Indiana · Private foundation
The Pearson Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $6k
- Granted FY2020
- 10
- Grants FY2020
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
96% of The Pearson Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 4 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year The Pearson Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $6k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $400
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $1,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 6
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 40% of the organizations The Pearson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 10 | $6k | 40% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $7k | 56% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $7k | 60% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $10k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Temple Congregation Adath Isreal B Rith Sholom Inc | $7,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Evansville Jewish Community Council | $4,500 | 3 | 2% |
| Israel Emergency Alliance | $3,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Heartland Equine Rescue Inc | $1,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Vanderburgh County Humane Society Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $900 | 3 | 0% |
| Honor Flight of Southern Indiana Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Central Synagogue | $400 | 1 | n/a |
| Wnin Tri-State Public Media Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | $200 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Temple Congregation Adath Isreal B Rith Sholom Inc | $7,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Evansville Jewish Community Council | $4,500 | 3 | 2% |
| Israel Emergency Alliance | $3,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Heartland Equine Rescue Inc | $1,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Vanderburgh County Humane Society Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $900 | 3 | 0% |
| Honor Flight of Southern Indiana Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Central Synagogue | $400 | 1 | n/a |
| Wnin Tri-State Public Media Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $200 | 2 | 0% |
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($16k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Pearson Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Pearson Foundation
- How much does The Pearson Foundation give?
- The Pearson Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $6,450 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Pearson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (83%), Religion (10%), Health (3%).
- Who are The Pearson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: The Temple Congregation Adath Isreal B Rith Sholom Inc ($8k), Evansville Jewish Community Council ($5k), Israel Emergency Alliance ($4k).
- Does The Pearson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Pearson Foundation 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 The Pearson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Pearson Foundation based?
- The Pearson Foundation is based in IN.
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