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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 39-1916960

Quixote Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 7 grants and $884,927 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2018 (period ending Dec 31, 2018), 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 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $884,927

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2018

7 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Prince award

    $250,000
  2. Individual

    Prince award

    $250,000
  3. Individual

    Prince award

    $100,000
  4. National Performance Network IncNew Orleans, LA

    A&a colab project

    $89,927
  5. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    Racial equity project

    $75,000
  6. Community InitiativeSan Francisco, CA

    Election verification network

    $60,000
  7. Environmental Grantmakers AssociationNew York, NY

    Environmental fellows program

    $60,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $89,92740% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $75,00033% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $60,00027% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $135,000
  2. Louisiana1 grant $89,927
  3. New York1 grant $60,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Erik M HanischPRES. & BOARD CHAIRMAN Hours 40Pay $0
  • Lenore HanischCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $9,000
  • June WilsonCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $0

The return

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