Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-3729313

Lin Equity and Equality Foundation

A private foundation in Bellingham, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $46,333 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 2026), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2025 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2025

    $46,333

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $8,701

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bellingham symphony orchestraBellingham, WA

    equalize pay among orchestra players

    $17,833
  2. Bellingham Chamber Music SocietyBellingham, WA

    help underrepresented minority music group

    $10,000
  3. SEIUKent, WA

    help union strike against corporate run hospital

    $10,000
  4. AaemMilwaukee, WI

    fight unfair corporate healthcare

    $8,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington3 grants $37,833
  2. Wisconsin1 grant $8,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Ming LinMD Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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