Pema Foundation
Pema Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $106K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $774K. Net investment income was $6K.
Pema Foundation at a glance
In short: Pema Foundation gave $774K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $193K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $773,609
- -89.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -69.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $193,402
- -65.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $206,289
- Total assets
- $105,772
- -45.1% 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 Pema Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tides Foundation ($774K across 4 grants).
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 19 grants of 30 (63%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Pema Foundation gives
- Giving grew 200% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $258K (2022) to $13.7M (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $774K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | Support for work to end violent conflict and build healthy, safe, and just societies | $206,289 |
| Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | Support for Faith Communities to Confront Polarization | $206,289 |
| Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | Support for Education Regarding Civic Engagement and Democracy | $206,288 |
| Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | Support for Revitalization of American Democracy | $154,743 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $105,772 | $706,115 | $792,865 | $773,609 | 4 | $792,523 | $6,115 | $8,864 |
| 2024 | $192,522 | $6,679,355 | $7,287,821 | $7,269,382 | 13 | $7,287,594 | $24,612 | $33,134 |
| 2023 | $800,988 | $1,516,334 | $1,049,892 | $1,032,291 | 6 | $1,049,892 | $16,334 | $18,993 |
| 2022 | $334,599 | $3,803 | $279,912 | $257,732 | 1 | $279,912 | $3,803 | $18,209 |
| 2021 | $610,709 | $175 | $1,743,822 | $1,733,304 | 6 | $1,743,747 | $100 | $86,385 |
| 2020 | $2,353,712 | $15,010,512 | $13,714,997 | $13,697,273 | 3 | — | $4,678 | $79,353 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pema Foundation reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pema Foundation is led by Linda Pritzker, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda Pritzker
President & Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roland B. Pritzker
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosemary Pritzker
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alice Bailey
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Pema Foundation
How much does Pema Foundation give each year?
Pema Foundation gave $774K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7.3M across 13 grants.
What is Pema Foundation's typical grant size?
Pema Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $206,289, and its average grant was $193,402, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Pema Foundation give grants?
Pema Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (4 grants).
Does Pema Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Pema Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Pema Foundation?
Pema Foundation reported $106K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $793K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Pema Foundation's EIN?
Pema Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0039844. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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