John E & Aliese Price Foundation
The John E & Aliese Price Foundation is a private foundation based in Fort Myers, Florida. Its 2025 grants went primarily to organizations in Florida, including health, community, church, youth, and ministry organizations, with one listed grant to an organization in Texas.
John E & Aliese Price Foundation at a glance
In short: John E & Aliese Price Foundation gave $447K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Florida. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $447,000
- +26.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- -26.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,294
- +71.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $10,179,568
- +2.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (3 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Florida (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to John E & Aliese Price Foundation
- How to Apply
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Contact Kenneth P. Walker with a simple letter. Grant requests must further the foundation’s exempt purpose; scholarship decisions use the stated academic, financial-need, recommendation, and interview criteria.
- Contact
Application contact: Kenneth P Walker
Mailing address: 12553 New Brittany Blvd Bldg 32, Fort Myers, FL 33907
Phone: (239) 939-0052
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who John E & Aliese Price Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lee Health Foundation ($150K across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $421K.
Grant Size Distribution
119 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 108 grants of 119 (91%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to recipients in Florida and 4% to recipients in Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is John E & Aliese Price Foundation open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 15 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $30K; repeat grants $30K. How we count
Medians: $31K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 117% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $346K (2020) to $447K (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $447K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Lee County Fort Myers, FL | General Support | $55,000 |
| Lee Health Foundation Fort Myers, FL | Heart Institute | $50,000 |
| Lee Health Foundation Fort Myers, FL | Sharon Macdonald Breast Fund | $50,000 |
| Lee Health Foundation Fort Myers, FL | Edison System | $50,000 |
| Fort Myers Community Church Fort Myers, FL | General Support | $40,000 |
| New Life Dream Centers Fort Myers, FL | General Support | $40,000 |
| Ft Myers High Sch Athletic Booster Fort Myers, FL | General Support | $31,000 |
| Community Cooperative Ministries Fort Myers, FL | General Support | $30,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lee Cnty Fort Myers, FL | General Support | $25,000 |
| New Beginning Resources Inc Porter, TX | Haiti Bible Mission | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The foundation’s filing type is Form 990-PF.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,179,568 | $1,002,398 | $640,112 | $447,000 | 17 | $532,506 | $907,039 | $456,405 |
| 2024 | $9,900,890 | $461,897 | $545,048 | $353,000 | 23 | $449,026 | $370,414 | $480,383 |
| 2023 | $9,382,823 | $325,564 | $548,627 | $369,250 | 26 | $461,332 | $178,090 | $439,810 |
| 2022 | $8,658,724 | $342,603 | $562,707 | $391,250 | 27 | $475,128 | $256,759 | $448,910 |
| 2021 | $10,669,948 | $1,107,293 | $625,628 | $443,050 | 26 | $520,691 | $1,016,550 | $521,560 |
| 2020 | $10,137,792 | $530,021 | $503,529 | $345,503 | 20 | — | $452,366 | $437,829 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, John E & Aliese Price Foundation reported a distributable amount of $456K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for health initiatives, churches and ministries, community services, and youth organizations. For example, United Way of Lee County describes its mission as increasing people’s organized capacity to care for one another and generating resources to meet community needs. LARC says it empowers and supports people with disabilities and their families. GiGi’s Playhouse says it provides free educational, therapeutic, and career-development programs for people with Down syndrome, their families, and the community.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 17 grants totaling $447,000. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $55,000, with a median of $25,000. Among the largest were $55,000 to United Way of Lee County for general support; three $50,000 grants to Lee Health Foundation for its Heart Institute, Sharon MacDonald Breast Fund, and Edison System; and $40,000 each to Fort Myers Community Church and New Life Dream Centers for general support. Other listed grants included $31,000 to Fort Myers High School Athletic Booster for general support, $30,000 to Community Cooperative Ministries for general support, and $25,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Lee County for general support. The foundation also gave $20,000 to New Beginning Resources for Haiti Bible Mission.
The foundation states that it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Applicants are instructed to contact Kenneth P. Walker and submit a simple letter. Grant requests must further the foundation’s exempt purpose. Scholarship criteria include academic performance, financial need, recommendations from educators and other disinterested parties, and committee conclusions from personal interviews.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Daniel F. Adams (secretary/trustee), Russell Priddy (trustee), Mary Jo Walker (vice president/trustee), Dr. Kenneth P. Walker (president/trustee), Steven R. Whitley CPA (treasurer/trustee), and Millie Dinkel Moore (trustee).
John E & Aliese Price Foundation is led by Kenneth P. Walker, President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kenneth P. Walker
President
On filings since 2020
$31K (2020) → $43K (2025)
Mary Jo Walker
V President & Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Daniel F. Adams
Secretary & Trustee
On filings since 2020
$39K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Millie Dinkel Moore
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Russell Priddy
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Steven R. Whitley CPA
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Dennis G. Small (2020–2021) — Chairman & Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $43K, to Dr Kenneth P Walker (President/Tr).
Frequently asked questions about John E & Aliese Price Foundation
How much does John E & Aliese Price Foundation give each year?
John E & Aliese Price Foundation gave $447K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $353K across 23 grants.
What is John E & Aliese Price Foundation's typical grant size?
John E & Aliese Price Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $26,294, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from John E & Aliese Price Foundation that year got $30K on average.
Where does John E & Aliese Price Foundation give grants?
John E & Aliese Price Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Myers, FL (15 grants).
Does John E & Aliese Price Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 65% of John E & Aliese Price Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (11 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are John E & Aliese Price Foundation's largest grantees?
John E & Aliese Price Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Lee Health Foundation ($150,000 across 3 grants), United Way of Lee County ($55,000) and Fort Myers Community Church ($40,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is John E & Aliese Price Foundation?
John E & Aliese Price Foundation reported $10.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $533K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $456K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does John E & Aliese Price Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for health initiatives, churches and ministries, community services, and youth organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from John E & Aliese Price Foundation?
Contact Kenneth P. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is John E & Aliese Price Foundation's EIN?
John E & Aliese Price Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-1056841. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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