The Pershing Square Foundation
EIN 208068401Total Given 2020–2024
$96.8M
320 grants · $19.4M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$200K
typical big bets · $94K–$250K
grant size
20%
balanced · 25/127 multi-year
repeat
$547.3M
Assets (2024)
127
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(212) 949-8700
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $33.5M | $246.6M | $21.2M | 122 |
| 2022 | $18.2M | $474.2M | $106.3M | 48 |
| 2023 | $28.2M | $502.0M | $22.2M | 82 |
| 2024 | $16.9M | $547.3M | $36.2M | 68 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 320 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$94K
Median
$200K
Average
$302K
75th Pctl
$250K
Maximum
$6.2M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (320 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $6,250,000 | General Support | 2020 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund - Fidelity Daf | Boston, MA | $4,000,000 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS | 2022 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | $2,800,000 | General Support | 2020 |
| University of Oxford | Oxford, None | $2,354,108 | SUPPORT FOR THE OXFORD GLOBAL LEADERSHIP CENTRE | 2022 |
| University of Oxford | Oxford, None | $2,221,936 | SUPPORT FOR THE OXFORD GLOBAL LEADERSHIP CENTRE | 2023 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | $2,100,000 | SUPPORT FOR THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION IMMIGRANT OPPORTUNITY FUND | 2022 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | $2,100,000 | THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION IMMIGRANT OPPORTUNITY FUND | 2023 |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY | $2,000,000 | General Support | 2020 |
| US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,900,000 | General Support/ Team USA Sport Performance Ambassador Program, Athlete Relief Fund, and Team USA Service & Hope Awards | 2020 |
| Target Als | New York, NY | $1,500,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF TARGET ALSS MISSION AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2023 |
| The Dalton School | New York, NY | $1,300,727 | Dalton Centennial Campaign | 2020 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $1,000,219 | General Support | 2020 |
| Signature Theatre Company | New York, NY | $1,000,219 | General Support | 2020 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | General Support | 2020 |
| Measures for Justice | Rochester, NY | $1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Innocence Project Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE INNOCENCE PROJECT POLICY TEAM | 2023 |
| Measures for Justice | Rochester, NY | $1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Signature Theatre Company Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | SIGNATURE CENTER CAPITAL PROJECT & STC TICKET ACCESS INITIATIVE | 2023 |
| Barnes-Jewish Hospital | Saint Louis, MO | $950,209 | General Support | 2020 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | $800,000 | General Support | 2020 |
| The Broad Institute of Mit and Harvard | Cambridge, MA | $750,000 | RESEARCH PROJECT: "PROGRAMMABLE THERAPEUTICS: BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NEXT WAVE OF MEDICINE" | 2024 |
| Global Impact | Alexandria, VA | $650,000 | MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR INJURED IN WAR ZONES | 2023 |
| Global Impact | Alexandria, VA | $650,000 | MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR INJURED IN WAR ZONES | 2023 |
| US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $600,000 | General Support | 2020 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Bronx, NY | $600,000 | PERSHING SQUARE SOHN PRIZE FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS IN CANCER RESEARCH | 2022 |