The Pearson Foundation

EVANSVILLE, IN EIN: 35-6015590

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$174K

+2594.7% YoY

Grant Count

8

-20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$22K

+3268.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$48K$97K$145K$193K20202021
Metric20212020
Total Assets$171,694
Revenue$4,017$3,139
Expenses$175,711$6,479
Qualifying Distributions$173,807
Net Investment Income$1,307$3,110
Distributable Amount$13,322$11,780

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$43K$87K$130K$174K10 grants20208 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2021

SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND$166KTEMPLE B'NAI ISRAEL$2KTHE TEMPLE$2KEVANSVILLE JEWISH COMMUN…$2KSTANDWITHUS$1KHEARTLAND EQUINE RESCUE$1KSCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND$922FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLIC…$50

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CYNTHIA E PEARSONTRUSTEE
CHARLES S PEARSONTRUSTEE

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

AtlantaCorydonEvansvilleLaLos AngelesLouisvilleMemphisNew YorkSan Francisco

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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