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Pearson Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.0M
Granted FY2023
8
Grants FY2023
3
States reached
$936k
Largest
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Philanthropy$1.3MReligion$202kYouth Development$38kHealth$13kInternational$9kRecreation & Sports$6kHousing & Shelter$5kHuman Services$1k
02FY2023 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k3 grants · $11k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $81k
  • $250k+1 grant · $936k
$16,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCHWAB CHARITABLE- NEHEMIAH FUND$936,050
GIFFORD YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT CENTER$30,000
TRINITY SCHOOL FOR MINISTRY$25,000
CHRIST CHURCH VERO BEACH$16,000
BRAZOS FELLOWS$10,000
CARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY$5,000
ANGLICANS FOR LIFE$5,000
JOHN'S ISLAND COMMUNITY SERVICE LEAGUE$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–23, $35k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%BRIDGEPORT RESCUE MISSION: $3k → 9%GIFFORD YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT CENTER: $30k → 12%GIFFORD YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT CENTER: $2k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

PA
CT
CA
MO
KY
VA
AL
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 15 repeat orgs$34k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +120% since the first grant, against +51% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2023, 10 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
6

Total granted

$1.4M
$18k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+120%
+51%

Still filing today

27%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’21’22’23
Human ServicesReligionYouth DevelopmentInternationalHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • GY
    GIFFORD YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT CENTER INC
    2× · 2021–2023 · $32k · revenue +56%
  • AF
    ANGLICANS FOR LIFE INC
    3× · 2017–2023 · $15k · revenue +82%
  • FO
    FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
    2× · 2017–2018 · $6k · revenue +120%

Funded once

  • AF
    ANGLICAN FRONTIER MISSIONS
    one grant, 2018 · $8k
  • LP
    LIFE PERSPECTIVES
    one grant, 2021 · $3k · revenue -66%
  • BR
    BRIDGEPORT RESCUE MISSION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $3k · revenue +51%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
A Choice for Life Inc

Bsideu for life is committed to presenting the gospel of our lord in word and deed by educating women facing crisis pregnancies, responding to their needs and protecting the lives of unborn children.bsideu for life also equips mothers and…

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2
Intimate Life Ministries
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3
Anderson Life Crisis Pregnancy Center

Anderson pregnancy care is a christ-centered nonprofit organization committed to providing assistance to those women who believe themselves to be facing an untimely pregnancy. the center exists to minister to these women and their families…

Health
4
International Partnerships Inc

To provide support for the efforts of christians of the former soviet union in reaching the influencers of their countries for christ.

Religion
5
L I F E Ministries Inc Community Pregnancy Center

Our mission is to affirm life through evangelism, education, counseling and practical assistance.

Health
6
The Human Choice of Iowa

Mission is to provide women facing an unplanned pregnancy with truthful medical information and education. we are faith-based with a mission to encourage, through education and outreach, the recognition of human life from the moment of…

Human Services
7
Evansville Christian Life Center Inc

Evansville christian life center is dedicated to the restoration of people. the organization's mission is to make a life changing spiritual impact that will restore people to productive and independent living through jesus christ. by…

Human Services
8
Intentional Life Media

Dedicated to igniting personal transformation by affirming faith, inspiring hope, and equipping individuals, to live an intentional life in christ.

Religion
9
Lifesource Ministries Inc

Christ-centered organization dedicated to empowering women with the truth and hope they need to choose life. develop and distribution of informational and educational materials.

Health
10
Life Network

Life Network provides support and mentoring to women and men facing unexpected pregnancies; offers parenting support, material resources, and referrals; and promotes sexual risk avoidance through education to foster a culture that values…

Health
11
Equipped for Life Inc

Equipped for life exists to glorify god by equipping christian leaders with biblical truth, spiritual insight and practical help so they may excel still more in ministry.

Religion
12
Atlanta Pregnancy Resource Centers Inc

To share the truth and compassion of jesus christ, support life-affirming choices and promote healthy relationships by serving and caring for women and families in pregnancy-related circumstances

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Indian River Community Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Brazos Fellows. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

10 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 10 of the 25 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
10/10
Grantees still filing
6/10
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SCHWAB CHARITABLE- NEHEMIAH FUND: $1,156,050 · OtherSCHWAB CHARITABLE- NEHEMIAH FUNDTRINITY ANGLICAN SEMINARY: $76,500 · OtherTRINITY ANGLICAN SEMINARYCHRIST CHURCH VERO BEACH INC: $64,500 · Other+13 more: $52,500 · OtherINDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $140,000 · PhilanthropyINDIAN RIV…GIFFORD YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT CENTER INC: $32,000 · Human ServicesLIFE PERSPECTIVES: $3,000 · Human ServicesBRIDGEPORT RESCUE MISSION INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesANGLICANS FOR LIFE INC: $15,000 · ReligionBRAZOS FELLOWS: $10,000 · ReligionFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $6,000 · Youth DevelopmentAnglican Relief and Development Fund: $6,000 · InternationalVERO BEACH CRISIS PREGNANCY CTR: $5,000 · Health
Other$1,349,550Philanthropy$140,000Human Services$37,500Religion$25,000Youth Development$6,000International$6,000Health$5,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetINDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $140,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetGIFFORD YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT CENTER INC: $32,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetANGLICANS FOR LIFE INC: $15,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAnglican Relief and Development Fund: $6,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetVERO BEACH CRISIS PREGNANCY CTR: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLIFE PERSPECTIVES: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBRIDGEPORT RESCUE MISSION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJOHN'S ISLAND COMMUNITY SERVICE LEAGUE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds GIFFORD YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ANGLICANS FOR LIFE INC ↗
  • Who funds BRAZOS FELLOWS ↗
  • Who funds FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES ↗
  • Who funds Anglican Relief and Development Fund ↗
  • Who funds VERO BEACH CRISIS PREGNANCY CTR ↗
  • Who funds LIFE PERSPECTIVES ↗
  • Who funds BRIDGEPORT RESCUE MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds JOHN'S ISLAND COMMUNITY SERVICE LEAGUE INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Foundation 3311 IncFL22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Foundation 3311 Inc · Indian River Community Foundation Inc · Crossroads Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Pearson Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Pearson Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 25 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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