Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-4401595

MPS Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Kirkland, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $421,726 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $421,726

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $40,773,335

  • Tax year 2023

    $545,172

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $16,753,031

  • Tax year 2022

    $346,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $6,304,000

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,050,000

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Virginia MasonSeattle, WA

    General support

    $277,000
  2. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    General support

    $45,000
  3. Healthier Kids FoundationSan Jose, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  4. Seattle Symphony FoundationSeattle, WA

    General support

    $20,000
  5. Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA

    General support

    $19,726
  6. California Polytechnic State UniversitySan Luis Obispo, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  7. ForterraSeattle, WA

    General support

    $10,000
  8. National Forest FoundationMissoula, MT

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Second Harvest of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA

    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. Education2 grants $55,00041% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $20,00015% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $20,00015% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $19,72615% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington3 grants $307,000
  2. New York1 grant $45,000
  3. California3 grants $40,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $19,726
  5. Montana1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Bernie BlegenCFO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael HsingDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Saria TsengDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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