The Dr M Lee Pearce Foundation Incorporated
The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc. is a Miami Beach-based private grant-making foundation supporting medical research and classical music. The official site lists the foundation's address and phone, leadership, and a detailed recent grants page (with entries through 2025). The site also states it does not accept unsolicited proposals.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established medical research institutions or well‑known classical music organizations with a track record and network connections to the foundation's leadership or peers.
Good Fit
- • Institutional profile in medical research or classical music/performing arts.
- • Capacity to manage six‑figure to mid‑six‑figure awards (history of $100k–$1M grants).
- • Existing relationship, introduction, or prior engagement with board members or known grantees.
- • Programs that align with named initiatives the foundation has funded (e.g., quality of life survey, residency or concert series).
Geography
In the latest year grants reached eight states; most dollars flowed out of Florida and sizable shares went to New York and Massachusetts, indicating a multi‑state/national footprint rather than strictly local giving.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 13 distinct grantees spanning major research institutions and arts organizations, with seven new grantees that year and six returning recipients, demonstrating a broad and varied recipient set for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of turnover exists (many new recipients in 2024), but the foundation's public statement that unsolicited proposals are not accepted and the declared preselection policy suggest unfamiliar applicants without relationships are unlikely to gain entry via a public application process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
