Grants paid by Pearse Lyons Ace Foundation Inc Fka the Margin of Excellence Inc
EIN 30-0521487 · Nicholasville, KY · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE B90
Pearse Lyons Ace Foundation Inc Fka the Margin of Excellence Inc of Nicholasville, KY (EIN 30-0521487) reported 24 grants paid totaling $782,440 to 13 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$782,440
24 grants
Recipients
13
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | $15,100 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | $46,000 | — |
| 2021 | 4 | $58,624 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | $160,201 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $149,383 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $167,810 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | $185,322 | — |
Top recipients
The 13 recipients receiving the most from Pearse Lyons Ace Foundation Inc Fka the Margin of Excellence Inc, by grants paid, out of 13 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhouse17 20-1965942 | A | Lexington, KY | 3 | $300,000 | 2025 |
| University of Kentucky 61-6001218 | A | Lexington, KY | 7 | $258,348 | 2025 |
| Fraternal Order of Police #73 61-1391172 | A | Nicholasville, KY | 4 | $61,391 | 2025 |
| St George Church | U | Jenkins, KY | 1 | $52,000 | 2022 |
| Missionaries of Charity 06-1013589 | A | Jenkins, KY | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation 61-6035765 | A | Louisville, KY | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of Diocese of Owensboro 61-0598513 | A | Owensboro, KY | 1 | $18,701 | 2022 |
| City of Springfield Mid Kentucky Arts | U | Springfield, KY | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Gods Pantry Food Bank 31-0979404 | A | Lexington, KY | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky 61-1329396 | A | Hazard, KY | 1 | $8,250 | 2022 |
| Mountain Cattlemen Association 36-4488201 | A | Hazard, KY | 1 | $8,250 | 2022 |
| Kentucky Horse Park Foundation Inc 62-1257717 | A | Lexington, KY | 1 | $5,500 | 2021 |
| Divine Providence Inc DBA Catholic Action Center 20-1895043 | A | Lexington, KY | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 24 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Greenhouse17 Lexington, KY | A | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT DOMESTIC ABUSE SURVIVORS | 202641139349301359 |
| 2025 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | A | $52,748 | paid | VOCAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | 202641139349301359 |
| 2025 | Fraternal Order of Police #73 Nicholasville, KY | A | $22,574 | paid | COPS N KIDS CHRISTMAS | 202641139349301359 |
| 2025 | Gods Pantry Food Bank Lexington, KY | A | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202641139349301359 |
| 2024 | Greenhouse17 Lexington, KY | A | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT DOMESTIC ABUSE SURVIVORS | 202521359349303392 |
| 2024 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | A | $46,500 | paid | VOCAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | 202521359349303392 |
| 2024 | Fraternal Order of Police #73 Nicholasville, KY | A | $21,310 | paid | COPS N KIDS CHRISTMAS | 202521359349303392 |
| 2023 | Greenhouse17 Lexington, KY | A | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT DOMESTIC ABUSE SURVIVORS | 202420869349300132 |
| 2023 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | A | $40,100 | paid | VOCAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | 202420869349300132 |
| 2023 | Fraternal Order of Police #73 Nicholasville, KY | A | $9,283 | paid | COPS N KIDS CHRISTMAS | 202420869349300132 |
| 2022 | St George Church Jenkins, KY | U | $52,000 | paid | EASTERN KENTUCKY FLOOD RELIEF DONATIONS | 202331149349300518 |
| 2022 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | A | $28,000 | paid | VOCAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | 202331149349300518 |
| 2022 | Missionaries of Charity Jenkins, KY | A | $25,000 | paid | EASTERN KENTUCKY FLOOD RELIEF DONATIONS | 202331149349300518 |
| 2022 | Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation Louisville, KY | A | $20,000 | paid | WESTERN KENTUCKY TORNADO RELIEF DONATIONS | 202331149349300518 |
| 2022 | Catholic Charities of Diocese of Owensboro Owensboro, KY | A | $18,701 | paid | WESTERN KENTUCKY TORNADO RELIEF DONATIONS | 202331149349300518 |
| 2022 | Mountain Cattlemen Association Hazard, KY | A | $8,250 | paid | EASTERN KENTUCKY FLOOD RELIEF DONATIONS | 202331149349300518 |
| 2022 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Hazard, KY | A | $8,250 | paid | EASTERN KENTUCKY FLOOD RELIEF DONATIONS | 202331149349300518 |
| 2021 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | A | $34,900 | paid | VOCAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | 202210829349300026 |
| 2021 | City of Springfield Mid Kentucky Arts Springfield, KY | U | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202210829349300026 |
| 2021 | Fraternal Order of Police #73 Nicholasville, KY | A | $8,224 | paid | COPS N KIDS CHRISTMAS | 202210829349300026 |
| 2021 | Kentucky Horse Park Foundation Inc Lexington, KY | A | $5,500 | paid | SOUTHERN LIGHTS SPONSOR | 202210829349300026 |
| 2020 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | A | $46,000 | paid | VOCAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | 202240139349300134 |
| 2018 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | A | $10,100 | paid | VOCAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | 201911339349306561 |
| 2018 | Divine Providence Inc DBA Catholic Action Center Lexington, KY | A | $5,000 | paid | SUBSIDY | 201911339349306561 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202641139349301359 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202521359349303392 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202420869349300132 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331149349300518 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202210829349300026 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202240139349300134 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201911339349306561 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/300521487.json.
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