Peggy Meyerhoff Pearlstone

BALTIMORE, MD EIN: 52-1035731

The Peggy Meyerhoff Pearlstone Foundation is a private, independent foundation established in 1975 and based in Baltimore, Maryland. The foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization dedicated to philanthropic grantmaking across multiple sectors and geographic regions.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$7.1M

+23.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$527K

+13.2% YoY

Grant Count

67

+9.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+3.1% YoY

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation has not publicly provided a formal mission statement. However, its funding priorities encompass:

  • Education
  • Health
  • Human Services
  • Community Development
  • Human Rights
  • Arts and Culture
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Grantmaking

Grant Range

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily supports nonprofit organizations in:

  • Florida
  • Maryland
  • New York
  • North Carolina

Grant Distribution by State

16states
+8 more states

Cities

AtlantaBaltimoreBartowBerkeleyBostonBrooklynBuffaloBurlingtonChicagoColumbusDetroitDurhamFort MyersFranklinGuilfordHendersonvilleImmokaleeJamaica PlainMiamiMontgomery

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

  • Total Assets: $7,132,708 (most recent filing)
  • Total Annual Giving: $526,500
  • Total Revenue: $577,000 (2024)
  • Total Expenses: $549,000 (2024)
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$541K$1M$2M$2M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$7,132,708$5,793,547$5,765,279
Revenue$1,967,169$577,046$353,336
Expenses$628,008$548,778$522,823
Qualifying Distributions$526,500$465,000$444,000
Net Investment Income$1,875,661$493,268$283,720
Distributable Amount$566,327$525,853$527,177

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$132K$263K$395K$527K45 grants202148 grants202255 grants202361 grants202467 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Reginal F Lewis Museum$87KForward Motion Social Ju…$40KTIE Internationals Bildu…$35KLabor Education Research…$30KIn These Times Institute$13KMassachusetts Jobs with …$10KDavid Lawrence Center$10KWGBH Educational Foundat…$10KBaltimore Museum of Art$10KCenter for Constitutiona…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

243 grants across all recorded years

238<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$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 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Ellen P LearyPresident1
Richard L PearlstoneVice President0.5
Charles J SiegelVice President0.5
Sanford D SchreiberSecretary0.5

Contact Information

Address: 1 South Street, Suite 2440, Baltimore, MD 21202

Telephone: 410-532-2263

EIN: 52-1035731

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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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