The Peter And Carmen Lucia Buck
The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation (PCLB) is a private family foundation based in New York that funds work in education, outdoors/land conservation (LEAP), medicine, science, and family projects. The foundation’s site lists recent grantees (including 2024–2025), board and staff, contact information, and Form 990-PF filings.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations working in the foundation’s stated program areas—K–12 and charter school initiatives, teacher residency/workforce development, land conservation, and science/medical research—especially those with presence in New York or Connecticut or that play a national role in education policy or networks.
Good Fit
- • Work clearly aligned to education (charter schools, teacher residencies) or land conservation and science/medicine.
- • Organizational scale and capacity to manage multi-year, large operating or program grants.
- • Geographic presence in New York or Connecticut, or membership in national education networks.
- • Existing relationship, referral, or prior collaboration with foundation staff or known grantees.
Geography
The latest observed year shows grants to organizations in 21 states and territories, with a multi-state footprint and about 40% of dollars concentrated in New York.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 172 distinct recipients in the latest year (182 grants), showing a broad and diverse recipient set rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of access exists: about 40% of recipients in the latest year were new grantees, and the foundation lists a public website, program staff and a grants@ email; however, some large opportunities are described as by preselection, so introductions increase likelihood of consideration.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
