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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-0039844

Pema Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $773,609 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $773,609

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $105,772
  • Tax year 2024

    $7,269,382

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $192,522
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,032,291

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $800,988
  • Tax year 2022

    $257,732

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $334,599
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,733,304

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $610,709
  • Tax year 2020

    $13,697,273

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,353,712

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Support for work to end violent conflict and build healthy, safe, and just societies

    $206,289
  2. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Support for faith communities to confront polarization

    $206,289
  3. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Support for education regarding civic engagement and democracy

    $206,288
  4. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Support for revitalization of american democracy

    $154,743

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $773,609100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $773,609

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Linda PritzkerPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Roland B PritzkerDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Rosemary PritzkerDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Alice BaileySECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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