Perez Foundation
Perez Foundation is a private foundation, based in Metairie, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9K in total assets. In 2025, it made $600 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $311.
Perez Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $8,501
- -51.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $-8,331
- -36321.7% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $600
- -60.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $624
- -64.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Perez Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Perez Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 172% 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 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $250 (2023) to $1K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Layaya - Louisiana Young Artists & Young Authors Belle Chasse, LA | Further Charitable Purposes of Organization | $1,000 |
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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 | $8,501 | $-8,331 | $624 | — | — | $600 | $311 | $349 |
| 2024 | $17,456 | $23 | $1,746 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,500 | $23 | $497 |
| 2023 | $19,179 | $64 | $1,260 | $250 | 1 | $1,250 | $64 | $948 |
| 2022 | $20,375 | $-40,306 | $1,500 | $500 | 1 | $1,500 | $703 | $12 |
| 2021 | $62,181 | $2,679 | $1,933 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,026 | $450 |
| 2020 | $62,332 | $1,067 | $1,049 | — | — | — | $29 | $523 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Perez Foundation reported a distributable amount of $349 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Perez Foundation is led by Chalin O. Perez Jr., President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chalin O. Perez Jr.
President
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin R. Slater III
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles H. Perez
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 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 Perez Foundation
How large is Perez Foundation?
Perez Foundation reported $9K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $600 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $349 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Perez Foundation operate?
Perez Foundation has awarded grants in Louisiana.
What is Perez Foundation's EIN?
Perez Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0511535. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
Live grants for the work Perez Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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