Illinois · Nonprofit
PULSE OF PERSEVERANCE
PULSE OF PERSEVERANCE (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $2,000,000 to it, the largest being Gilead Foundation ($2,000,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $59k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $2.0M
- Net assets
- $1.7M
What Pulse of Perseverance does
Mission
To combat systemic inequities through mentorship, career exposure, and monthly scholarships. We are dedicated to creating a more equitable society, by ensuring that every child who comes from marginalized communities has the opportunity to thrive
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The organization presents scholarship awarded every month to a deserving students who demonstrate his or her desire to defy stereotypes and succeed. The organization awarded 10 scholarships during the year ended december 31, 2024 and expects much more in the following years.
$10,000 spentof which $10,000 as grants5% of program spendingThe p3 application (app) provides an avenue for mentors to connect with kids who may not have been previously exposed to those respective disciplines. Underprivileged youth across the nation will be encouraged to support, assist, & motivate each other in their respective fields of interest in order to achieve their goals. By doing this, our hope is that these children can find their "power circles or network at a much earlier stage in their lives so that they can stay motivated on their path to success.
$193,666 spent95% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $203,666.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars.
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of PULSE OF PERSEVERANCE’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (65% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $214k → $869k.
From the IRS filings of PULSE OF PERSEVERANCE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
PULSE OF PERSEVERANCE draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Illinois, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
PULSE OF PERSEVERANCE has grown faster than three-quarters of the 21,859 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,859 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
Organizations like PULSE OF PERSEVERANCE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for PULSE OF PERSEVERANCE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds PULSE OF PERSEVERANCE?
- PULSE OF PERSEVERANCE (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $2,000,000 to it, the largest being Gilead Foundation ($2,000,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PULSE OF PERSEVERANCE have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $2,000,000 in grants to PULSE OF PERSEVERANCE, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of PULSE OF PERSEVERANCE?
- Gilead Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $2,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PULSE OF PERSEVERANCE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing