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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 47-4314074

Sellen Community Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 42 grants and $600,283 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 22, 2021), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2021

    $600,283

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $340,975

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $608,301

  • Tax year 2019

    $278,400

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $249,896

  • Tax year 2018

    $349,750

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $364,810

Grants paid in 2021

42 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Seattle FoundationSeattle, WA

    donor advised fund

    $249,956
  2. Seattle Childrens Hospital FoundationSeattle, WA

    Odessa Brown Children's Clinic fund

    $100,000
  3. Swedish Medical Center FoundationSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $82,500
  4. Franciscan Foundation WashingtonTacoma, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  5. Low Income Housing InstituteSeattle, WA

    Sound Foundations NW fund

    $15,000
  6. University of Washington Foundation - SeattleSeattle, WA

    financial support to undergraduate students in the Department of Construction Management (SELLTU)

    $10,527
  7. Washington State University FoundationPullman, WA

    Construction Management Scholarship Fund

    $10,500
  8. Agc of Washington Education FoundationSeattle, WA

    Charitable Event

    $10,000
  9. ArtsfundSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  10. Central Washington University FoundationEllensburg, WA

    Scholarship fund

    $10,000
  11. United Way of King CountySeattle, WA

    Charitable Event

    $10,000
  12. Ace Mentor Program of America IncSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  13. Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Employment forRenton, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  14. Glover EmpowermentoringKent, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  15. Reckoning Trade ProjectTacoma, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  16. Low Income Housing InstituteSeattle, WA

    Sound Foundations NW fund

    $3,800
  17. Sawhorse RevolutionSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,500
  18. Seattle Repertory TheatreSeattle, WA

    Charitable Event

    $2,500
  19. Kids Chance of WashingtonOlympia, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  20. Pacific Islander Community AssociationFederal Way, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  21. BCC Seattle Seattle Christian FellowshipSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  22. Big Blue Youth AssociationPuyallup, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  23. Cancer PathwaysSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  24. Core CollectiveAuburn, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  25. Empower Youth NetworkCarnation, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  26. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  27. Girls on the Run of Puget SoundSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  28. Imagine HousingBellevue, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  29. Lake Washington College FoundationKirkland, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  30. Little League Baseball IncBothell, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  31. Pan-Massachusetts Challenge IncNeedham, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  32. Prison Pet PartnershipGig Harbor, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  33. Queen Anne Quick Styx Lacrosse ClubShoreline, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  34. Seattle Rugby Football ClubSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  35. Summer Search SeattleTukwila, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  36. TreehouseSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  37. Vashon-Maury Island Radio ClubVashon, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  38. WscadvSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  39. Compassion International IncorporatedColorado SPGS, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  40. Construction for ChangeSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  41. Cystic Fibrosis FoundationSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  42. YouthcareEverett, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $259,95667% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $83,00021% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $20,0005% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $12,5003% of the total
  5. Youth development4 grants $6,5002% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation3 grants $1,500<1% of the total
  7. 5 other causes7 grants $3,250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington40 grants $599,533
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $500
  3. Colorado1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Andrew AikenTreas, Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dave RatzkeDir, VP, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Scott RedmanDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0

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