Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0780447

Madrona Foundation

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $274,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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 2025

    $274,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $12,333,867

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $10,914,389

  • Tax year 2023

    $540,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $9,374,420

  • Tax year 2022

    $68,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $8,619,013

  • Tax year 2021

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $10,154,325

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,635,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $8,922,372

  • Tax year 2019

    $430,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $8,974,280

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramMalvern, PA

    To support charitable grantmaking through a donor advised fund

    $254,000
  2. Free Speech For PeopleAustin, TX

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $254,00093% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $20,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania1 grant $254,000
  2. Texas1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Susanne L FishPRESIDENT, TREASURER, DIR. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian FishVICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, DIR. Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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