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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0438855

William and Martha Erickson Foundation

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $103,750 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $103,750

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,747,904

  • Tax year 2023

    $14,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,269,955

  • Tax year 2022

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,781,479

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,461,577

  • Tax year 2020

    $53,250

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $632,957

  • Tax year 2019

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $592,425

  • Tax year 2018

    $31,250

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $498,682

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Northwest SchoolSeattle, WA

    General program support

    $50,000
  2. Rancho La Paloma Ministry CenterSeattle, WA

    General program support

    $12,500
  3. Social Venture PartnersSeattle, WA

    General program support

    $12,000
  4. Land Trust AllianceWashington, DC

    General program support

    $5,000
  5. The San Juan Preservation TrustFriday Harbor, WA

    General program support

    $5,000
  6. The Seadoc SocietyEastsound, WA

    General program support

    $5,000
  7. Mary's PlaceSeattle, WA

    General program support

    $2,500
  8. Pangea Giving for Global ChangeSeattle, WA

    Pangea giving's grant pool

    $2,500
  9. Reading PartnersOakland, CA

    General program support

    $2,500
  10. Luthern Immigration & Refugee ServiceBaltimore, MD

    General program suppport

    $2,500
  11. BakashanaPenfield, NY

    General program support

    $1,000
  12. Lopez HamletLopez Island, WA

    General program support

    $1,000
  13. Wood River Land TrustHailey, ID

    General program support

    $1,000
  14. Island Haven Animal SanctuaryFriday Harbor, WA

    General program support

    $500
  15. Washington Wildlife RecreationTacoma, WA

    General program support

    $500
  16. Cascade PBS NewsSeattle, WA

    General program support

    $250

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $52,50070% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $12,00016% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $10,00013% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington12 grants $94,250
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $2,500
  4. Idaho1 grant $1,000
  5. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Sonya EricksonPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Timothy SeifertDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Judi McAlpineSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gail Lee VecchietTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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