Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-4889087

Karl Arthur Severson Foundation

A private foundation in Shelton, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $19,500 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $110,940

  • Tax year 2024

    $34,972

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $138,771

  • Tax year 2023

    $52,148

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $182,985

  • Tax year 2022

    $40,290

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $235,656

  • Tax year 2021

    $41,810

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $279,609

  • Tax year 2020

    $34,746

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $347,603

  • Tax year 2019

    $18,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $368,662

  • Tax year 2018

    $24,850

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $367,129

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Ghyc Junior SailShelton, WA

    Sponsor sailing programs

    $10,000
  2. Ebf Saving Lives WorldwideOlympia, WA

    To cover mission trip

    $5,000
  3. Individual

    To cover ski expenses

    $3,000
  4. Individual

    To cover ski expenses

    $1,500

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington2 grants $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mark SeversonCO-FOUNDER Hours 5Pay $5,000
  • Madelon SeversonCO-FOUNDER Hours 5Pay $5,000

The return

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