The PIK Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization designed to help philanthropies, family offices, socially-conscious brands, and charitable organizations leverage storytelling for social impact. A mechanism for vetting projects and matching them with funding, PIK Foundation helps infuse both philanthropic perspectives and funding into inspirational media projects.
Culture shapes what people believe. We fund the stories that shape culture.
Partners in Kind Foundation is a 501(c)(3) at the intersection of philanthropy and entertainment – helping donors, institutions, and brands put their charitable dollars to work in film, television, podcasts, theatre, and beyond. Impact doesn’t have to stop at policy. It can start with a story.
The way people shape their views and engage with the world has fundamentally changed.
Philanthropy hasn't kept up.
People no longer turn to institutions for truth. They turn to creators, characters, and stories they trust. A documentary can move more people than a policy paper. A podcast can shift perspectives that a press release never could. Yet most philanthropic dollars still flow toward traditional advocacy: reports, lobbying, and programs.
The result? Billions invested in change, with culture left entirely out of the equation.
Source: Bully Pulpit International 2025
PIK’s Unique Position
We sit at the intersection of two worlds that rarely talk to each other. Most foundations don't understand the entertainment industry. Most production companies don't speak the language of philanthropy. PIK Foundation was built to bridge that gap.
We Speak Both Languages
Deep roots in entertainment production and philanthropic strategy – we translate between the two.
We Vet Projects For You
We evaluate projects on impact, distribution reach, audience alignment, and creative quality – so you don’t have to.
Your Dollars Work Harder
Through recoverable grants and blended investment models, your contribution can be recycled across multiple projects over time.
What We Fund
Film and Documentary
Digital and Social Content
Television
Theatre and Live Performance
The Funding Model
Through our recoverable grant model, returns from successful projects flow back into the fund, multiplying your impact over time.
See an example below.
A $100,000 donation, recycled 10 times =
$1 million in cultural impact.
From feature films to audio documentaries, PIK-supported projects have reached millions — shifting perspectives on the issues that matter most.
Monolith is the ultimate zeitgeist film. The definitive tribute to ‘2001: A Space Odyssey‘, it will reveal how Stanley Kubrick’s 1969 masterpiece not only predicted today’s technological age, but made it a reality.
Phenomenal Woman, Maya Angelou
Phenomenal Woman, Maya Angelou, the first and only estate-authorized stage production on the life of legendary poet, best-selling author, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, is a show bringing back the transcendent power of this beloved icon for right now, with a message for all time.
Winnie & Nelson
From acclaimed filmmaker DAWN PORTER comes WINNIE AND NELSON, a premiere documentary film that explores the lives and marriage of one of the most powerful, controversial, and misunderstood couples in modern history: Nelson and Winnie Mandela.
Ready to fund stories that change minds?
Whether you’re a philanthropist looking to deploy dollars with cultural impact, or a partner ready to collaborate, we want to hear from you.