Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 84-4074278

Acoustica Foundation

A private foundation in Port Ludlow, WA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 12 grants and $41,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2023 (period ending May 31, 2024), 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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2023

    $41,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2022

    $42,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $600,151
  • Tax year 2021

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $655,136
  • Tax year 2020

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $669,721

Grants paid in 2023

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Momma's HouseLevittown, NY

    General operations

    $5,000
  2. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    General operations

    $5,000
  3. Trevor ProjectW Hollywood, CA

    General operations

    $5,000
  4. Trinity High SchoolGarfield HTS, OH

    General operations

    $5,000
  5. Walsh Jesuit High SchoolCuyahoga FLS, OH

    General operations

    $5,000
  6. AlightMinneapolis, MN

    General operations

    $2,500
  7. Catholic Charities of BrooklynBrooklyn, NY

    General operations

    $2,500
  8. Food Bank of NYCNew York, NY

    General operations

    $2,500
  9. Jefferson County Food BankPort Hadlock, WA

    General operations

    $2,500
  10. Providence HouseCleveland, OH

    General operations

    $2,500
  11. St Mary's Star of the SeaPort Townsend, WA

    General operations

    $2,500
  12. The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyRye Brook, NY

    General operations

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights1 grant $5,00040% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $5,00040% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $2,50020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio3 grants $12,500
  2. New York4 grants $11,500
  3. California1 grant $5,000
  4. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  5. Washington2 grants $5,000
  6. Minnesota1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mary Beth ButkovicSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Michael ButkovicPRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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