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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-0380635

Steve Pearson Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Ridgewood, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $162,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 2026), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $162,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,650,972

  • Tax year 2024

    $131,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,607,487

  • Tax year 2023

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,979,539

  • Tax year 2022

    $155,200

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,925,047

  • Tax year 2021

    $151,700

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,986,618

  • Tax year 2020

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,875,097

  • Tax year 2019

    $112,700

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,858,340

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Crittenton CenterSioux City, IA

    Charitable

    $50,000
  2. Miracle League of ArizonaScottsdale, AZ

    Educational

    $20,000
  3. Seasons Center for Behavioral HealtSpencer, IA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  4. Camp Foster YMCASpirit Lake, IA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  5. People for PetsSpencer, IA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  6. United Church of ChristTempe, AZ

    Charitable

    $10,000
  7. World VisionFederal Way, WA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  8. Emmett County Animal ShelterEstherville, IA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  9. Hooker County Community FoundationMullen, NE

    Charitable

    $5,000
  10. Humane Society of NW IowaMilford, IA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  11. Love Takes RootSpencer, IA

    Educational

    $5,000
  12. Spirit Lake Protective AssocSpirit Lake, IA

    Charitable

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $55,00055% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $20,00020% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $10,00010% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $10,00010% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa8 grants $117,000
  2. Arizona2 grants $30,000
  3. Washington1 grant $10,000
  4. Nebraska1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Steve PearsonDIR / PRES Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lonnie WollinSECY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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