Private foundation
AVEN FOUNDATION
MEDINA, WAEIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
MEDINA, WAEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $11,096,372 | $9,909,851 | $9,029,120 | $74,528,387 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 51% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREEHOUSESEATTLE, WA | TREEHOUSE IS THE ONLY NONPROFIT IN WASHINGTON STATE FOCUSED ON THE SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL, MATERIAL AND FINANCIAL NEEDS OF YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE. | $60,000 | 2023 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John W Stanton | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
| Theresa E Gillespie | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $74,518,510 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $2,089,836 | $4,806,559 | $4,235,505 | $73,264,012 | $73,264,012 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,208,124 | $6,512,335 | $5,805,635 | $75,980,735 | $75,980,735 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $11,239,405 | $5,058,312 | $4,380,148 | $81,365,285 | $81,284,946 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $4,019,339 | $3,903,890 | $3,439,273 | $75,103,853 | $75,103,853 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $8,473,112 | $2,012,120 | $1,725,749 | $55,151,504 | $55,126,504 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $6,892,957 | $2,927,333 | $2,816,648 | $48,675,519 | $48,665,512 |
| CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETYSEATTLE, WA |
| WA OLDEST AND LARGEST NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN. |
| $50,000 |
| 2021 |
| AMARASEATTLE, WA | IN SUPPORT OF CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION. | $50,000 | 2020 |
| VINE MAPLE PLACEMAPLE VALLEY, WA | BREAKS THE GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS BY WORKING WITH SINGLE PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. | $50,000 | 2022 |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF WASHINGTONSEATTLE, WA | SPECIAL OLYMPICS WASHINGTON IS THE LEADER IN SPORTS, HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING, EMPOWERING CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES ON AND OFF THE PLAYING FIELD. | $50,000 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDRENSEATTLE, WA | LONG TERM MENTORING OF AT-RISK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN | $50,000 | 2020 |
| GIRLS WHO CODENEW YORK, NY | AIMS TO SUPPORT AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN COMPUTER SCIENCE. | $50,000 | 2022 |
| YMCA OF GREATER SEATTLEMatched to this organization because 42 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2019 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SEATTLE, WA | BUILDING A COMMUNITY WHERE ALL PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG, ARE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL IN SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY. | $50,000 | 2024 |
| VISION HOUSERENTON, WA | HELPING FAMILIES IN CRISIS BREAK THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS. | $50,000 | 2023 |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF WASHINGTONSEATTLE, WA | SUPPORTS SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETES FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON COMPLETE. | $50,000 | 2022 |
| HOPELINKREDMOND, WA | MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP PEOPLE MAKE LASTING CHANGE. OUR VISION IS A COMMUNITY FREE OF POVERTY. | $50,000 | 2024 |
| RAINIER PREPSEATTLE, WA | SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS AT RAINIER PREP. | $50,000 | 2024 |
| AKINSEATTLE, WA | THEIR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP HEALTHY CHILDREN, CREATE STRONG FAMILIES, BUILD ENGAGED COMMUNITIES, AND SPEAK AND ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN. | $50,000 | 2024 |
| HOPELINKREDMOND, WA | MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. | $50,000 | 2021 |
| HOPELINKREDMOND, WA | HOPELINKS MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP PEOPLE MAKE A LASTING CHANGE. | $50,000 | 2023 |
| AMARASEATTLE, WA | IN SUPPORT OF FOSTER CHILDREN. | $50,000 | 2022 |
| YMCA OF GREATER SEATTLEMatched to this organization because 42 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2019 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SEATTLE, WA | BUILDING A COMMUNITY WHERE ALL PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG, ARE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL IN SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY. | $50,000 | 2022 |
| ROOTS YOUNG ADULT SHELTERSEATTLE, WA | YOUNG ADULT OVERNIGHT SHELTER IN SEATTLE, WA. | $50,000 | 2023 |
| FOOD LIFELINESHORELINE, WA | STUDENT FINANCIAL AID | $50,000 | 2021 |
| CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF WASEATTLE, WA | WA OLDEST AND LARGEST NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN. | $50,000 | 2020 |
| CARES OF WASHINGTONSEATTLE, WA | SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND LOW INCOMES TO REALIZE THEIR PURPOSE, POTENTIAL AND STRENGTH. | $50,000 | 2023 |
| VINE MAPLE PLACEVALLEY, WA | BREAKS THE GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS BY WORKING WITH SINGLE PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. | $50,000 | 2024 |
| SEATTLE ANGELSSEATTLE, WA | DARE TO DREAM PROGRAM IMPACTING CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. | $40,000 | 2023 |
| SOLID GROUNDSEATTLE, WA | WORKS TO END POVERTY AND UNDO RACISM AND OTHER OPPRESSIONS THAT ARE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY. | $40,000 | 2022 |
| SOLID GROUNDSEATTLE, WA | WORKS TO END POVERTY AND UNDO RACISM AND OTHER OPPRESSIONS THAT ARE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY. | $40,000 | 2020 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202443169349102709
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202343149349102009
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202233189349102113
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202133199349105083
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201833129349100993
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201713049349100521
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Dec 31, 2015
Filing id 201603099349100320
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.