Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-6383420

Choice Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $875,000 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

    $875,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $15,818,339
  • Tax year 2024

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $16,144,237
  • Tax year 2023

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,184,050
  • Tax year 2022

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,369,082
  • Tax year 2021

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,392,080
  • Tax year 2020

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $924,067
  • Tax year 2019

    $168,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $889,139
  • Tax year 2018

    $168,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $866,955

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dream USAOakland, CA

    To further charitable cause

    $250,000
  2. Rainier ScholarsSeattle, WA

    Educational grants

    $225,000
  3. Pursuit of Excellence at Wells Farg to Further Charitable CausePalo Alto, CA

    To further charitable cause

    $225,000
  4. Point FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    To further charitable cuase

    $100,000
  5. Esperanza Education Fund IncWashington, DC

    To further charitable cause

    $50,000
  6. 10000 DegreesSan Rafael, CA

    To further charitable cause

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $400,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $600,000
  2. Washington1 grant $225,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Yarrow DurbinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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