Pepper Hollow Fund
Pepper Hollow Fund is a private foundation, based in Rydal, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $13K. Net investment income was $15K.
Pepper Hollow Fund at a glance
In short: Pepper Hollow Fund gave $13K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,500
- -34.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,167
- -12.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $17,818
- +9.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maine (80% 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 Pepper Hollow Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Beth Brunswick Memorial Fund ($6K). Together the top 3 received $13K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Pepper Hollow Fund gives
- Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 384% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $19K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $13K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Brunswick Memorial Fund Rangely, ME | General/ No Restrictions | $6,000 |
| Rangely Health & Wellness Rangely, ME | General/ No Restrictions | $4,000 |
| Abington Health Foundation Abington, PA | General/ No Restrictions | $2,500 |
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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 | $17,818 | $16,237 | $14,118 | $12,500 | 3 | $12,500 | $14,619 | $3,256 |
| 2024 | $16,305 | $13,538 | $20,310 | $18,950 | 4 | $18,950 | $12,178 | $3,865 |
| 2023 | $23,077 | $3,005 | $10,349 | $9,000 | 3 | $9,000 | $1,403 | $4,409 |
| 2022 | $30,421 | $2,352 | $10,425 | $9,000 | 3 | $9,000 | $613 | $4,470 |
| 2021 | $38,494 | $3,614 | $12,337 | $10,500 | 3 | — | $1,777 | $4,556 |
| 2020 | $47,217 | $1,945 | $9,050 | $7,533 | 2 | — | $428 | $4,368 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pepper Hollow Fund reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pepper Hollow Fund's only listed officer is Richard Alexander, Foundation Manager on every filing since 2020 (uncompensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard Alexander
Foundation Manager
On filings since 2020
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 Pepper Hollow Fund
How much does Pepper Hollow Fund give each year?
Pepper Hollow Fund gave $13K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 4 grants.
What is Pepper Hollow Fund's typical grant size?
Pepper Hollow Fund's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $4,167, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Pepper Hollow Fund give grants?
Pepper Hollow Fund gives mostly in Maine: 80% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Pennsylvania (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were Rangely, ME (2 grants).
Does Pepper Hollow Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Pepper Hollow Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Pepper Hollow Fund?
Pepper Hollow Fund reported $18K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Pepper Hollow Fund's EIN?
Pepper Hollow Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6411419. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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