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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-3669945

Vadon Foundation

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 39 grants and $3.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,472,500

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $53,630,403

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,076,913

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $50,108,627

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,687,887

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $46,251,931

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,928,528

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $60,354,253

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,877,377

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $53,431,154

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,009,675

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $50,178,553

  • Tax year 2018

    $550,943

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $41,185,361

Grants paid in 2024

39 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    To support organization

    $250,000
  2. Wambli Ska OkolakiciyeRapid City, SD

    To support organization

    $250,000
  3. Oceti Sakowin Community AcademyRapid City, SD

    To support organization

    $225,000
  4. Children of the Setting Sun ProductionsBellingham, WA

    To support organization

    $200,000
  5. Salish School of SpokaneSpokane, WA

    To support organization

    $200,000
  6. TreehouseAsh Grove, CO

    To support organization

    $175,000
  7. Inchelium Language and Culture AssociationInchelium, WA

    To support organization

    $160,000
  8. Knife Chief Buffalo Nation SocietyPorcupine, SD

    To support organization

    $140,000
  9. American Indian Youth Running StrongAlexandria, VA

    To support organization

    $100,000
  10. Cheyenne River Youth ProjectEagle Butte, SD

    To support organization

    $100,000
  11. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterSeattle, WA

    To support organization

    $100,000
  12. Indigenous Peoples Power Project IncRapid City, SD

    To support organization

    $100,000
  13. Spokane Language HouseSpokane, WA

    To support organization

    $100,000
  14. Tanka FundKyle, SD

    To support organization

    $100,000
  15. Yuchi Language ProjectSapula, OK

    To support organization

    $100,000
  16. Nkwusm SchoolArlee, MT

    To support organization

    $95,000
  17. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    To support organization

    $80,000
  18. Makoce Agriculture DevelopmentPorcupine, SD

    To support organization

    $75,000
  19. Naca-Inspired Schools NetworkAlbuquerque, NM

    To support organization

    $75,000
  20. Oaye Luta OkolakiciyePine Ridge, SD

    To support organization

    $75,000
  21. Saad K'idilyeAlbuquerque, NM

    To support organization

    $75,000
  22. United National Indian Tribal Youth Inc (unity)Mesa, AZ

    To support organization

    $75,000
  23. Yellow Bird Lifeways CenterLame Deer, MT

    To support organization

    $70,000
  24. Camas FoundationUsk, WA

    To support organization

    $60,000
  25. Kwu CnxiUsk, WA

    To support organization

    $50,000
  26. NDN CollectiveRapid City, SD

    To support organization

    $50,000
  27. Generations Indigenous WaysLenoir, NC

    To support organization

    $45,000
  28. Global Civic Policy SocietyVancouver, Canada

    To support organization

    $35,000
  29. Haida RootsSeattle, WA

    To support organization

    $35,000
  30. Medicine FishGresham, WI

    To support organization

    $35,000
  31. South Dakota Education Equity CoalitionBlack Hawk, SD

    To support organization

    $35,000
  32. Standing Rock Community Development CorpFort Yates, ND

    To support organization

    $35,000
  33. The Hopi SchoolKykotsmovi, AZ

    To support organization

    $35,000
  34. All Our Kin CollectiveNew Haven, CT

    To support organization

    $25,000
  35. Alliance for Felix CoveOakland, CA

    To support organization

    $25,000
  36. Black Hills Area Community FoundationRapid City, SD

    To support organization

    $25,000
  37. Blackfeet Eco KnowledgeBrowning, MT

    To support organization

    $25,000
  38. Yehaw Indigenous Creatives CollectiveSeattle, WA

    To support organization

    $25,000
  39. Artist TrustSeattle, WA

    To support organization

    $12,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education8 grants $930,00041% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $350,00015% of the total
  3. Arts and culture5 grants $332,50015% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $225,00010% of the total
  5. Youth development2 grants $135,0006% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $100,0004% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $205,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Dakota10 grants $1,075,000
  2. Washington11 grants $1,022,500
  3. California2 grants $275,000
  4. Montana3 grants $190,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $175,000
  6. New Mexico2 grants $150,000
  7. Arizona2 grants $110,000
  8. Nebraska1 grant $100,000
  9. Oklahoma1 grant $100,000
  10. Virginia1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Mark VadonPRESIDENT, TREASURER, DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Marilyn VadonDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • David Lasarte-MeeksSECRETARY, DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $205,417
  • Allison Barnes VadonDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Georgia VadonBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Evelyn BarnesBOARD MEMBER Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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