Private foundation · EIN 04-6382377 · Plymouth, Massachusetts

Mary Elizabeth Pearce Foundation Tr

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 12 grants paid, $1.1M total, median $28K. 58% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
12
$1.1M
Median grant
$28K
Stays in MA
58%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.3M

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wildlands TrustPlymouth, MAGeneral support$725K
Pilgrim Hall MuseumPlymouth, MAGeneral support$100K
Bid Plymouth Family FundPlymouth, MAGeneral support$69K
Ri HospitalProvidence, RIGeneral support$50K
Plymouth PhilharmonicPlymouth, MAGeneral support$46K
Black Feather Horse RescuePlymouth, MAGeneral support$30K
Kenyon CollegeGambier, OHGeneral support$25K
Manomet Conservation SciencesPlymouth, MAGeneral support$25K
The Salvation ArmyAlexandria, VAGeneral support$25K
Grange FoundationWashington, DCGeneral support$20K
Plymouth IndependentPlymouth, MAGeneral support$20K
Children's National Hospital FoundationWashington, DCGeneral support$1,000

By state: Massachusetts 7 · Rhode Island 1 · Ohio 1 · Virginia 1 · District of Columbia 2

About this foundation

Mary Elizabeth Pearce Foundation Tr is a private grantmaking foundation in Plymouth, Massachusetts, administered in care of Nate Withington, tax-exempt since 1977. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Mary Elizabeth Pearce Foundation Tr accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Mary Elizabeth Pearce Foundation Tr give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.1M across 12 grants, a median of $28K.

Where does Mary Elizabeth Pearce Foundation Tr give?

Massachusetts (7 grants), Rhode Island (1 grants), Ohio (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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