PRINCE Charitable Trusts

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Joffrey Ballet

Photo Credit: Kim Ervin, Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Boys and Girls Club of Newport

Newport, RI

Washington, DC

Chicago, IL

Three generations ago, Frederick H. Prince and his wife Abbie Norman Prince established a philanthropic legacy by creating the Prince Charitable Trusts. Over time, their heirs have created giving programs in cities where the Prince family has deep and long-standing ties: Chicago, Illinois; Washington, DC; and, Newport, Rhode Island.

Today, our giving remains concentrated in these geographic areas, while also reflecting a widening circle of compassion, demonstrated by our support of the arts, environment, youth, health and other areas of giving.

We are a family foundation that believes in the capacity of non-profit organizations to change lives, to improve communities and to advance ideas. In standing with the organizations we fund, we strive to add muscle to their might with operating, project, and capacity-building grants and special awards for their often unique and unheralded work.

We are the Prince Charitable Trusts. We were established in 1947, and what matters most to us has always mattered to us: compassionate, committed and responsive philanthropy. We invite you to get to know us and the organizations we support.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Alliance for the Great Lakes

2022 Giving

Total $6,678,330

Does not include the MacArthur Fund for the Arts at Prince, which totaled 2,055,148 in 2022 or Prince-MARPAT, which totaled $77,000

Breakdown of Our Giving

Areas of Interest

ARTS AND CULTURE, CULTURAL HERITAGE | $1,136,330
CAPITAL (CHICAGO and NEWPORT) | $510,000
ENVIRONMENT | $2,198,000
HEALTH ( CHICAGO and DC) | $907,000
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES (NEWPORT) | $581,500
JUST DEMOCRACY | $465,000
OTHER | $305,500
YOUTH (CHICAGO) | $575,000

Photo Credit: Kate Whitney Lucey Photography, courtesy of MLK Community Center

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Anacostia Business Development

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Kartemquin

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Newport Tree Conservancy

Photo Credit: Courtesy of John F. Kennedy Center Washington National Opera

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Millennium Park

What to know now

Information about our upcoming funding opportunities, deadlines and partner programming

Grants Portal Change:

PCT has transitioned from eGrants to GoApply, a new application portal. It is our hope that this new portal will be a more user friendly way to submit grant applications. If you have ever used GoApply for any funder, you will use the same username and password for your Prince Charitable Trusts application. If you have never used GoApply, you will need to register for a new account even if you were previously registered through eGrant, our old system. To register, you will need your organization’s EIN (Employer Identification Number).

Chicago

Environmental Justice Deadline – August 14 @ 5pm
Please note: We are only able to accept applications from organizations that received funding in 2022.

Washington, DC

Here are the topics under consideration for funding in the Washington, DC, program in 2023.

Spring 2023

Fields: Arts & Culture; Resilient/Equitable Land Use, Livable Communities, Just Democracy

Invitations

January/February, 2023 – Invitations to submit proposals sent to organizations.

Applications Due:

February 27, 2023

Fall 2023

Fields: Regenerative Agriculture/Food Justice, Livable Communities, Health and Well-being, Parkinson’s Research and Services

Invitations

August 2023 – Invitations to submit proposals sent to organizations

Applications Due

September 15, 2023

Newport

Applications Due

Monday, June 12 @ 4pm EST

Please note: We are not accepting new proposals in our Newport program this year. Organizations who received funding in 2022 are welcome to apply.

Meet a grantee

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