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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 46-4547012

Spear Family Foundation

A private foundation in Bothell, WA. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 3 grants and $489,398 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2019 (period ending Dec 31, 2019), 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

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

  • Tax year 2019

    $489,398

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $487,801

Grants paid in 2019

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Schwab Charitable FundLone Tree, CO

    Donor-advised charitable giving fund

    $430,220
  2. 9MarksWashington, DC

    Church leadership training through books, articles, and conferences

    $50,000
  3. Mission Aviation Training AcademyArlington, WA

    Scholarships and operating expenses for missions aviation flight training and licensing

    $9,178

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $430,22098% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $9,1782% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $430,220
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  3. Washington1 grant $9,178

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Douglas SpearExecutive Director Hours 2Pay $0
  • Mary Lynn SpearDirector Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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