The James P Pace Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Mission Hills, KS EIN: 20-2061425

The James P Pace Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Mission Hills, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $1.7M. Net investment income was $229K.

The James P Pace Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The James P Pace Family Foundation gave $1.7M across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $287K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,721,717
+1813.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$286,953
+1494.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Primary geography
New Jersey (95% 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 The James P Pace Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

The Pace Family Donor Advised Fund: $1.6MThe Pace Family Donor AdvisedFund$1.6MUniversity of Missouri: $40KUniversity of Missouri$40KSt Andrews Episcopal Church: $20KSt Andrews Episcopal Church$20KKansas City Girls Preparatory Academy: $10KKansas City Girls PreparatoryAcademy$10KPowell Gardens: $5KPowell Gardens$5KNational WWI Museum and Memorial: $5KNational WWI Museum andMemorial$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Pace Family Donor Advised Fund ($1.6M). Together the top 6 received $1.7M.

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 31 (90%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

Kansas CityColumbiaArlingtonHillsdaleBrooklynBurlingtonCharlotteDarienKingsvilleNew YorkOlatheWoodbridge

How The James P Pace Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 1666% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M11 grants2020 8 grants2021 5 grants2022 7 grants2023 5 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $73K (2021) to $1.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $1.7M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Pace Family Donor Advised Fund Woodbridge, NJGeneral Operations and Support$1,641,717
University of Missouri Columbia, MOScholarship Funding$40,000
St Andrews Episcopal Church Kansas City, MOGeneral Operations and Support$20,000
Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy Kansas City, MOGeneral Operations and Support$10,000
Powell Gardens Kingsville, MOGeneral Operations and Support$5,000
National WWI Museum and Memorial Kansas City, MOGeneral Operating Support$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025—$231,822$1,727,313$1,721,7176$1,721,717$229,161$94,044
2024$1,495,491$141,598$94,275$90,0005$90,000$139,215$92,606
2023$1,455,268$67,004$95,423$95,0007$95,000$66,712$81,447
2022$1,451,157$21,816$103,605$97,5005$97,500$19,078$85,370
2021$1,470,477$130,649$75,992$72,5008$75,457$126,689$97,406
2020$1,413,867$15,578$80,622$77,50011—$15,115$80,882

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The James P Pace Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $94K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The James P Pace Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Courtney Angilan

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • James P Pace

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kirstin Pace Salzman

    Director

    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 The James P Pace Family Foundation

How much does The James P Pace Family Foundation give each year?

The James P Pace Family Foundation gave $1.7M across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $90K across 5 grants.

What is The James P Pace Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The James P Pace Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $286,953, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The James P Pace Family Foundation give grants?

The James P Pace Family Foundation gives mostly in New Jersey: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Kansas City, MO (3 grants).

Does The James P Pace Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 83% of The James P Pace Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The James P Pace Family Foundation's largest grantees?

The James P Pace Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Pace Family Donor Advised Fund ($1,641,717), University of Missouri ($40,000) and St Andrews Episcopal Church ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 99% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How much is The James P Pace Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The James P Pace Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $94K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The James P Pace Family Foundation's EIN?

The James P Pace Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2061425. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)

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