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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-1259178

Ballinger Family Foundation

A private foundation in Federal Way, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $65,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,782,378

  • Tax year 2023

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,744,627

  • Tax year 2022

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,656,521

  • Tax year 2021

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,788,163

  • Tax year 2020

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,245,316

  • Tax year 2019

    $102,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,347,763

  • Tax year 2018

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,327,996

  • Tax year 2017

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,244,034

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Four Winds CampDeer Harbor, WA

    General contribution

    $30,000
  2. Museum of FlightTukwila, WA

    General contribution

    $25,000
  3. Seattle Repertory TheatreSeattle, WA

    General contribution

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $35,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington3 grants $65,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Wade BallingerPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR, MANAG Hours 0Pay $0
  • Patrick W RhodesSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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