Family House
PITTSBURGH, PA
$750KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Capital fund
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John M & Gertrude E Petersen Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 25-1859031 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Richard C Petersen
- Phone
- (989) 600-2098
- RZP0CM124@GMAIL.COM
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- Request for funding application the following attachments should be included with the funding application: copy of IRS determination letter regarding your agency's tax exempt status; roster of current board of directors, to include addresses, phone numbers and occupations; audited financial statements, if applicable.
- Restrictions
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Original filing text
- Contact
- RICHARD C PETERSEN
- Address
- 4765 KODIAK DRIVE TRAVERSE CITY, MI, 49685
- Phone
- 9896002098
- RZP0CM124@GMAIL.COM
- Deadlines
- N/A
- Application materials
- REQUEST FOR FUNDING APPLICATION THE FOLLOWING ATTACHMENTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THE FUNDING APPLICATION: COPY OF IRS DETERMINATION LETTER REGARDING YOUR AGENCY'S TAX EXEMPT STATUS; ROSTER OF CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TO INCLUDE ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS AND OCCUPATIONS; AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, IF APPLICABLE.
- Restrictions
- NONE
Reported organization name: JOHN M & GERTRUDE E PETERSEN FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | $960.9K |
| 2024 | 14 | $1.1M |
Where John M & Gertrude E Petersen Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Pennsylvania$2.1M
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Mercy Center for Women
ERIE, PA
$425KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Capital project
Africa 6000
ERIE, PA
$205.4KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Capital project
Mercy Center for Women
ERIE, PA
$125KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General support
Sight Center Nwpa
ERIE, PA
$100KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
General support
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (29 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from John M & Gertrude E Petersen Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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