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Julia Pierson Trust

Accepts applications Carrollton, Illinois · EIN 376321165

Julia Pierson Trust is a private foundation in Carrollton, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $136,963 in 73 grants; the typical grant was $1,927 and the largest $1,927. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $128,425 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$144,52377$2.8 million
2024$128,42566$3.0 million
2025$136,96373$3.2 million

How to apply

ContactJulia Pierson Trust
PO Box 29, Carrollton, IL 62016
Phone or email(217) 942-5244
What to submitApplicants submit a resume of academic qualifications
DeadlinesMay 15
RestrictionsLimited to individuals residing in area presently know as carrollton community school district 1

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Julia Pierson Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois73$136,963

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 73 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927
Individual
IL
Education$1,927

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Julia Pierson Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May 15.

How much does Julia Pierson Trust give?

$136,963 in tax year 2025, across 73 grants, with a typical grant of $1,927.

Who runs Julia Pierson Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Pamela Painter (Trustee), Stanley Roberts (Trustee) and Patrick Copley (Trustee).

What does Julia Pierson Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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