Pecor Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Burlington, VT EIN: 03-0287699

Pecor Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Burlington, VT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $121K. Net investment income was $46K.

Pecor Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Pecor Family Foundation gave $121K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $40K), mostly in Vermont. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$120,500
-66.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$40,167
+2.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$1,003,918
-3.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Vermont (83% 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 Pecor Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Burlington City Arts Foundation: $100KBurlington City ArtsFoundation$100KFort Lewis College Foundation: $20KFort Lewis College Foundation$20KGrand Isle Recreation Department: $500Grand Isle RecreationDepartment$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Burlington City Arts Foundation ($100K). Together the top 3 received $121K.

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K$50–100K7$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 37 (81%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

BurlingtonGrand IsleDurangoPlattsburghEssex JCTWillistonCalaisCastletonCharlotteEssexFayettevilleLathamMissoulaShelburneSouth BurlingtonSt AlbansVergennesWaterbury Center

How Pecor Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 30% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 206% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$100K$200K$300K$400K18 grants2019 8 grants2021 6 grants2022 11 grants2023 9 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $121K (2025) to $355K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $121K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Burlington City Arts Foundation Burlington, VTDonation$100,000
Fort Lewis College Foundation Durango, CODonation$20,000
Grand Isle Recreation Department Grand Isle, VTDonation$500
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,003,918$100,002$130,779$120,5003$121,884$46,268$59,037
2024$1,034,536$154,644$361,368$354,5009$355,800$39,837$52,809
2023$1,241,171$139,301$287,627$262,35011$263,658$47,516$60,078
2022$1,388,803$194,222$176,051$171,0006$172,194$44,222$72,151
2021$1,371,356$44,424$221,202$216,5008—$44,424$66,966
2019$1,722,879$844,066$250,375$245,20018—$32,674$65,887

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pecor Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $59K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Pecor Family Foundation is led by Raymond C. Pecor Jr., President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Raymond C. Pecor Jr.

    President

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Sylvester

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raymond C. Pecor III

    Vice President, Treasuer & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/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 Pecor Family Foundation

How much does Pecor Family Foundation give each year?

Pecor Family Foundation gave $121K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $355K across 9 grants.

What is Pecor Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Pecor Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $40,167, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Pecor Family Foundation give grants?

Pecor Family Foundation gives mostly in Vermont: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Colorado (17%).

Does Pecor Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Pecor Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (3 grants).

How large is Pecor Family Foundation?

Pecor Family Foundation reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $122K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $59K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Pecor Family Foundation's EIN?

Pecor Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0287699. 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 January 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 6, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 26, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 16, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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