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Private foundation (trust)EIN 471188416Est. 2016-01

The Pedersen Foundation

Tysons, VA 22102

Total Assets

$238.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.6M

FY 2024

Grants Made

24

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$68K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$1.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$12.1M

Total Expenses

$3.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.7M

Distributable Amount

$11.5M

Min. Investment Return

$11.6M

Undistributed Income

$11.3M

Payout rate 15%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.15%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

24 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $10K to maximum $1.1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $6.9M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

86 grants

ST JUDES CHILDREN RESEARCH HOSPITAL
$6M
2 grants
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY & MEDICINE
$3M
1 grant
BADGER SIX
$1.1M
1 grant
ST FRANCIS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
$750K
1 grant
GIRL SECURITY
$100K
1 grant
WARRIOR RISING
$100K
1 grant
THIRD OPTION
$100K
1 grant
ACADEMY OF NEUROSCIENCE FOR ARCHITECTURE
$100K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

86 grants

<$10K
51
grants
$10–50K
26
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

Tennessee
$6M
50% of total
Maryland
$4.0M
33% of total
Michigan
$1.1M
9% of total
Virginia
$452K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$130K
1% of total
Florida
$114K
1% of total
California
$110K
1% of total
Utah
$100K
1% of total
Colorado
$33K
0% of total
Connecticut
$20K
0% of total

+2 more states

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