Maryland · Nonprofit
THE PIERIANS FOUNDATION INC
THE PIERIANS FOUNDATION INC (Maryland) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $242 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($242). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2026
- $40k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $242
- Net assets
- $102k
What The Pierians Foundation Inc does
Mission
To provide support for artistic projects, art education programs, and emerging artist in the performing, visual and literary arts, in localities where chapters of the pierians incorporated are located.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.
Program
On its FY2026 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
The national convention's revenue and expenses were not listed on the prior year tax return because it is held every 2 years.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
The Foundation received $10,000 from the Clarisse B. and Morris A. Mechanic Foundation to support community-based artistic initiatives in Baltimore City. Chapter Foundation & Outreach - Developed a trsining series for chapters on fundraising, outreach models, foundation goels and chapter involvement and initiatives. Mentorship & Leadership Development - Advanced the Pierians Legacy Mentorship initiative of pairing experienced Pierians and arts professionals with emerging artists, students and administrators. Signature Events - Continued commitment to the 'Artist Ball and the Foundation Gala to raise program funds and showcase our commitment to artistic excellence. Internship and Youth Engagement - The Foundation worked with two interns from Western School of Technology, to promote the Foundation through social media.Scholarships Gave $9,800 in scholarships
$28,812 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2026 Form 990. Program spending in total: $28,812.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $68k to $89k (+30%).
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.
89% of THE PIERIANS FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (65% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 10 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
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $27 → $84.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE PIERIANS FOUNDATION INC’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
100% of THE PIERIANS FOUNDATION INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $242 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
THE PIERIANS FOUNDATION INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 1,807 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,807 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2026
Organizations like THE PIERIANS FOUNDATION INC
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 Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE PIERIANS FOUNDATION INC?
- THE PIERIANS FOUNDATION INC (Maryland) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $242 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($242). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE PIERIANS FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $242 in grants to THE PIERIANS FOUNDATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE PIERIANS FOUNDATION INC?
- AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $242 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE PIERIANS FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2017–2026), 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing