Kerry T Pacifico Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting educational initiatives, primarily focusing on high schools and youth development programs. Its mission is inferred from its funding patterns, which emphasize furthering the charitable goals of various educational institutions, particularly in Pennsylvania. The foundation provides grants to a range of recipients, including public schools, charter schools, and educational organizations, with a notable concentration on institutions in Philadelphia. Through its funding, the foundation aims to enhance educational opportunities and support youth in the community.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Pennsylvania-based education organization—particularly a high school, charter school, or youth development program—with local credibility or an existing referral relationship to the foundation.
Good Fit
- • Located in Pennsylvania (foundation-state aligned).
- • Work focused on secondary education, school programs, or youth development.
- • History of prior partnership or a referral from an existing grantee or local intermediary.
- • Project budget in the small-to-mid grant range (typical awards around $5K–$20K).
Geography
Giving is almost entirely state-focused: roughly 99% of dollars went to Pennsylvania and only a very small share to another state, indicating a state-level concentration.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 32 distinct grantees (many independent organizations) and modest dollar concentration (largest grantee about 9%, top five 22%), so the observed recipient set is broad for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of turnover exists—five new recipients entered in the latest year (about 16%)—but the foundation states it funds only preselected applicants and has no public website, so access for unfamiliar applicants appears possible but likely invitation- or referral-driven.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
