Mathis Pfohl Foundation
The Mathis Pfohl Foundation is a private family foundation incorporated in 1947 in Iowa and currently based in Long Island City, New York. The foundation provides philanthropic support across education, human services, and the arts.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$3.1M
-4.5% YoY
Annual Giving
$596K
+9.9% YoY
Grant Count
280
+2.9% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$2K
+6.8% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation's giving priorities include:
- Education
- Human Services
- The Arts
- Science and STEM Education
Grantmaking
The foundation operates as a private grantmaking organization with no live grant opportunities listed at the time of the most recent data update.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation primarily funds organizations in:
- New York
- Iowa
- Massachusetts
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Assets | $3,144,994 |
| Total Annual Giving | $595,500 |
| Tax-Exempt Status | Since December 1949 |
| EIN | 11-6013764 |
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $3,144,994 | $3,294,109 | $3,698,596 |
| Revenue | $438,219 | $209,183 | $243,940 |
| Expenses | $659,836 | $613,670 | $674,179 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $595,500 | $541,900 | $561,250 |
| Net Investment Income | $362,386 | $133,499 | $148,830 |
| Distributable Amount | $246,735 | $230,718 | $248,517 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
201 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Louis Pfohl (1903–1986) was a prominent Dubuque, Iowa native and successful land developer who moved to New York in 1930. He worked in architecture and engineering, including work on notable projects such as the Sky Ride at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago and the escalator installation at Radio City Music Hall in Rockefeller Center. Pfohl married Julia Fischer Mathis, connecting the Pfohl and Mathis family names through the foundation.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAULA C KIRBY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LEONARD MATTHEW QUIGLEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LOUIS ANTHONY PFOHL | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
Contact Information
Address: 546 46th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101-5215
Telephone: 718-784-4800
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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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