Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Newburyport, MA EIN: 55-0873166

Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Newburyport, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. As of 2021, the organization holds $5K in total assets. In 2021, it awarded 3 grants totaling $3K.

Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund at a glance

In short: Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund gave $3K across 3 grants in 2021 (avg $1K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2021 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2021)
$3,000
+0.0% vs 2020
Grants made (2021)
3
+0.0% vs 2020
Average grant
$1,000
+0.0% vs 2020
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$5,474
-38.1% vs 2020
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2021 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2021 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2021; updated September 2026.

Who Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2021 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

Newburyport

How Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund gives

  • In 2021 it paid out 956% 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$1K$2K$3K3 grants2020 3 grants2021

From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $3K (2021). In 2021 it made 3 grants totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
3 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$3,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2021$5,474$3,375$3,0003$3,375$353
2020$8,849$3,295$3,0003—$1,053

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $353 for 2021 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund's 2021 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2021 report compensation.

Officers on the 2021 filing

  • Jonathan Pearson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathan Brown

    Committee Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2021. "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 Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund

How much does Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund give each year?

Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund gave $3K across 3 grants in 2021, according to its 2021 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2020 it gave $3K across 3 grants.

What is Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?

Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2021 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,000, across 3 grants on its 2021 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund give grants?

Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2021 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2021: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund's 2021 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (3 grants).

How large is Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund?

Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund reported $5K in total assets on its 2021 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $353 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund?

Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Newburyport, MA. It holds $5K in total assets as of 2021.

What is Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund's EIN?

Vicki Pearson Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 55-0873166. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2021.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2021

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