unrestricted general support grants from The Peters Family Foundation.
  • LA WILDFIRE RESPONSE Save the Children Partner — Receives unrestricted general support grants from The Peters Family Foundation.
  • SAINT THOMAS SCHOOL Partner — Receives unrestricted general support grants from The Peters Family Foundation.
  • SAVE THE CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND Partner — Receives unrestricted general support grants from The Peters Family Foundation.
  • VIRGINIA MASON FOUNDATION Partner — Receives unrestricted general support grants from The Peters Family Foundation.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Unrestricted Grantmaking
    methodology: unrestricted_grantmaking
    By providing unrestricted grants, the foundation increases grantees' operational flexibility and enables them to act on self-determined priorities, leading to more responsive and effective programming because organizations closest to the work are best positioned to allocate resources.