Data / Foundation grants / John M & Gertrude E Petersen Foundation
John M & Gertrude E Petersen Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $960,940 (tax year ended December 2025)
John M & Gertrude E Petersen Foundation, a private foundation in Erie, PA, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $960,940 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $425,000 to Mercy Center for Women in Erie, PA for capital project.
SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads every private foundation's Form 990-PF as the IRS publishes it, and this page is that reading. Ask for the foundations that fund your cause in your state, with the amounts and purposes, and new grants arrive in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as the returns are filed.
- EIN
- 251859031
- Based in
- Erie, PA
- Assets
- $21,149,700
- Grants paid
- $960,940
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202621329349104302. It reported $960,940 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Center for Women | Erie, PA | Capital project | $425,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Africa 6000 | Erie, PA | Capital project | $205,440 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sight Center Nwpa | Erie, PA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harborcreek Youth Services | Erie, PA | Capital project | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Country Day School | Erie, PA | Scholarships | $45,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Child Development Centers | Erie, PA | Capital project | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of Western Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family House | Pittsburgh, PA | Capital project | Health care | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Erie City Mission | Erie, PA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Erie County | Erie, PA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Club of Erie Inc | Erie, PA | General support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emmaus Ministries Inc | Erie, PA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inner City Neighborhood Art House | Erie, PA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Paul's Neighborhood Free Clinic | Erie, PA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army | Erie, PA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202511349349103671. It reported $1,137,100 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family House | Pittsburgh, PA | Capital fund | Health care | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mercy Center for Women | Erie, PA | General support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Services of Nwpa | Erie, PA | Capital fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Country Day School | Erie, PA | General support | $45,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Benedictine Sisters of Erie | Erie, PA | Capital improvement | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of Western Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | General support | $21,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Erie City Mission | Erie, PA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family House | Pittsburgh, PA | General support | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Erie County | Erie, PA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Club of Erie Inc | Erie, PA | General support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emmaus Ministries Inc | Erie, PA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inner City Neighborhood Art House | Erie, PA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Paul's Neighborhood Free Clinic | Erie, PA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army | Erie, PA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $775,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 |
| Youth development | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $2,098,040 |
Also on SpecStream
- Who funds health care in Pennsylvania
- Who funds philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations in Pennsylvania
- Who funds youth development in Pennsylvania
Updated May 12, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.