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The Pedrero Family Foundation Adba the Pharr Foundation

Preselected recipients only Minneapolis, Minnesota · EIN 260304971

The Pedrero Family Foundation Adba the Pharr Foundation is a private foundation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.0 million in 12 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $400,000. 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 down from $1.0 million the year before.

14% 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
2023$1.0 million12$7.0 million
2024$1.0 million12$7.1 million

How to apply

The Pedrero Family Foundation Adba the Pharr Foundation 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 The Pedrero Family Foundation Adba the Pharr Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Rhode Island.

StateGrantsAmount
Rhode Island5$652,500
California3$150,000
North Carolina2$100,000
Connecticut1$50,000
District of Columbia1$50,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Brown University
Providence, RI
Asst professorship$400,000
Brown University
Providence, RI
Watson institute of international and public affairs building$150,000
Brown University
Providence, RI
Brown annual fund$50,000
Marin Academy
San Rafael, CA
Going beyond$50,000
San Francisco University High School
San Francisco, CA
Personal development endowment$50,000
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC
Secretary's cabinet$50,000
Stanford University
Stanford, CT
Gsb fellowship$50,000
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Mlk research lab$50,000
Wake Forest University
Winstonsalem, NC
Wake forest women's golffund$50,000
Wake Forest University
Winstonsalem, NC
The wake forest fund$50,000
Brown University
Providence, RI
Watson institute director's leadership gift$27,500
Brown University
Providence, RI
China initiative$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Pedrero Family Foundation Adba the Pharr Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Pedrero Family Foundation Adba the Pharr Foundation give?

$1.0 million in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs The Pedrero Family Foundation Adba the Pharr Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Anne M Pedrero (President), Robert Pedrero (Vice President) and Katherine Weber (Secretary/Treasurer).

What does The Pedrero Family Foundation Adba the Pharr Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and environment and conservation.

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