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Adrian M and Doris K Pearsall Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Newport, Rhode Island · EIN 232963241

Adrian M and Doris K Pearsall Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Newport, Rhode Island. In tax year 2025 it gave $52,500 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $10,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $50,000 the year before.

54% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$50,00022$451,201
2024$50,00020$425,384
2025$52,50029$408,900

How to apply

Adrian M and Doris K Pearsall Family Foundation 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 Adrian M and Doris K Pearsall Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York5$24,000
Maryland3$5,000
Georgia1$5,000
Rhode Island5$4,500
Pennsylvania5$4,000
New Jersey3$3,000
California2$2,500
Connecticut1$1,500
Florida1$1,000
Ohio1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Adrian Pearsall Scholarship Fund
Ithaca, NY
Charitable$10,000
Ulysses Historical Society
Trumansburg, NY
Charitable$10,000
Lew Body Dementia Fund
Lilburn, GA
Charitable$5,000
Ulysses Philomathic Library
Trumansburg, NY
Charitable$2,500
First Tree of Trenton
Bethesda, MD
Charitable$2,000
Herreshoff Marine Museum
Bristol, RI
Charitable$1,500
Immune Deficiency Foundation
Townson, MD
Charitable$1,500
Sail Newport
San Diego, CA
Charitable$1,500
Seamans Church
Newport, RI
Charitable$1,500
Mystic Seaport
Mystic, CT
Charitable$1,500
Immune Deficiency Foundation
Hanover, MD
Charitable$1,500
Alzheimers Foundation
West Hollywood, CA
Charitable$1,000
Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society
North Olmstead, OH
Charitable$1,000
Fishermans Mark
Lambertsville, NJ
Charitable$1,000
Mercy Ships
Trenton, NJ
Charitable$1,000
Village Charter School Foundation
Trenton, NJ
Charitable$1,000
Forty Fort Cemetery
Forty Fort, PA
Charitable$1,000
The Darrow School
New Lebanon, NY
Charitable$1,000
Bowans Tower Wildlife Reserve
New Hope, PA
Charitable$1,000
Bucks County SPCA
Lahaska, PA
Charitable$1,000
Best Foot Forward Foundation
Boca Raton, FL
Charitable$1,000
Beautiful Day
Providence, RI
Charitable$500
Friends of Waterfront
Newport, RI
Charitable$500
Newport Pride
Newport, RI
Charitable$500
Smile Train
Washington, DC
Charitable$500
American Red Cross
Boone, IA
Charitable$500
St Christophers Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable$500
Wounded Warriors
New York, NY
Charitable$500
Salvation Army Bucks County
Levittown, PA
Charitable$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Adrian M and Doris K Pearsall Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Adrian M and Doris K Pearsall Family Foundation Inc give?

$52,500 in tax year 2025, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Adrian M and Doris K Pearsall Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists John Jed Pearsall (President), Cindy P Sussman (Vice-President), Kenneth Krogulski (Sec./Treasurer) and Adrian James Pearsall (Vice-President).

What does Adrian M and Doris K Pearsall Family Foundation Inc fund?

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

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