Pure Edge Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker South Hamilton, MA EIN: 45-3182571

Pure Edge Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in South Hamilton, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $450K in total assets. In 2025, it made $613K in qualifying distributions.

Pure Edge Inc at a glance

Total assets
$449,747
+40.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,444,465
-6.8% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$613,211
-11.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,327,873
-5.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Pure Edge Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K6$50–100K7$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 7 grants of 19 (37%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

ChicagoWashingtonNew YorkBostonBrentwoodCalabasasCharlottesvilleCheckDenverDevnerHaddamLos AngelesMillburnNew HavenPalo AltoRedwood CitySomervilleUrbana

How Pure Edge Inc gives

  • Giving fell 91% from 2021 to 2024. 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$500K$1M$1.5M9 grants2020 8 grants2021 3 grants2022 7 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2024) to $1.2M (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Earthrace Conservation Organization Inc Calabasas, CAEnhance the education of children in coastal communities that the health and wellness of our oceans impact the health and wellness of every child.$100,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2025$449,747$1,444,465$1,327,873——$613,211
2024$320,216$1,549,242$1,409,722$100,0001$691,262
2023$307,247$1,964,355$2,045,831$381,6257$1,203,992
2022$324,125$2,030,571$2,042,912$350,0003$1,160,865
2021$739,291$2,020,460$2,946,002$1,170,0008$1,598,652
2020$1,203,103$2,401,773$2,055,657$484,0009—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Pure Edge Inc is led by Chi Kim, CEO & Secretary since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chi Kim

    CEO & Secretary

    Chief Executive Officer, Secretary & Director → CEO & Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $335K (2020) → $392K (2025)

  • Paul Tudor Jones II

    Chairman

    Chairman, President & Director → Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Sexton Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Rienstra-Friesen

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Krasno

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Tuck

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Chapman Meyer

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Clarke

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Buontempo

    Treasurer

    Treasurer & Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sonia Jones

    Founder & Vice Chair

    Director → Founder & Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Suna Said (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Janet Friesen (2023) — Director
  • Former: Peter Egoscue (2020) — Director

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Chi Kim — CEO & Secretary: $392KChi KimCEO & Secretary$392K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $392K, to Chi Kim (CEO & Secretary).

Frequently asked questions about Pure Edge Inc

How large is Pure Edge Inc?

Pure Edge Inc reported $450K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.

What is Pure Edge Inc?

Pure Edge Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in South Hamilton, MA. It holds $450K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Pure Edge Inc operate?

Pure Edge Inc has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Tennessee, Virginia.

What is Pure Edge Inc's EIN?

Pure Edge Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3182571. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 28, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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