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The Dr M Lee Pearce Foundation Inc: 13 grants to organizations, $5.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)

The Dr M Lee Pearce Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Miami Beach, FL, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $5,057,350 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $999,350 to Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA for medical research.

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EIN
592424272
Based in
Miami Beach, FL
Assets
$174,304,900
Grants paid
$5,057,350
Tax year ended
December 2024

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202503189349103960. It reported $5,057,350 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MAMedical research$999,350apps.irs.gov
Mayo ClinicRochester, MNMedical researchHealth care$600,000apps.irs.gov
Opera AmericaNew York, NYGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$500,000apps.irs.gov
The Metropolitan Opera AssociationNew York, NYGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$500,000apps.irs.gov
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical ResearchManhasset, NYQuality of human life survey program$425,000apps.irs.gov
New World SymphonyMiami Beach, FLWallcast concert seriesEducation$400,000apps.irs.gov
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILScholarship supportRecreation and sports$300,000apps.irs.gov
The Cleveland OrchestraCleveland, OHFlorida residency$300,000apps.irs.gov
The Sphinx OrganizationDetroit, MIGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$300,000apps.irs.gov
The Washington National OperaWashington, DCProgram supportArts, culture and humanities$300,000apps.irs.gov
University of Miami - Miller School of MedicineMiami Beach, FLMedical research$300,000apps.irs.gov
University of Miami - Frost School of MusicCoral Gables, FLMedical research and general support$128,000apps.irs.gov
University of Miami - Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteMiami, FLGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2023

From the Form 990-PF filed December 22, 2025, IRS object ID 202523569349100512. It reported $1,520,750 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Feinstein Institutes for Medical ResearchManhasset, NYQuality of human life survey program$300,000apps.irs.gov
Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MAMedical research$300,000apps.irs.gov
The Cleveland OrchestraCleveland, OHMiami residency$300,000apps.irs.gov
The Washington National OperaWashington, DCProgram supportArts, culture and humanities$300,000apps.irs.gov
The Metropolitan Opera AssociationNew York, NYProgram supportArts, culture and humanities$200,000apps.irs.gov
New World SymphonyMiami Beach, FLProgram supportEducation$50,000apps.irs.gov
University of Miami Frost School of MusicCoral Gables, FLMusic therapy and brain aging$43,250apps.irs.gov
University of Miami Frost School of MusicCoral Gables, FLGeneral support$27,500apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2022

From the Form 990-PF filed December 22, 2025, IRS object ID 202543569349100109. It reported $715,000 in grants paid; 5 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Feinstein Institutes for Medical ResearchManhasset, NYQuality of human life survey program$200,000apps.irs.gov
University of Miami Frost School of MusicCoral Gables, FLMusic therapy/brain aging$200,000apps.irs.gov
The Cleveland OrchestraCleveland, OHMiami residency$150,000apps.irs.gov
The Washington National OperaWashington, DCProgram supportArts, culture and humanities$150,000apps.irs.gov
University of Miami Frost School of MusicCoral Gables, FLGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

CauseGranted
Arts, culture and humanities$2,250,000
Health care$600,000
Education$450,000
Recreation and sports$300,000

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
New York$2,125,000
Massachusetts$1,299,350
Florida$1,168,750
Ohio$750,000
District of Columbia$750,000
Minnesota$600,000
Illinois$300,000
Michigan$300,000

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Updated November 14, 2025. 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.