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Walter S Pierce Foundation Inc Inc

Preselected recipients only Tampa, Florida · EIN 237292648

Walter S Pierce Foundation Inc Inc is a private foundation in Tampa, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $47,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $12,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $39,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$50,00012$852,623
2023$39,00012$1.0 million
2024$47,00011$1.1 million

How to apply

Walter S Pierce Foundation Inc Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Walter S Pierce Foundation Inc Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida11$47,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cristo Rey Tampa High School
Tampa, FL
Provides funds to high school$12,500
Individual
FL
$5,500
Metropolitan Ministries
Tampa, FL
Provides food & assistance to the needy$5,000
Children's Home Network
Tampa, FL
Provides housing for foster children$4,000
Feeding Tampa Bay
Tampa, FL
Provides food for the homeless$4,000
Love Inc of Metro Tampa
Tampa, FL
Helps churches to help people$3,500
Meals on Wheels of Tampa
Tampa, FL
Provides food and home services for the needy$3,500
Judeo Christian Health Clinic Inc
Tampa, FL
Provides medical service to the needy$3,000
St Lawrence Catholic Church
Tampa, FL
Operation matthew 25 outreach ministry$3,000
Life Path Hospice
Tampa, FL
Provides home and health services for the dying$1,500
Individual
FL
Provides person-to-person service to individuals in need$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Walter S Pierce Foundation Inc Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Walter S Pierce Foundation Inc Inc give?

$47,000 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Walter S Pierce Foundation Inc Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Sam S Ferlita Cpa (V.P. & Treasurer), William H Cauthen (V.P. & Secretary) and Froment J Gonzalez (President).

What does Walter S Pierce Foundation Inc Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, faith communities and food and hunger.

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