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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 80-0324450

Robert L Pierce Foundation

A private foundation in Covington, LA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $87,950 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

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

    $87,950

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,143,322
  • Tax year 2024

    $91,400

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,204,015
  • Tax year 2023

    $46,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,229,796
  • Tax year 2022

    $84,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,189,279
  • Tax year 2021

    $73,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,216,853
  • Tax year 2020

    $68,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,296,164
  • Tax year 2019

    $65,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,323,701
  • Tax year 2018

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,358,525

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Galatoire Foundation IncNew Orleans, LA

    General operating support

    $22,850
  2. Fore Kids Foundation IncAvondale, LA

    To support the organization's giving fund

    $15,000
  3. Hope House IncNew Orleans, LA

    For general operating support

    $15,000
  4. St Scholastica AcademyCovington, LA

    For general operating support

    $12,500
  5. Healing with Horses LouisianaFolsom, LA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  6. The Kelly Gibson FoundationCovington, LA

    General operating support

    $7,500
  7. Starc of LouisianaCovington, LA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  8. Northshore Court Foundation IncCovington, LA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  9. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 43Covington, LA

    Charitable

    $500
  10. Northshore Humane SocietyCovington, LA

    Charitable

    $200
  11. NAMI Southeast LouisianaMandeville, LA

    Charitable

    $200
  12. Brooke It Forward FoundationCovington, LA

    Charitable

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $37,85081% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $7,70016% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $200<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana11 grants $87,750
  2. Ohio1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Chavgney G PierceDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Shonna PierceDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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