The Pakis Family Foundation
Phoenix, AZ · EIN 86-0846617. Reported 144 grants totalling $4,534,000 to 96 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For The Pakis Family Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a public foundation -- a grantmaker that raises its money from many sources rather than from one donor (NTEE T30Z).
- How spread out its giving is. 96 distinct organizations, with 8% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 36% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,500. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valleywise Health Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $363,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Step-Student Expedition Program Inc | Tucson, AZ | $330,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Arizona Community Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $196,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Local First Arizona Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Human Services Campus | Phoenix, AZ | $145,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities Community Services Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sandra Day Oconnor Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Step Student Expedition Program | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Welcome to America Project | Tempe, AZ | $93,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Umom New Day Centers Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hustle USA | Phoenix, AZ | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Barrow Neurological Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Circle the City | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| City of Phoenix - Finance Departmentaccounts Payable | Phoenix, AZ | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sojourner Center | Phoenix, AZ | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Sandra Day O'connor Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grand Canyon Trust Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Diocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent De Paul Diocese Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $59,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rector Wardens & Vestrymen of St Matthews Parish | Pacific Plsds, CA | $56,500 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University | Tempe, AZ | $56,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Bloedel Reserve | Bainbridge Is, WA | $52,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Barrow Neurological Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childhelp Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fresh Start Women's Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fsl Programs | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Human Services Campus Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family and Childrens Service Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lighthouse for Hope Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Partnership for Economic Innovation | Tempe, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| People Incorporated | Eagan, MN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Phoenix Gospel Mission | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Translational Genomics Research Institute Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bainbridge Island Historical Society | Bainbridge Is, WA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mothers Grace | Scottsdale, AZ | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Episcopal Parish of St Barnabas on the Desert | Paradise Vly, AZ | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fresh Start Womens Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Arizona Humane Society | Phoenix, AZ | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christ Church Lutheran | Phoenix, AZ | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hunkapi Programs Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| New Pathways for Youth Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizona Apparel Foundation | Tempe, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Crisis Arizona | Mesa, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Creighton Community Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elaine | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Empower College Prep | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grand Canyon Trust | Flagstaff, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Military Assistance Mission Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Startupaz Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Travis Mills Foundation | Mount Vernon, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tia Foundation Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Saint Matthew's Parish School | Pacific Palisades, CA | $21,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul | Phoenix, AZ | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizona Humane Society | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bainbridge Island Museum of Art | Bainbridge Is, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Be a Leader Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phoenix Childrens Hospital Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Phoenix Rescue Mission | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center | Phoenix, AZ | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Atascadero High School | Atascadero, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Desert Botanical Garden | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mystic Seaport Museum Inc | Mystic, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One Hundred Angels | Cave Creek, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| People Incorporated | Eagan, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christ Lutheran Church and School | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation for St Vincent and the Grenadines Inc | Hebron, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Everwood Farmstead Foundation Corporation | Glenwood City, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Healthnetwork Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hunkapi Programs Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Local First Arizona Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mother's Grace | Scottsdale, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Paradise Valley Mountain Preserve Trust | Paradise Valley, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| State Forty Eight Foundation | Chandler, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Be Kind People Project Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tia Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trends Charitable Fund | Scottsdale, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| U S-Ukraine Foundation | Falls Church, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of New Mexico Foundation Incorporated | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save the Family Foundation of Arizona | Mesa, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Human Services Campus Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pal Experiences Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Southwest Heritage Foundation | Tempe, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
31 of 96 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Step Student Expedition Program
DESIGNATED SUPPORT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT - Catholic Charities Community Services Inc
DESIGNATED SUPPORT FOR THE MANA HOUSE FOR VETERANS IN HONOR OF COVID-19 CRISIS RELIEF EFFORTS - Local First Arizona Foundation
DESIGNATED SUPPORT FOR COVID-19 CRISIS RELIEF EFFORTS - Mayo Clinic Arizona
DESIGNATED SUPPORT FOR THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE FUND IN HONOR OF COVID-19 CRISIS RELIEF EFFORTS - City of Phoenix - Finance Departmentaccounts Payable
DESIGNATED TO THE PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE FUND - Sandra Day O'connor Institute
DESIGNATED SUPPORT FOR "LADIES OF THE COURT AND FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 56 of 96 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 44 | $1,494,000 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 45 | $1,659,000 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 25 | $652,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $729,000 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
83% of its giving went to organizations in Arizona. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $20,500 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Arizona.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Pakis Family Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 35 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 2201 E Camelback Rd 405B, Phoenix, AZ, 85016.
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