Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1552402

The Diversity Foundation

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $2,500 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.

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

    $2,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $48,938

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $49,822

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $49,755

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $49,922

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $56,370

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $58,934

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wild ConnectionsColorado SPGS, CO

    environmental stewardship

    $1,000
  2. CsycAnacortes, WA

    encourage Salish culture

    $1,000
  3. Wild AwareEvergreen, CO

    environmental awareness

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $1,00067% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $50033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado2 grants $1,500
  2. Washington1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Catherine SheltonDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Caroline SheltonPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Margaret SheltonSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • James SheltonTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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