Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-3351734

The Map Foundation

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $10,000 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

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $78,420
  • Tax year 2024

    $12,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $90,781
  • Tax year 2023

    $8,300

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $93,641
  • Tax year 2022

    $8,700

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $54,060
  • Tax year 2021

    $8,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $61,894
  • Tax year 2020

    $11,600

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $43,510
  • Tax year 2019

    $4,400

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $54,906
  • Tax year 2018

    $4,250

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $58,160

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northwest Immigrant Rights ProjectSeattle, WA

    General fund

    $5,000
  2. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General fund

    $1,000
  3. Mockingbird SocietySeattle, WA

    General fund

    $1,000
  4. Translatin CoalitionLos Angeles, CA

    General fund

    $1,000
  5. St James Immigrant AssistanceSeattle, WA

    General fund

    $1,000
  6. Holocaust Center for HumanitySeattle, WA

    General fund

    $500
  7. St Therese Catholic AcademySeattle, WA

    General fund

    $250
  8. Seattle Public Library FoundationSeattle, WA

    General fund

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights1 grant $1,00031% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $1,00031% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $1,00031% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $2508% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington6 grants $8,000
  2. California1 grant $1,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Louise D BushPRESIDENT, BOARD DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Kermit F RosenSECRETARY, BOARD CHAIRMAN Hours 5Pay $0
  • Margaret RosenBOARD DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ada RosenBOARD DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Pearl RosenBOARD DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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