Our grant-making guidelines

The Trusts make grants only to charitable organizations that are exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are classified as public charities under Sections 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2).

• The Trusts do not fund projects that promote or proselytize any religion. While we do fund the projects of faith-based organizations, those projects must be secular in nature

• The Trusts do not fund organizations that discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any veteran’s status.

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Our grant-making guidelines

The Trusts make grants only to charitable organizations that are exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are classified as public charities under Sections 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2).

• The Trusts do not fund projects that promote or proselytize any religion. While we do fund the projects of faith-based organizations, those projects must be secular in nature

• The Trusts do not fund organizations that discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any veteran’s status.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of The Preservation Society of Newport County

Our grant-making guidelines

The Trusts make grants only to charitable organizations that are exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are classified as public charities under Sections 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2).

• The Trusts do not fund projects that promote or proselytize any religion. While we do fund the projects of faith-based organizations, those projects must be secular in nature

• The Trusts do not fund organizations that discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any veteran’s status.

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Chicago

2025 Total
$2,468,258

*Prince Foundation grants not included in the totals

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Other 19% Arts and
Culture
Sports-Based
Youth Development
Health Environmental
Justice
36% 6% 7% 30%

Washington

2025 Total
$ 2,513,555

*Prince Foundation grants not included in the totals

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Other 12% Arts and Culture 19% Environment Just
Democracy
56% 13%

Newport

2025 Total
$1,285,000
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Arts and Culture 24% Health and Human
Services
Environment 30% 46%