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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-2387426

Bauer Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $310,000 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

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,410,882

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Humanities WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Prime Time Reading Program

    $62,000
  2. Fifth Avenue TheaterSeattle, WA

    Operational and Program Support

    $62,000
  3. Leavenworth Summer TheaterLeavenworth, WA

    Operational and Program Support

    $62,000
  4. Pacific Science Center FoundationSeattle, WA

    Operational and Program Support

    $62,000
  5. IslandWoodBainbridge Is, WA

    Operational and Program Support

    $62,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $186,00075% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $62,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington5 grants $310,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Tammy MillerTrustee Hours 3Pay $1,000
  • Thomas CrhaTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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