New Jersey · Private foundation
Steve Pearson Foundation Inc
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $162k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 12
- Grants FY2026
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 22%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 9
- FY2020 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 4
- Total assets, FY2026
- $2.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 22% of the organizations Steve Pearson Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 10 | $147k | 40% |
| FY2025 | 9 | $116k | 22% |
| FY2024 | 7 | $103k | 29% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $152k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $146k | 25% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $119k | 44% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $111k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2026.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| People for Pets | $239,200 | 7 | 14% |
| Miracle League of Arizona | $172,000 | 7 | 8% |
| The Crittenton Center | $110,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Northwest Iowa Mental Health Center | $95,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Love Takes Root Inc | $35,000 | 7 | 2% |
| University Presbyterian Church | $29,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Camp Foster Young Mens Christian Association Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pearson Lakes Art Center | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| United Church of Christ | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Emmet County Animal Shelter Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| People for Pets | $239,200 | 7 | 14% |
| Miracle League of Arizona | $172,000 | 7 | 8% |
| The Crittenton Center | $110,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Northwest Iowa Mental Health Center | $95,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Love Takes Root Inc | $35,000 | 7 | 2% |
| University Presbyterian Church | $29,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Camp Foster Young Mens Christian Association Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pearson Lakes Art Center | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| United Church of Christ | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Emmet County Animal Shelter Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Spirit Lake Protective Association | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Okoboji Foundation | $2,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Stephen P Bratkowski Memorial Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($157k), not named here.
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.
Open a dossier: Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Maser Family Foundation · Krause Gentle Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Steve Pearson Foundation Inc
- How much does Steve Pearson Foundation Inc give?
- Steve Pearson Foundation Inc reported 12 grants totaling $162,000 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 9 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2025.
- What does Steve Pearson Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2026, its largest causes are Animals (26%), Human Services (21%), Recreation & Sports (18%).
- Who are Steve Pearson Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2026: People for Pets ($239k), Miracle League of Arizona ($172k), The Crittenton Center ($110k).
- Does Steve Pearson Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Steve Pearson Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Steve Pearson Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn, Maser Family Foundation, Krause Gentle Foundation.
- Where is Steve Pearson Foundation Inc based?
- Steve Pearson Foundation Inc is based in NJ.
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