Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-0310522

The Ciel Foundation

A private foundation in Bellingham, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $2,080 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,080

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $367,780

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,695

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $419,746

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,420

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $447,360

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,170

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $472,696

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,740

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $439,777

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,460

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $458,837

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bellingham Unitarian FellowshipBellingham, WA

    Charitable contribution

    $1,580
  2. Immigrant Resources Immediate SuppoBellingham, WA

    Charitable contribution

    $500
  3. American Friends Service CommitteePhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  4. ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  5. Nature Conservancy WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  6. Nature Conservancy OregonPortland, OR

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  7. Washington Trails AssnSeattle, WA

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  8. Wild WhatcomBellingham, WA

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  9. Bellingham Food BankBellingham, WA

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  10. NseaBellingham, WA

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  11. REsourcesBellingham, WA

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  12. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  13. Whatcom Humane SocietyBellingham, WA

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  14. Whatcom Land TrustBellingham, WA

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  15. Opportunity CouncilBellingham, WA

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  16. Kulshan Land TrustBellingham, WA

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  17. Habitat for Humanity WhatcomBellingham, WA

    Charitable contribution

    $0
  18. DvsasBellingham, WA

    Charitable contribution

    $0

Where the money goes

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

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington14 grants $2,080
  2. New York2 grants $0
  3. Oregon1 grant $0
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $0

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kara BlackMANAGING TRUSTEE & TEACHER & CASE MANAGEMENT Hours 20Pay $44,275
  • Richard BlackTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Heather BlackTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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