Pearce Foundation Inc
To attract and manage financial resources in order to provide long term financial security for the programs operated by Pearce Community Center, Inc., which is a tax exempt entity under code section 501(c)(3).
Pearce Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Pearce Foundation Inc gave $17K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,514
- +48.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,514
- +48.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $16,514
- Total assets
- $2,964,648
- +9.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Pearce Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Pearce Community Center Inc ($17K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2024) to $521K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $17K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pearce Community Center Inc Chillicothe, IL | To Assist Pearce Community Center | $16,514 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,964,648 | $164,351 | $24,275 | $16,514 | 1 | $66,368 |
| 2024 | $2,712,676 | $143,244 | $20,163 | $11,112 | 1 | $67,816 |
| 2023 | $2,511,937 | $119,223 | $24,305 | $17,235 | 1 | $52,904 |
| 2022 | $1,857,583 | $77,640 | $61,490 | $55,080 | Total only | $36,276 |
| 2021 | $1,647,057 | $65,237 | $143,152 | $140,363 | 1 | $27,382 |
| 2020 | $1,555,603 | $56,895 | $82,893 | $71,207 | 1 | $26,285 |
| 2019 | $1,416,099 | $85,584 | $536,764 | $520,908 | 1 | $36,989 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Pearce Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Pearce Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Chillicothe, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $17K. Net investment income was $66K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pearce Foundation Inc is led by Jeremy Conrad, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeremy Conrad
President
Vice President → President, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Vojta
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Mahoney
Director
Secretary → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carie McIntyre
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Yates
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Ruhland
Secretary
President → Director, 2020
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Simmons
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Nate Rohlf (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Shelly Kerker (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Adam Leiner (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Gail Garrison (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Maggie Butterfield (2019–2021) — Executive Director
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 Pearce Foundation Inc
How much does Pearce Foundation Inc give each year?
Pearce Foundation Inc gave $17K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $11K across 1 grant.
How large is Pearce Foundation Inc?
Pearce Foundation Inc reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $164K.
What is Pearce Foundation Inc?
Pearce Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Chillicothe, IL. It holds $3.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Pearce Foundation Inc operate?
Pearce Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Pearce Foundation Inc's EIN?
Pearce Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1343092. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 3, 2026)
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