Priorities

The Pierce Family Foundation supports nonprofit organizations providing essential social services in the areas of housing and opportunities for homeless people. We primarily support organizations in the Chicago metropolitan region as well as select projects in Michigan.
 
The direct service agencies we fund range from small, neighborhood-based efforts to region-wide organizations. They tend to work on a harm-reduction, housing-first model, and to address a range of needs (in-house or through partnerships), such as workforce development, mental and physical health, and legal assistance. Other agencies that we fund focus on housing counseling or legislative advocacy for homeless people and affordable housing. Key to us is whether the Foundation’s support will help the organization get to whatever they define as their next stage of development.
 
*All proposals are by invitation only. Unsolicited proposals are not accepted or acknowledged. Organizations invited to apply are chosen through recommendations made by the Foundation’s founding family, the Foundation’s professional staff, and its grantee network. If your organization is invited to apply, you will receive an application via email. Application materials can only be submitted electronically.