The Public Education Foundation
LAS VEGAS, NV
$547.5KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Fall 2025 and spring 2026 payments
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The Picerne Family Charitable Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 05-0487100 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
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
- Brian Tougas
- Phone
- (401) 732-3700
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- A scholarship announcement is mailed or emailed to appropriate high schools. Potential candidates must complete and submit an application form together with all required attachments to their high school guidance department or similar local collection department. Recipients will be selected based on demonstrated financial need. Dedication to community service, and prior academic performance. Candidates shall be selected without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- Restrictions
- Relatives of members of the scholarship committee, or of officers, directors, or substantial contributors are not eligible for a scholarship award.
Original filing text
- Contact
- BRIAN TOUGAS
- Address
- 75 LAMBERT LIND HIGHWAY WARWICK, RI, 02886
- Phone
- 4017323700
- BTOUGAS@PICERNERI.COM
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- A SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT IS MAILED OR EMAILED TO APPROPRIATE HIGH SCHOOLS. POTENTIAL CANDIDATES MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FORM TOGETHER WITH ALL REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS TO THEIR HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT OR SIMILAR LOCAL COLLECTION DEPARTMENT. RECIPIENTS WILL BE SELECTED BASED ON DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND PRIOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. CANDIDATES SHALL BE SELECTED WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.
- Restrictions
- RELATIVES OF MEMBERS OF THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE, OR OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTORS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.
Reported organization name: THE PICERNE FAMILY CHARITABLE 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 672 | $2.5M |
| 2023 | 938 | $2.3M |
Where The Picerne Family Charitable Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
David R Picerne Charitable Foundation
PHOENIX, AZ
$150KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Support of foundation's charitable efforts focused on education, health care, the arts, and helping underserved populations
Button Hole
PROVIDENCE, RI
$100KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Donation
Phoenix Children'S Hospital Foundation
PHOENIX, AZ
$100KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General support
Bryant University
SMITHFIELD, RI
$100KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Donation
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Figures are aggregated from The Picerne Family Charitable Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). 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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