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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-3836748

Welsh Family Foundation

A private foundation in Spokane, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $742,136 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.

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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 2024

    $742,136

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $11,360,648

  • Tax year 2023

    $555,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $10,994,895

  • Tax year 2022

    $428,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $10,685,995

  • Tax year 2021

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,971,104

  • Tax year 2020

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,397,892

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Eastern Wa University ScholarshipCheney, WA

    Scholarship

    $229,586
  2. Innovia FoundationSpokane, WA

    Community

    $100,000
  3. St Aloysius Grade SchoolSpokane, WA

    Financial school support

    $75,000
  4. Nazareth GuildSpokane, WA

    Financial support of local schools

    $50,000
  5. Gonzaga Preparatory SchoolSpokane, WA

    Educational support

    $50,000
  6. Hub Sports CenterLiberty Lake, WA

    Youth sports

    $50,000
  7. CCS FDNSpokane, WA

    Supporting student scholarships

    $40,000
  8. Catholic Charities Annual FundSpokane, WA

    Financial support

    $25,000
  9. Cancer Can'tFour Lakes, WA

    Cancer research

    $25,000
  10. Cascade Education FoundationLeavenworth, WA

    Financial support for education

    $15,000
  11. Trinity Catholic SchoolSpokane, WA

    Financial support

    $15,000
  12. Community Foundation of South PugetOlympia, WA

    Financial support

    $15,000
  13. Sally's PlaceSpokane, WA

    Emergency foster care

    $15,000
  14. Christ KitchenSpokane, WA

    Women life skills

    $15,000
  15. Teen & Kid ClosetSpokane, WA

    Boost kids' self esteem

    $15,000
  16. St Mary Catholic SchoolSpokane Valley, WA

    Education

    $7,550

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $115,00079% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $15,00010% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $15,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington16 grants $742,136

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James T WelshDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jacqueline WelshDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephanie WelshDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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