Peabody Sherman Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Diego, CA EIN: 33-0972972

Peabody Sherman Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $97K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $11K.

Peabody Sherman Foundation at a glance

In short: Peabody Sherman Foundation gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,900
+67.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,900
+67.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,900
Total assets
$96,913
-12.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Peabody Sherman Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Mission Edge San Diego: $11KMission Edge San Diego$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mission Edge San Diego ($11K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

San Diego

How Peabody Sherman Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 336% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2019 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $11K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mission Edge San Diego San Diego, CAEducation and services to homeless at-risk and disadvantaged youth$10,900
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$96,913—$13,707$10,9001$10,900—
2024$110,620—$9,230$6,5001$6,500—
2023$119,850$307$9,135$6,5001$6,500$307
2022$128,678$463$4,901$2,5001$3,395$463
2021$133,116$500$930———$500
2019$135,050$2,068$2,748———$1,179

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Peabody Sherman Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kenneth Miller

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tamara Branden

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Peabody Sherman Foundation

How much does Peabody Sherman Foundation give each year?

Peabody Sherman Foundation gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.

How large is Peabody Sherman Foundation?

Peabody Sherman Foundation reported $97K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Peabody Sherman Foundation?

Peabody Sherman Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in San Diego, CA. It holds $97K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Peabody Sherman Foundation operate?

Peabody Sherman Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Peabody Sherman Foundation's EIN?

Peabody Sherman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0972972. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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