Funding search · EIN 133636275 · Ridgewood, NJ

Perry & Teresa Pearson Foundation

Name: Perry & Teresa Pearson Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

78
grants reported: $629,587
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $3,750
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educational

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Pearson Lakes Art Center3 grants · $139,375
Opportunity International3 grants · $58,750
Pearson Lakes Art Center1 grant · $39,500
Ability 3603 grants · $29,900
Oaxoca Street Children3 grants · $28,000
Opportunity International1 grant · $23,475
Historic Arnolds Park2 grants · $21,000
Ymca1 grant · $21,000
Dickinson County Conservation1 grant · $20,036
Bedell Ymca1 grant · $20,000

Giving over time

$151,315

2021

$165,256

2022

$143,370

2023

$169,646

2024

Grant history

All 78 reported grants, largest first.

$57,875
Pearson Lakes Art Center · Okoboji, IA · 2021
Educational
$48,000
Pearson Lakes Art Center · Okoboji, IA · 2023
Educational
$39,500
Pearson Lakes Art Center · Okoboji, IA · 2024
Educational
$33,500
Pearson Lakes Art Center · Okoboji, IA · 2022
Educational
$25,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$23,475
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
$21,000
Ymca · Okoboji, IA · 2022
Charitable
$20,036
Dickinson County Conservation · Okoboji, IA · 2022
Educational
$20,000
Ability 360 · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Charitable
$20,000
Bedell Ymca · Spirit Lake, IA · 2024
Charitable
$20,000
Bedell Ymca · Spirit Lake, IA · 2023
Charitable
$18,750
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$17,400
Ability 360 · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Oaxoca Street Children · Benton, AR · 2021
Charitable
$15,000
Opportunity International · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable
$12,500
Historic Arnolds Park · Arnolds Park, IA · 2024
Charitable
$11,000
Historic Arnolds Park · Arnolds Park, IA · 2021
Charitable
$10,000
Dickinson County Trails · Okoboji, IA · 2024
Educational
$10,000
Historic Arnolds Park · Arnolds Park, IA · 2022
Charitable
$8,500
Lakeside Lab · Milford, IA · 2024
Educational
$8,500
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$8,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
$8,000
Arnolds Park Fire & Rescue · Arnolds Park, IA · 2022
Charitable
$8,000
Oaxoca Street Children · Benton, AR · 2022
Charitable
$7,500
Ability 360 · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Charitable
$7,000
3d Robotics · San Diego, CA · 2024
Educational
$7,000
Okoboji Foundation · Okoboji, IA · 2024
Charitable
$5,200
Friends of Lakeside Lab · Milford, IA · 2021
Educational
$5,000
Ability 360 · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Oaxoca Street Children · Benton, AR · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Spencer Chamber of Commerce · Spencer, IA · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Superstition Food Bank · Apache Junction, AZ · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Dickinson County Nature Center · Okoboji, IA · 2022
Educational
$5,000
Boyce Thompson Aboretum · Superior, AZ · 2021
Educational
$5,000
Dickinson County Nature Center · Okoboji, IA · 2021
Educational
$5,000
Lakeside Hockey Association · Spirit Lake, IA · 2021
Charitable
$5,000
Seasons Center · Spencer, IA · 2021
Educational
$4,000
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2023
Charitable
$4,000
Lakes Regional Health Fdn · Spirit Lake, IA · 2023
Charitable
$3,500
Music Instrument Museum · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Educational
$3,500
Tuscon Festival of Books · Tuscon, AZ · 2023
Educational
$3,500
Tuscon Festival of Books · Tuscon, AZ · 2022
Educational
$3,000
Dickinson County Trails · Okoboji, IA · 2023
Educational
$3,000
Mesa Art Center · Mesa, AZ · 2021
Educational
$2,850
Nw Iowa Humane Society · Milford, IA · 2021
Charitable
$2,500
Boyce Thompson Arboretum · Superior, AZ · 2024
Educational
$2,500
Gold Canyon Arts Council · Gold Canyon, AZ · 2024
Educational
$2,500
Jazzed Up Big Band · Arnolds Park, IA · 2023
Charitable
$2,500
Friends of Lakeside Lab · Milford, IA · 2022
Educational
$2,500
Music Instrument Museum · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Educational
$2,500
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2021
Charitable
$2,500
Gold Canyon Arts Council · Gold Canyon, AZ · 2021
Charitable
$2,500
Jazzed Up Big Band · Arnolds Park, IA · 2021
Charitable
$2,500
Music Instrument Museum · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Educational
$2,500
Superstition Food Bank · Apache Junction, AZ · 2021
Charitable
$2,050
Friends of Lakeside Lab · Milford, IA · 2023
Educational
$2,000
Boyce Thompson Aboretum · Superior, AZ · 2023
Educational
$2,000
Lakeside Lab · Milford, IA · 2023
Educational
$2,000
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2022
Charitable
$2,000
Superstition Food Bank · Apache Junction, AZ · 2022
Charitable
$1,720
Swsga · Casa Grande, AZ · 2023
Educational
$1,600
Camp Foster · Spirit Lake, IA · 2023
Charitable
$1,500
Arts On the Grand · Spencer, IA · 2024
Charitable
$1,500
Mesa Art Center · Mesa, AZ · 2022
Educational
$1,250
Scottsdale Center for Arts · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Educational
$1,171
Southwestern Steel Guitar Assoc · Globe, AZ · 2024
Educational
$1,000
Iowa Lakes Unitarian Universalist · Okoboji, IA · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Lakes Regional Health Fdn · Spirit Lake, IA · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Okoboji Foundation · Okoboji, IA · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Iowa Lakes Unitarian Universalist · Okoboji, IA · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Okoboji Foundation · Okoboji, IA · 2021
Charitable
$570
Nw Iowa Humane Society · Milford, IA · 2022
Charitable
$500
Okoboji Blue Water Festival · Arnolds Park, IA · 2024
Charitable
$500
Okoboji Blue Water Festival · Arnolds Park, IA · 2023
Charitable
$500
Blue Water Festival · Arnolds Park, IA · 2022
Educational
$300
Ballet Minnesota · Duluth, MN · 2021
Educational
$250
Dickinson County Nature Center · Okoboji, IA · 2023
Educational
$90
Arizona Pbs · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Educational

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