Pearls of Distinction Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473158938
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Evansville, IN, USA
Phone
8124774688
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$19,010
Expenses
$11,532
Assets
$25,894
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jennifer Douglas (President)
  • Vicki White (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Jennifer Douglas (President)
  • Vicki White (Vice President)
  • Jonelle Johnson-Boone (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization is organized for exclusively religious, charitable, educational, and scientific purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the corresponding provision of any further United States Internal Revenue Law, including for such purposes the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under said section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Specifically, the corporation will provide financial support of initiatives regarding education, family advocacy, social justice, health and wellness, economic stability, youth mentoring, and scholarships to youth pursuing higher education.

What it reported doing in 2025

Provided financial support for Family Advocacy via Breakfast with Santa and the CHIPPS (Childhood Hunger Initiative), prepared and served dinner for University of Evansville students, and direct donations to Tri-State Food Bank and United Caring Shelters.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 71% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.3%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 89.5%; rating input score 90

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 39.3%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.25; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 41.5% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 32.1% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.3% of revenue deployed · 89.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.