Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-0400100

Lady Foundation

A private foundation in Bellevue, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $303,333 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

    $303,333

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,944,732

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,583,333

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,100,861

  • Tax year 2023

    $248,333

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,358,748

  • Tax year 2022

    $165,070

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,920,935

  • Tax year 2021

    $122,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,440,671

  • Tax year 2020

    $262,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,025,209

  • Tax year 2019

    $112,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,815,537

  • Tax year 2018

    $282,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,529,815

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Bloedel ReserveBainbridge Is, WA

    General fund

    $150,000
  2. Seattle Art MuseumSeattle, WA

    General fund

    $83,333
  3. Artist TrustSeattle, WA

    General fund

    $40,000
  4. On the BoardsSeattle, WA

    General fund

    $30,000

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 $123,333100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington4 grants $303,333

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Merrill WrightTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ada WrightTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lucy PotterTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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