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Mary Elizabeth Pearce Foundation Tr

PLYMOUTH, MA EIN: 04-6382377 Website

The Mary Elizabeth Pearce Foundation TR is a private foundation based in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It functions as a grant-making organization supporting various charitable causes across multiple states.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$8.3M

-7.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

+15.7% YoY

Grant Count

11

-26.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$97K

+57.7% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's grant-making priorities include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

Grantmaking

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in:

  • Massachusetts
  • Virginia
  • Rhode Island

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

AlexandriaArlingtonAuroraBostonBurlingtonCambridgeGambierManometNew BedfordNorwellNorwoodPlymouthProvidenceWashington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Metric Amount
Total Assets $8,990,908
Total Annual Giving $925,000

(Based on most recent IRS Form 990 filing from 2023)

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$407K$814K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$8,277,150$8,990,908$9,528,665
Revenue$371,789$402,502$332,349
Expenses$1,085,564$940,259$951,710
Qualifying Distributions$1,070,000$925,000$921,416
Net Investment Income$427,773$416,425$327,004
Distributable Amount$1,053,255$916,329$930,575

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$282K$564K$846K$1M14 grants202015 grants202117 grants202215 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FORGES FOUNDATION$750KPILGRIM SOCIETY$60KRI HOSPITAL$50KPLYMOUTH PHILHARMONIC$45KBID PLYMOUTH FAMILY FUND$30KBLACK FEATHER HORSE RESCUE$30KPLYMOUTH INDEPENDENT$25KTHE SALVATION ARMY$25KWILDLANDS TRUST$25KGRANGE FOUNDATION$20K

Grant Size Distribution

72 grants across all recorded years

35<$50K19$50–100K15$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

MEGHAN KNIGHTTRUSTEE$4KHEATHER W WARDTRUSTEE$4K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
NATHAN N WITHINGTONTRUSTEE1
MEGHAN KNIGHTTRUSTEE0.5$4,000
HEATHER W WARDTRUSTEE7$4,000

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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