Guidelines

In his will, William E. Pritchard made provisions to establish the Trust in memory of himself and his wife. Upon Mr. Pritchard’s death in 1982, the fund was established.

Funding Interests:

  • Community development (affordable housing, economic development)
  • Community-based health care (primary care access and delivery)
  • Education (early education, K-12 public schools)
  • The environment (land and water conservation, parks and gardens)
  • Social services (hunger, immigration, seniors, youth development)

Geographic Focus:
Primarily Suffolk County and Nassau County, New York.

Restrictions:
No grants are made to individuals or private foundations or for matching gifts or loans.

Eligibility:
Organizations must be classified by the Internal Revenue Service as public charities and tax-exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Grant Cycle:
Proposal deadline is June 1. Grants are made during one annual cycle in the fall. Organizations receiving two consecutive years of funding are required to take at least one year off before reapplying.

Type of Support:
Primarily project and capacity building support. Operating support proposals from organizations with budgets of less than $1 million are considered on a case-by-case basis.

JPMorgan Chase Relationship:
Sole trustee

 

Application

Please include the following items in your organization’s request:

1. Proposal (maximum of three pages, 12 pt. font, normal margins) which includes:

a. Overview of the organization (i.e., primary goals, needs or problems being addressed, population served)
b. Description of the project for which you are seeking support

i. Statement of purpose and the needs being addressed by the project
ii. Population served and how they will benefit from the project
iii. Project timeline/anticipated project duration

c. Brief biography of the executive director and key project staff

2. Project budget

a. If it is a two-year request, please include a two-year projected budget
b. Include a list of foundation, corporate and other support applied to the budget

3. Current fiscal year organizational budget

a. Also include a projected budget for upcoming year (if available)
b. Indicate if the organization has an endowment

i. Quote the most recent value of the corpus
ii. Indicate if the funds are permanently restricted or board restricted

4. List of foundation and corporate supporters

a. Include a list of funders for the current fiscal year
b. Also provide a list from the most recently completed fiscal year
c. Include foundation and corporation names and amounts

5. Most recently completed audited financial statements

6. List of board members

a. Include affiliations (employer)
b. Include years of service

Please note:

All applications to the
William E. & Maude S. Pritchard Charitable Trust
must be submitted online.

Submit your application

Contributions

Total Contributions in 2024: $810,000

Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY
$100,000 for developing systems to support Spanish-speaking early childhood educators: equitable access to higher education on Long Island, specifically Nassau/Suffolk Counties

Community Action Southold Town, Inc, Southhold, NY
$30,000 for Build on What Matters: Community Resource Center Improvement Project

Docs for Tots, Inc, Roslyn, NY
$50,000 as the first installment for Help Me Grow Long Island – Promoting Healthy Child Development

Farms for City Kids Foundation, Inc, Washington, NY
$30,000 for The Learning Journey, specifically to support students from Nassau/Suffolk Counties

Health And Welfare Council Of Long Island Inc, Huntington Station, NY
$50,000 as the first installment for Birthing Parent Empowerment

Helen Keller National Center, Brooklyn, NY
$30,000 for Helen Keller Camp in Long Island

Long Island Cares, Inc, Hauppauge, NY
$50,000 for the Farmers’ Market Truck

Mercy Haven, Inc, Islip Terrace, NY
$50,000 for wrap-around services with expanded supported employment and food pantry

New Hour for Women and Children - Long Island, Brentwood, NY
$100,000 as the first installment for Long Island jail-based and community-based Programming

New York LGBT Network, Inc, Hauppauge, NY
$50,000 as the final installment for Counseling and Support Program Services

St. Mark’s Church, Islip, NY
$30,000 as the first installment for general operating support

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport, NY
$50,000 as the final installment for the continued support of the restoration and preservation of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Historic Landscape and Gardens

Three Village Meals on Wheels, Stony Brook, NY
$30,000 as the first installment for meal delivery to the homebound

The Trust for Public Land, New York, NY
$100,000 for designing and building The Long Island Greenway

United Way of Long Island, Deer Park, NY
$30,000 as the final installment for capacity building in support of YouthBuild

Wyandanch Homes and Property Development Corporation, Deer Park, NY
$30,000 as the final installment for Project Self Sufficiency