Private foundation
FIRSTENBURG FOUNDATION
VANCOUVER, 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
VANCOUVER, 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 FY2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $1,976,248 | $1,958,780 | $1,756,935 | $31,943,544 |
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 55% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTONVANCOUVER, WA | REPRESENTING PARTICIPATION IN FUNDING FOR THE COVID RESPONSE FUND | $500,000 | 2020 | |
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.
| $31,943,544 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $823,914 | $2,514,092 | $2,198,604 | $31,979,918 | $31,979,918 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $4,266,258 | $2,026,484 | $1,815,870 | $33,670,353 | $33,670,353 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $24,268 | $2,488,301 | $2,290,418 | $31,436,816 | $31,436,816 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $1,093,736 | $2,084,792 | $1,880,387 | $33,917,896 | $33,917,896 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $1,114,482 | $2,441,775 | $1,914,785 | $34,674,231 | $34,674,231 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $2,441,248 | $1,750,861 | $1,608,832 | $36,001,524 | $36,001,524 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $2,625,418 | $1,301,837 | $1,167,603 | $35,311,137 | $35,311,137 |
| CLARK COLLEGE FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 9 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2019 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.VANCOUVER, WA |
| FIFTH & FINAL INSTALLMENT FOR CLARK COLLEGE DENTAL HYGIENE EDU |
| $400,000 |
| 2017 |
| Clark Community College FoundationVANCOUVER, WA | for benefit of dental hygiene education and care center grant | $350,000 | 2016 |
| CLARK COUNTY FOOD BANKVANCOUVER, WA | FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE VISION CENTER WAREHOUSE | $150,000 | 2022 |
| NEW HOPE FARMSGOLDENDALE, WA | REPRESENTING THE FUNDING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE NEW HOPE FARMS WELL | $140,000 | 2018 |
| DE LA SALLE CATHOLIC NORTH HIGH SCHOOLPORTLAND, OR | IN SUPPORT OF BUILDING FOR TOMORROWS LEADERS PROJECT | $125,000 | 2021 |
| YMCA CLARK COUNTYVANCOUVER, WA | FOR THE PURCHASE OF TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES | $122,852 | 2019 |
| NEW HOPE FARMSGOLDENDALE, WA | FOR THE NEW ACTIVITY CENTER PROJECT | $100,000 | 2020 |
| COLUMBIA RIVER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESVANCOUVER, WA | FUNDING FOR THE STREET MEDICINE AND CRISIS TEAM PROGRAM | $75,020 | 2021 |
| HARPERS PLAYGROUNDPORTLAND, OR | IN SUPPORT OF THE REBUILDING MARSHALL PARK PROJECT | $75,000 | 2021 |
| SACRED EARTH FOUNDATIONGOLDENDALE, WA | IN SUPPORT OF THE CAMP YOUTH PROGRAM KITCHEN AND BATHHOUSE PROJECT | $75,000 | 2021 |
| CLARK COUNTY FOOD BANKVANCOUVER, WA | FOR THE FAMILY NUTRITION AND EDUCATION CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: 3RD INSTALL OF 4 YEAR PLEDGE | $75,000 | 2017 |
| THE CHILDREN'S CENTERVANCOUVER, WA | REPRESENTING THE 5TH AND FINAL INSTALLMENT OF A 5 YEAR COMMITMENT APPLIED TOWARD THE BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN | $75,000 | 2018 |
| LUTHERAN COMMUNITY SERVICES NORTHWESTMCMINNVILLE, OR | TO SUPPORT CASE MANAGEMENT AND DIRECT NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH AFGHAN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT | $75,000 | 2022 |
| PROVIDENCE CHILDRENS HEALTH FOUNDATIONPORTLAND, OR | FUNDING TO BE APPLIED TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A NINE PASSENGER SPECIALIZED VAN | $75,000 | 2021 |
| CLARK COUNTY FOOD BANKVANCOUVER, WA | FOR THE FAMILY NUTRITION AND EDUCATION CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: FINAL INSTALL OF 4 YEAR PLEDGE | $75,000 | 2018 |
| LELOOSKA FOUNDATIONARIEL, WA | IN SUPPORT OF THE LELOOSKA FOUNDATION PROPERTY PURCHASE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $75,000 | 2019 |
| NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION FOR BLIND ATHLETESMatched to this organization because 18 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.VANCOUVER, WA | FUNDING TO BE APPLIED TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF ONE PASSENGER VAN AND TRAILER | $70,000 | 2021 |
| open house ministriesVancouver, WA | For benefit of family resource center capital campaign | $65,000 | 2016 |
| FISH OF VANCOUVERVANCOUVER, WA | TO BE APPLIED AS CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT STAFFING | $65,000 | 2023 |
| cdm caregiving servicesvancouver, WA | for benefit of the aging with dignity capital campaign | $65,000 | 2016 |
| THE BLACK PARENT INITIATIVEportland, OR | for benefit of the black parent initiative growth & Technology development project | $60,000 | 2016 |
| BLACK PARENT INITIATIVEPORTLAND, OR | FUNDING FOR THE GROWTH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - FINAL PAYMENT | $60,000 | 2017 |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDRENBEND, OR | IN SUPPORT OF STRATEGIC EXPANSION IN CLARK COUNTY | $60,000 | 2017 |
| LAN SU CHINESE GARDENPORTLAND, OR | FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND UPGRADE OF THE GARDENS IRRIGATION | $60,000 | 2020 |
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202421049349100522
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202341219349102559
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202201329349104505
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202101339349102505
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202021839349100717
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201932409349100803
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201813039349100631
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201731449349100023
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.