Prince Charitable Trusts

The Prince Charitable Trusts is an independent non profit family foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. Three generations ago, Frederick H. Prince and his wife Abbie Norman Prince established a philanthropic legacy by creating the Prince Charitable Trusts. Over time, their heirs have created giving programs in cities where the Prince family has deep and long-standing ties: Chicago, Illinois; Washington, DC; and, Newport, Rhode Island.

Today, our giving remains concentrated in these geographic areas, while also reflecting a widening circle of compassion, demonstrated by our support of the arts, environment, youth, health and other areas of giving.

We are a family foundation that believes in the capacity of non-profit organizations to change lives, to improve communities and to advance ideas. In standing with the organizations we fund, we strive to add muscle to their might with operating, project, and capacity-building grants and special awards for their often unique and unheralded work.

We are the Prince Charitable Trusts. We were established in 1947, and what matters most to us has always mattered to us: compassionate, committed and responsive philanthropy. We invite you to get to know us and the organizations we support.

The Trusts’ mission is to fund non-profits in the three geographic regions in which the Prince family has significant ties. Most of the Trusts’ donations are nonpolitical and go to arts, health, land conservation, and other projects. 

The Trusts funds religious groups that engage in secular activities, such as a chapter of Catholic Charities. It states that it does not fund groups which “discriminate” in areas such as race, gender identity, or veteran status