Funding search · EIN 346572300 · Columbus, OH

The Pearce Foundation

Name: The Pearce Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

40
grants reported: $385,150
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarships

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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United Way Worldwide4 grants · $85,000
Salem Community Foundation4 grants · $59,000
Allegheny Wesleyan College2 grants · $57,150
Kent State University5 grants · $35,000
The Brightside Project4 grants · $28,000
Ohio Northern University3 grants · $20,000
Youngstown State University2 grants · $20,000
University of Mount Union3 grants · $15,000
Baldwin Wallace University1 grant · $10,000
Thiel College2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$87,500

2022

$100,650

2023

$76,000

2024

$121,000

2025

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

$32,150
Allegheny Wesleyan College · Salem, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$29,000
Salem Community Foundation · Salem, OH · 2025
General operating
$25,000
Allegheny Wesleyan College · Salem, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$25,000
United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2025
General operating
$22,000
Salem Community Foundation · Salem, OH · 2022
General operating
$20,000
United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General operating
$20,000
United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General operating
$20,000
United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General operating
$10,000
Baldwin Wallace University · Berea, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Ohio Northern University · Ada, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$10,000
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$7,000
The Brightside Project · Salem, OH · 2025
General operating
$7,000
The Brightside Project · Salem, OH · 2024
General operating
$7,000
The Brightside Project · Salem, OH · 2023
General operating
$7,000
The Brightside Project · Salem, OH · 2022
General operating
$6,000
Salem Community Pantry · Salem, OH · 2022
General operating
$5,000
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$5,000
Thiel College · Greenville, PA · 2025
Scholarships
$5,000
University of Mount Union · Alliance, OH · 2025
Scholarships
$5,000
Ohio Northern University · Ada, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$5,000
Thiel College · Greenville, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$5,000
University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2024
Scholarships
$5,000
University of Mount Union · Alliance, OH · 2024
Scholarships
$5,000
Westminster College · New Wilmngtn, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$5,000
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$5,000
University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2023
Scholarships
$5,000
University of Mount Union · Alliance, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$5,000
Westminster College · New Wilmngtn, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$5,000
Youngstown State University Foundation · Youngstown, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$5,000
Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$5,000
Ohio Northern University · Ada, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$5,000
University of Montana · Missoula, MT · 2022
Scholarships
$5,000
Youngstown State · Youngstown, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$4,000
Salem Community Foundation · Salem, OH · 2024
General operating
$4,000
Salem Community Foundation · Salem, OH · 2023
General operating
$2,500
Wright State University · Dayton, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$2,500
Wright State University · Dayton, OH · 2022
Scholarships

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