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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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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.
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 | $472,809 | $1,141,487 | $1,077,212 | $1,583,259 |
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 59% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE MUSEUMSEATTLE, WA | ICHTHYOSAUR INSTALLATION, NEW BUILDING FOR GALA CELEBRATION | $153,000 | 2019 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Lee Ferguson | PRESIDENT | 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.
| $1,583,259 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $155,072 | $1,027,042 | $969,294 | $2,251,937 | $2,251,937 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $915,714 | $1,178,970 | $1,113,845 | $3,123,907 | $3,123,907 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $956,694 | $1,110,716 | $944,677 | $3,387,163 | $3,387,163 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $2,575,127 | $1,011,652 | $926,744 | $3,541,185 | $3,541,185 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $553,745 | $1,213,631 | $1,138,320 | $1,977,710 | $1,977,710 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $209,142 | $1,008,013 | $928,550 | $2,637,596 | $2,637,596 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $1,085,476 | $822,213 | $758,852 | $3,394,241 | $3,394,241 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $168,863 | $796,423 | $734,588 | $3,132,119 | $3,014,101 |
| CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS & PROJECTS |
| $110,000 |
| 2022 |
| PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE CENTERPORT TOWNSEND, WA | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND EDUCATIONAL | $100,000 | 2022 |
| BURKE MUSEUMSEATTLE, WA | NEW BURKE PROTOTYPE EXHIBIT, AUCTION POOL FUND, NEW BURKE 5 YEARS, ANNUAL FUND | $95,000 | 2017 |
| BURKE MUSEUMSEATTLE, WA | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | $90,000 | 2024 |
| burke museumSEATTLE, WA | ELWHA EXHIBIT, TABLE SPONSORSHIP, CURATORS DINNER, ANNUAL GIFT, BILL HOLM EXHIBIT | $85,000 | 2016 |
| BURKE MUSEUMSEATTLE, WA | VISITING EXHIBIT LIFE IN ONE CUBIC FOOT, SPECIAL EXHIBIT: BODY LANGUAGE, ANNUAL FUND, GENERAL OPERATIONS | $80,000 | 2021 |
| BURKE MUSEUMSEATTLE, WA | NEW BURKE PROTOTYPE EXHIBIT, AUCTION POOL FUND, NEW BURKE 5 YEARS, ANNUAL FUND | $70,000 | 2018 |
| WING LUKE ASIAN MUSEUMSEATTLE, WA | GERARD TSUTAKAWA SCULPTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: THE APA EXPERIENCE EXHIBIT | $65,000 | 2021 |
| SEATTLE AQUARIUMMatched to this organization because 9 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SEATTLE, WA | YEAR 2 OF 5, GENERAL OPERATIONS | $57,500 | 2020 |
| SEATTLE AQUARIUMMatched to this organization because 9 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SEATTLE, WA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $57,500 | 2019 |
| SEATTLE AQUARIUMMatched to this organization because 9 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SEATTLE, WA | CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS & PROJECTS | $57,500 | 2022 |
| SEATTLE AQUARIUMMatched to this organization because 9 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SEATTLE, WA | DEVELOPMENT OF HANDS-ON MARINE EXPERIENCES AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION | $57,500 | 2023 |
| BURKE MUSEUMSEATTLE, WA | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | $55,000 | 2023 |
| SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATIONSEATTLE, WA | SEWARD PARK TORII PROJECT - ADDITIONAL REQUEST | $55,000 | 2018 |
| BURKE MUSEUMSEATTLE, WA | RAY TROLL EXHIBIT, ANNUAL FUND, GENERAL OPERATIONS | $55,000 | 2020 |
| SEATTLE AQUARIUMMatched to this organization because 9 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SEATTLE, WA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, GENERAL OPERATIONS | $55,000 | 2021 |
| BURKE MUSEUMSEATTLE, WA | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | $55,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATIONSEATTLE, WA | CELEBRATION EVENT, RARE CARE,FERGIE PENGJUINS, TAKUICHI FUJII PUBLICATION | $54,000 | 2019 |
| EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATIONOLYMPIA, WA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,312 | 2018 |
| CHIEF SEATTLE CLUBSEATTLE, WA | ART & CULTURE PROGRAM | $50,000 | 2019 |
| POTLATCH FUNDSEATTLE, WA | CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS & PROJECTS | $50,000 | 2024 |
| WOODLAND PARK ZOOSEATTLE, WA | NEW CONSERVATION-FOCUSED EXHIBIT PROJECT | $50,000 | 2021 |
| WOODLAND PARK ZOOSEATTLE, WA | CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS & PROJECTS | $50,000 | 2022 |
| WING LUKE ASIAN MUSEUMSEATTLE, WA | CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS & PROJECTS | $50,000 | 2022 |
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 202433049349100043
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202301039349100535
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202241369349105624
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202112729349101211
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202012609349100031
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201902539349100805
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201803199349103530
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201731329349101808
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.