Sunita and Brian Pereira Family

Private foundation · Grantmaker Winchester, MA EIN: 83-2884106

The Sunita and Brian Pereira Family is a private foundation based in Winchester, Massachusetts, filing Form 990-PF. Its 2025 grants included support for a museum, an organization focused on livelihoods and skills training, educational institutions, healthcare, and community organizations.

Key facts about Sunita and Brian Pereira Family

In short: Sunita and Brian Pereira Family gave $211K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), top state Massachusetts. 40% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
83-2884106
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$211,250
Grants made (2025)
15
Average grant
$14,083
Median grant
$5,000
New grantees (estimate)
40% first-time grantees (6 of 15, 2025; small sample)
Total assets
$2,060,461
Primary geography
Massachusetts (42% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.1M

+0.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$211K

-5.9% YoY

Grant Count

15

-44.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$14K

+69.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sunita and Brian Pereira Family reported a distributable amount of $117K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Sunita and Brian Pereira Family open to new grantees?

40%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 6 of 15 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $21K. How we count

Medians: $3K first-time, $10K repeat.

  • 53% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 91% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 183% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for arts and cultural institutions, education, healthcare, international development, and community needs.

Grantees describe their own work in varied terms. The Peabody Essex Museum says it offers experiences in the arts, humanities, and sciences to encourage understanding, imagination, and learning. Peaks Island Fund says it provides funding and support to 501(c)(3) organizations operating on Peaks Island, Maine. The Illustration Institute says it raises awareness of illustration through exhibitions and workshops, while Tasveer says it curates film, visual arts, and performance events that engage and empower the South Asian community.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation made 15 grants totaling $211,250. Grants ranged from $250 to $70,000, with a median grant of $5,000. In 2024, it reported 27 grants totaling $224,570; in 2023, it reported 19 grants totaling $120,900.

Among the 2025 grants were $70,000 to the Peabody Essex Museum for the naming of its skybridge; $65,000 to the American India Foundation for livelihood, skills training, and healthcare; $15,000 each to Princeton University for education and The Huntington for “Boston’s leading theater professional company”; and $10,000 each to Peaks Island Fund, Trustees of Tufts College, and Vellore CMC Foundation. The foundation also gave $5,000 to Freeland and Wellan Montessori School, $2,000 to Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, and $1,000 each to the Illustration Institute and the Office of the Archbishop. Tasveer also received $1,000 in 2025.

How to Apply

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, grant dollars by recipient state were reported as 42% to Massachusetts, 36% to New York, 7% each to New Jersey and Washington, DC, and 5% to Maine.

Grant Distribution by State

13states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.

Cities

Peaks IslandBostonNew YorkSalemWashingtonWinchesterPortlandPrincetonCambridgeCanoga ParkMedfordCantonForrest HillsTopekaHoustonNewtonSeattleAndoverBedfordBraintree

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K29 grants2020 22 grants2021 22 grants2022 19 grants2023 27 grants2024 15 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $111K (2022) to $225K (2024). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $211K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Peabody Essex Museum: $70KPeabody Essex Museum$70KAmerican India Foundation: $65KAmerican India Foundation$65KPrinceton University: $15KPrinceton University$15KThe Huntington: $15KThe Huntington$15KPeaks Island Fund: $10KPeaks Island Fund$10KTrustees of Tufts College: $10KTrustees of Tufts College$10KVellore CMC Foundation: $10KVellore CMC Foundation$10KFreeland: $5KFreeland$5KWellan Montessori School: $5KWellan Montessori School$5KBuckingham Browne & Nichols School: $2KBuckingham Browne & NicholsSchool$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Peabody Essex Museum ($70K). Together the top 10 received $207K.

Grant Size Distribution

105 grants across all recorded years

98<$50K7$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 98 grants of 105 (93%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Peabody Essex Museum Salem, MANaming of Museum Skybridge$70,000
American India Foundation New York, NYLivelihood, Skills Training, Healthcare to Improve Human Capital$65,000
Princeton University Princeton, NJEducation$15,000
The Huntington Washington, DCBoston's Leading Theater Professional Company$15,000
Peaks Island Fund Peaks Island, MESupport of Non Profits Working for Peaks Island$10,000
Trustees of Tufts College Medford, MAEstablished an endowed chair in nephrology at tufts university school of medicine$10,000
Vellore CMC Foundation New York, NYSupports free care to indigent patients and villages in india$10,000
Freeland Green Lake, WISupport Building Capacity of Frontline Personnel$5,000
Wellan Montessori School Newton, MAIndependent coeducational montessori school for students from ages 15 months to grade 8$5,000
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Cambridge, MAProvide Support for Education of Underprivileged School Children$2,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grant total Grant count
2025 $2,060,461 $248,712 $230,350 $211,250 15
2024 $2,044,544 $212,256 $241,019 $224,570 27
2023 $2,070,807 $43,407 $139,392 $120,900 19
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,060,461$2,044,544$2,070,807
Revenue$248,712$212,256$43,407
Expenses$230,350$241,019$139,392
Qualifying Distributions$215,001$224,570$120,900
Net Investment Income$233,363$212,256$43,407
Distributable Amount$117,413$116,039$107,359

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Brian Pereira and Sunita Pereira as trustees, and Natasha VP Sommerfeld, Nikhil L Pereira-Kamath, and Shubha Ramani as directors.

Sunita and Brian Pereira Family's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brian Pereira

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sunita Pereira

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natasha Vp Sommerfeld

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nikhil L. Pereira-Kamath

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shubha Ramani

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/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.

Contact

Mailing address: 75 Arlington St, Winchester, MA 01890
Phone: (617) 429-0695

Frequently asked questions about Sunita and Brian Pereira Family

How much does Sunita and Brian Pereira Family give each year?

Sunita and Brian Pereira Family gave $211K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $225K across 27 grants.

What is Sunita and Brian Pereira Family's typical grant size?

Sunita and Brian Pereira Family's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $14,083, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Sunita and Brian Pereira Family that year got $4K on average.

Where does Sunita and Brian Pereira Family give grants?

Sunita and Brian Pereira Family's top state is Massachusetts, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (36%) and New Jersey (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).

Does Sunita and Brian Pereira Family give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on Sunita and Brian Pereira Family's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Sunita and Brian Pereira Family's largest grantees?

Sunita and Brian Pereira Family's largest 2025 grantees include Peabody Essex Museum ($70,000), American India Foundation ($65,000) and Princeton University ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Sunita and Brian Pereira Family?

Sunita and Brian Pereira Family reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $215K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $117K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Sunita and Brian Pereira Family fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for arts and cultural institutions, education, healthcare, international development, and community needs. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Sunita and Brian Pereira Family?

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Sunita and Brian Pereira Family's EIN?

Sunita and Brian Pereira Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2884106. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Sunita and Brian Pereira Family accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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