Our Founder’s Story
Bill Pulte believed in building things that last.
A master homebuilder, Bill believed in more than blueprints and bottom lines. Across America, his neighborhoods rose with intention—crafted to last, and built to matter.
He believed something radical for his time: business could do more than turn a profit—it could serve a purpose.
Bill proved that belief in the homes he built and in the quiet, often extreme generosity he lived out when no one was looking. His instincts were sharp, his standards high, and his sense of responsibility deep. He believed that if you’ve been given much, much is required.
Bill Pulte is the founder of Pulte Homes and the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation
Today, Bill’s legacy carries forward in new ways. Through the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation, his life’s work continues—funding 200+ nonprofits in 43 countries, touching the lives of 15 million people.
Our Humanitarian Hotels are part of that story—where 100% of profits go to charity. We didn’t invent hospitality, we just reimagined what it could do.
Because of our guests, each stay, each event, each wedding can fuel nonprofits, fund education, employ families fleeing violence and persecution, and offer real opportunity to people on the margins.
Pulte Family Charitable Foundation
Get to Know the Work of the PFCF
Humanitarian Hotels
100% of net profits to global charities. Philanthropic programs for employees, guests, and local nonprofits.
Monarca
An affordable housing community in Immokalee, FL, uplifting low-income families.
The IDDeal Place
The first independent living community for adults with mild to modern IDD. Palm Beach County, FL
The Catholic Initiative
An innovative model to restore and endow Catholic churches, schools, and parishes.
Transformational Giving
Learn more the PFCF commitment to $111 million to “Legacy of Hope” Projects, pioneering scalable philanthropic models that uplift communities and secure the future of faith:
Pulte Institute for Global Development: Our collaboration with the University of Notre Dame has now driven over 100 development projects across 70+ countries, uplifting communities and transforming lives worldwide.
