Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-0490401

Children's Chance for Life

A private foundation in Bonney Lake, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $168,546 paid in grants.

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

    $168,546

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,429,548
  • Tax year 2024

    $158,300

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,543,095
  • Tax year 2023

    $90,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,637,371
  • Tax year 2022

    $88,050

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,707,795
  • Tax year 2021

    $556,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,799,854
  • Tax year 2020

    $252,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,358,399
  • Tax year 2019

    $202,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $64,504
  • Tax year 2018

    $91,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $127,832

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Goodroots NorthwestBonney Lake, WA

    General operating fund and feeding program for poor children

    $50,000
  2. Family Literacy Project NPCUnderberg, South Africa

    To support educational programs such as literacy and educational cost subsidy as well as food and clothing for children in underdeveloped areas of south africa.

    $30,000
  3. Fellowship Bible ChurchTacoma, WA

    General operating fund and feeding program for poor children

    $30,000
  4. Medical Teams InternationalTigard, OR

    General operating fund and feeding program for poor children

    $30,000
  5. Good Samaritan FoundationPortland, OR

    General operating fund and feeding program for poor children

    $15,000
  6. Padrino Childrens FundSan Diego, CA

    General operating fund and feeding program for poor children

    $10,000
  7. International Community FoundationNational City, CA

    General operating fund and feeding program for poor children

    $2,546
  8. Big GiveGrand Rapids, MI

    General operating fund and feeding program for poor children

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $50,00051% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $30,00031% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $15,00015% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,5463% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington2 grants $80,000
  2. Oregon2 grants $45,000
  3. California2 grants $12,546
  4. Michigan1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Rylie TeeterPRESIDENT Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Jennifer M TeeterSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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