Private foundation (trust)EIN 203959093Est. 2006-06

PIVOTAL FOUNDATION

PHOENIX, AZ 85018

Total Assets

$81.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.2M

FY 2023

Grants Made

49

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$44K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$300K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

No direct charitable activities are carried on by the foundation. All administrative expenses incurred in connection with our tax exempt purpose were allocated to

Program 2

Grant making activities. All other expenses of the foundation were properly allocable to the investment activities of the foundation.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$24.8M

Total Expenses

$2.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.2M

Distributable Amount

$3.1M

Min. Investment Return

$3.2M

Payout rate 69%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.69%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

49 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $25K to maximum $300K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $2.2M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

129 grants

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$529K
3 grants
THE QUINCY INSTITUTE
$425K
2 grants
DEFENSE PRIORITIES FOUNDATION
$300K
3 grants
BARROW NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION
$287K
3 grants
JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$230K
3 grants
J STREET EDUCATION FUND
$225K
3 grants
NATIONAL IRANIAN AMERICAN COUNCIL
$201K
3 grants
KHAN ACADEMY INC
$200K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

129 grants

<$10K
61
grants
$10–50K
35
grants
$50–250K
31
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

District of Columbia
$2.1M
39% of total
Arizona
$1.9M
37% of total
California
$641K
12% of total
Virginia
$306K
6% of total
New Jersey
$75K
1% of total
Utah
$63K
1% of total
New York
$62K
1% of total
Washington
$50K
1% of total
Maryland
$30K
1% of total
Illinois
$25K
0% of total

+1 more states

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