The Pitre Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Scottsdale, AZ EIN: 45-6795510

The Pitre Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Scottsdale, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $52.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $2.6M. Net investment income was $3.0M.

The Pitre Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Pitre Family Foundation gave $2.6M across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $320K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,558,110
+16.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$319,764
-13.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$100,000
Total assets
$51,980,379
+8.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (96% 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 Pitre Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Society of St Vincent Depaul: $2.0MSociety of St Vincent Depaul$2.0MSt John Paul II High School: $225KSt John Paul II High School$225KCatholic Education of Arizona: $100KCatholic Education of Arizona$100KALS Association - New Mexico Chapter: $100KALS Association - New MexicoChapter$100KThe Matthew 1914 Project: $100KThe Matthew 1914 Project$100KSan Francisco De Asis Church: $25KSan Francisco De Asis Church$25KForest Highlands Foundation: $5KForest Highlands Foundation$5KChrist Child Society of Phoenix: $3KChrist Child Society ofPhoenix$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Society of St Vincent Depaul ($2.0M). Together the top 8 received $2.6M.

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K2$50–100K6$100–250K1$250–500K4$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 35 (49%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

PhoenixFlagstaffScottsdaleAlbuquerqueAvondaleSacatonArlingtonNew York

How The Pitre Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+13%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 133% 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

$0$1M$2M$3M6 grants2020 7 grants2021 7 grants2022 7 grants2023 6 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $940K (2020) to $2.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $2.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Society of St Vincent Depaul Phoenix, AZAssistance and Community Support$2,000,000
St John Paul II High School Avondale, AZEducation and Academic Programs$225,000
Catholic Education of Arizona Phoenix, AZEducation and Academic Programs$100,000
ALS Association - New Mexico Chapter Arlington, VAAssistance and Community Support$100,000
The Matthew 1914 Project Phoenix, AZReligious and Spiritual Support$100,000
San Francisco De Asis Church Flagstaff, AZReligious and Spiritual Support$25,110
Forest Highlands Foundation Flagstaff, AZEnviromental Conservation$5,000
Christ Child Society of Phoenix Phoenix, AZReligious and Spiritual Support$3,000
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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$51,980,379$3,848,615$3,476,577$2,558,1108$2,558,110$3,007,573$1,925,203
2024$48,027,035$3,777,916$3,370,963$2,205,0006$2,205,000$2,611,953$1,799,974
2023$44,273,533$8,263,646$2,829,894$2,110,0007$2,110,000$7,543,752$1,961,830
2022$41,849,946$980,591$3,361,020$2,273,0007$2,273,000—$2,264,032
2021$51,789,128$668,107$2,250,246$2,023,8507$2,023,850$506,203$2,324,488
2020$43,734,293$705,671$1,169,485$940,0006—$545,292$1,940,583

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Pitre Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.9M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Pitre Family Foundation is led by Sarah Svorinic Schall, Trustee on every filing since 2022 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sarah Svorinic Schall

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Dominic B. Svorinic (2020–2023) — Trustee

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 Pitre Family Foundation

How much does The Pitre Family Foundation give each year?

The Pitre Family Foundation gave $2.6M across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.2M across 6 grants.

What is The Pitre Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The Pitre Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $319,764, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Pitre Family Foundation give grants?

The Pitre Family Foundation gives mostly in Arizona: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Phoenix, AZ (4 grants) and Flagstaff, AZ (2 grants).

Does The Pitre Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on The Pitre Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Religious and Spiritual Support" (3 grants).

Who are The Pitre Family Foundation's largest grantees?

The Pitre Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Society of St Vincent Depaul ($2,000,000), St John Paul II High School ($225,000) and Catholic Education of Arizona ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 91% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Pitre Family Foundation?

The Pitre Family Foundation reported $52.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.6M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.9M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Pitre Family Foundation's EIN?

The Pitre Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-6795510. 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 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 25, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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