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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-5615052

FAR Family Foundation

A private foundation in Auburn, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $187,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $187,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,129,826

  • Tax year 2024

    $194,600

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,079,292

  • Tax year 2023

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,062,314

  • Tax year 2022

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,424,942

  • Tax year 2021

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,440,811

  • Tax year 2020

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,443,164

  • Tax year 2019

    $292,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,422,442

  • Tax year 2018

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,402,407

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vine Maple PlaceMaple Valley, WA

    General support

    $40,000
  2. Boise Girls AcademyNampa, ID

    General support

    $30,000
  3. NovoAnaheim, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  4. Redeemer Christian SchoolRenton, WA

    General support

    $22,000
  5. Methow Valley RidingWinthrop, WA

    General support

    $20,000
  6. Fall City Community Food PantryFall City, WA

    General support

    $10,000
  7. The CoveTwisp, WA

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Cole Valley Christian SchoolsMeridian, ID

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Carepoint ClinicFall City, WA

    General support

    $10,000
  10. Tolt Congregational ChurchCarnation, WA

    General support

    $5,000
  11. Love Snoqualmie ValleyNorth Bend, WA

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $50,00067% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington8 grants $122,000
  2. Idaho2 grants $40,000
  3. California1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Ron SchaafsmaVice President Hours 2Pay $0
  • Faith SchaafsmaPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lori J SchaafsmaTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • David B SchaafsmaSecretary Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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