Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 26-1464326

The 97 Fund

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 5 grants and $90,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2022 (period ending Dec 31, 2022), 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2022

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2021

    $234,800

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $99,043
  • Tax year 2020

    $105,846

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $338,713
  • Tax year 2019

    $136,600

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $49,381
  • Tax year 2018

    $329,614

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $91,913

Grants paid in 2022

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Emerald City Bible FellowshipSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  2. Urban ImpactSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  3. The Church at KoloaKoloa, HI

    Scholarship Fund

    $15,000
  4. Individual

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. TeleiosSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $30,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington3 grants $65,000
  2. Hawaii1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Alicia CurrierVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Linnea GalloVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Daniel StrongVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elliot StrongVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Leslie M StrongSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter D StrongTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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