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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-3229178

Putchie Foundation

A private foundation in Bethesda, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $1.2 million 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,160,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $21,384,045
  • Tax year 2024

    $580,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $10,632,656
  • Tax year 2023

    $580,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $10,253,961
  • Tax year 2022

    $574,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,682,847
  • Tax year 2021

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $11,918,933
  • Tax year 2020

    $583,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $10,906,353

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Greater ThanPortland, OR

    General operating support

    $300,000
  2. KairospdxPortland, OR

    General operating support

    $300,000
  3. Friends of the Children PortlandPortland, OR

    General operating support

    $250,000
  4. Kinship HousePortland, OR

    General operating support

    $250,000
  5. Dougy Center IncPortland, OR

    General operating support

    $30,000
  6. Trauma Intervention Program NWPortland, OR

    General operating support

    $30,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $300,00038% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $250,00031% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $250,00031% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon6 grants $1,160,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sarah K BensonDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nick WuszDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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