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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-4056129

Lowrance Maruo Charitable Fund

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $165,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $167,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,909

  • Tax year 2023

    $122,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $20,038

  • Tax year 2022

    $172,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $10,342

  • Tax year 2021

    $127,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $23,843

  • Tax year 2020

    $277,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $27,289

  • Tax year 2019

    $332,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $44,764

  • Tax year 2018

    $127,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $142,695

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cascade Public MediaSeattle, WA

    Unrestricted grant

    $100,000
  2. AcrsSeattle, WA

    Unrestricted grant

    $10,000
  3. Boyer Children's ClinicSeattle, WA

    Unrestricted grant

    $10,000
  4. PawsLynnwood, WA

    Unrestricted grant

    $10,000
  5. PpgnhaikSeattle, WA

    Unrestricted grant

    $10,000
  6. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Scholarship grant

    $10,000
  7. Washington Farmland TrustSeattle, WA

    Unrestricted grant

    $10,000
  8. SCRLTSewanee, TN

    Unrestricted grant

    $5,000

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 $100,00077% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  4. Jobs and employment1 grant $10,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington7 grants $160,000
  2. Tennessee1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John LowranceBOARD CHAIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Adele MaruoSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ryan MackeyVICE CHAIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dominic LeeTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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