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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-2764877

Brooks Foundation

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $770,000 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.

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $770,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $12,801,661

  • Tax year 2024

    $780,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $12,336,498

  • Tax year 2023

    $770,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $12,242,241

  • Tax year 2022

    $620,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $12,207,200

  • Tax year 2021

    $750,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $11,683,999

  • Tax year 2020

    $602,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $11,055,520

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA

    Endowed scholarship

    $300,000
  2. University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA

    General support

    $100,000
  3. American Lands ProjectSeattle, WA

    General support

    $75,000
  4. Alaska Wilderness LeagueWashington, DC

    General support

    $50,000
  5. C895 - KNHC Public Radio AssociationSeattle, WA

    General support

    $25,000
  6. KCTS 9 - Cascade Public MediaSeattle, WA

    General support

    $25,000
  7. Kuow - Puget Sound Public RadioSeattle, WA

    General support

    $25,000
  8. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $25,000
  9. Seattle Humane SocietyBellevue, WA

    General support

    $25,000
  10. Sigma Alpha Epsilon FoundationEvanston, IL

    General support

    $25,000
  11. South Sound YMCAOlympia, WA

    General support

    $25,000
  12. UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  13. Washington Trails AssociationSeattle, WA

    General support

    $25,000
  14. Pacific Public Media (KNKX885)Tacoma, WA

    General support

    $10,000
  15. YMCA of Greater SeattleSeattle, WA

    General support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $475,00073% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $125,00019% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $25,0004% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $25,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington11 grants $645,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $75,000
  3. California1 grant $25,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Richard BrooksPRESIDENT / TREASURER Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • Stephanie BrooksVICE PRESIDENT / SECRETARY Hours 0.75Pay $0

The return

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