Pursuit Of Excellence
Provide college scholarships and mentoring for low income students.
Pursuit Of Excellence at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,232,441
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,569,553
- -39.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $96,342
- +24.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,386,119
- +29.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Pursuit Of Excellence
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Pursuit Of Excellence
Who Pursuit Of Excellence funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $125K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $125,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,232,441 | $1,569,553 | $1,386,119 | — | — | $96,342 |
| 2024 | $4,832,626 | $2,581,222 | $1,067,176 | — | — | $77,299 |
| 2023 | $3,063,292 | $1,132,687 | $989,432 | — | — | $-13,516 |
| 2022 | $2,913,422 | $1,154,092 | $995,508 | $125,000 | 1 | $143,595 |
| 2021 | $3,019,582 | $1,030,017 | $749,610 | — | — | $100,491 |
| 2020 | $2,369,442 | $824,036 | $810,113 | — | — | $65,489 |
About Pursuit Of Excellence
Based on IRS filings
Pursuit Of Excellence is a public charity, based in Palo Alto, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $96K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pursuit Of Excellence is led by Carol Mullin, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carol Mullin
President
On filings since 2020
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Battle
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol A Smallwood
Director
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean Dawes
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Neistadt
Director
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Colene Vort
Secretary
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana Fenwick
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ed Camarena
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 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 Pursuit Of Excellence
How large is Pursuit Of Excellence?
Pursuit Of Excellence reported $5.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
Where does Pursuit Of Excellence operate?
Pursuit Of Excellence has awarded grants in California.
What is Pursuit Of Excellence's EIN?
Pursuit Of Excellence's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0054289. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 12, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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