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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-6024156

Dorothy Pearce Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Salem, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $16,746 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

    $16,746

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $249,598
  • Tax year 2024

    $15,906

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $250,275
  • Tax year 2023

    $16,381

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $253,865
  • Tax year 2022

    $17,077

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $254,273
  • Tax year 2021

    $11,437

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $260,906
  • Tax year 2020

    $19,374

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $226,101
  • Tax year 2019

    $14,862

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $229,076
  • Tax year 2018

    $14,690

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $225,438

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Willamette University Office of Gift PlanningSalem, OR

    Book purchases/library BLDG

    $8,373
  2. Center for Hope and SafetySalem, OR

    Operational support

    $2,791
  3. First Presbyterian Church of SalemSalem, OR

    Facility

    $2,791
  4. Willamette Heritage CenterSalem, OR

    Operational support

    $2,791

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $8,37360% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,79120% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $2,79120% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon4 grants $16,746

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Pioneer Trust Bank NATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,524

The return

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