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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-1215725

College Spark Washington

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 50 grants and $3.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
College Spark Washington
210 S Hudson St Suite 322
Seattle, WA 98134
(206) 461-7248
Form and materials
Please see our website at www.collegespark.org for information regarding the application process.
Deadlines
Please see our website at www.collegespark.org for information regarding the application process.
Restrictions
The detailed requests-for-proposals available at www.collegespark.org sets forth the requirements for consideration of grant proposals, including eligibility criteria for organizations with a staffed presence in washington state, appropriate methods to ensure projects serve students within the target population, and expected outcomes that proposals must be designed to achieve.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,876,544

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $123,668,498

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,652,845

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $123,240,352

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,557,471

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $110,816,990

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,490,978

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $104,693,147

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,245,177

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $130,056,108

  • Tax year 2019

    $6,057,811

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $111,409,793

Grants paid in 2024

50 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Education Service District 105Yakima, WA

    Lea2143 leader implementation

    $300,000
  2. Technology Access FoundationSeattle, WA

    Lea2144 leader implementation

    $300,000
  3. Puget Sound Education Service District 121Renton, WA

    Lea2138 leader implementation

    $275,000
  4. Puget Sound Education Service District 121Renton, WA

    Lea2138 leader implementation

    $250,000
  5. Northeast Wa Esd 101Spokane, WA

    Lea2139 leader implementation

    $175,000
  6. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Lea2145 leader implementation

    $175,000
  7. Community Center for Education ResultsRenton, WA

    Eef2152 community practice partnerships

    $164,000
  8. OneamericaSeattle, WA

    Eef2114 building a pipeline for multiracial school board leadership

    $150,000
  9. Northwest Education Service District 189Anacortes, WA

    Lea2142 leader implementation

    $133,584
  10. Education Service District #105Yakima, WA

    Eef2127 equity and voice structures

    $120,000
  11. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Eef2149 learning networks for rural leaders

    $106,000
  12. Community InitiativesOakland, CA

    Lea2060 leader evaluation yrs 2-7

    $100,000
  13. Education NorthwestPortland, OR

    Lea2062 leader network support

    $100,000
  14. Education Service District 112Vancouver, WA

    Lea2140 leader implementation

    $100,000
  15. Washington State UniversityPullman, WA

    Eef2157 lead program expansion

    $96,000
  16. FeestSeattle, WA

    Eef2151 general operating

    $90,000
  17. RVC SeattleSeattle, WA

    Eef2132 wa-bloc - general operating

    $90,000
  18. South King County Discipline CoalitionSeattle, WA

    Eef2128 south king county discipline coalition general operating

    $90,000
  19. Community InitiativesOakland, CA

    Lea2153 lift every voice leader

    $75,000
  20. University of Washington FoundationSeattle, WA

    Trustee discretionary gift

    $75,000
  21. Alliance for A Just SocietySeattle, WA

    Eef2159 communities for our colleges

    $60,000
  22. Auburn School DistrictAuburn, WA

    Eef2130 affinity group retention/recruitment

    $60,000
  23. Communities in Schools of Benton-FranklinKennewick, WA

    Eef2121 amplifying community voice for systems change

    $60,000
  24. Equity in Education CoalitionSeattle, WA

    Eef2134 center on anti-racist education

    $60,000
  25. Lev FoundationSeattle, WA

    Eef2158 coalition to end isolation and reduce restraint

    $60,000
  26. Northwest Education AccessSeattle, WA

    Eef2155 sound reengagement collaborative

    $60,000
  27. Puget Sound Educational Service DistrictRenton, WA

    Eef2156 teach for liberation

    $60,000
  28. Technology Access FoundationSeattle, WA

    Eef2129 network for edwork

    $60,000
  29. True Measure CollaborativeSeattle, WA

    Eef2150 general operating

    $60,000
  30. Capital Region Education Service District (esd 113)Tumwater, WA

    Lea2141 leader implementation

    $50,000
  31. Philanthropy NorthwestSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  32. Shoreline Public SchoolsShoreline, WA

    Eef2086 internalization of anti racist practices

    $50,000
  33. State Board for Community & Technical CollegesOlympia, WA

    Hei2061 evolve initiative planning

    $50,000
  34. Southeast Seattle Education CoalitionSeattle, WA

    Eef2107 eef2107 youth participatory grant-making pilot

    $40,000
  35. Tacoma Public SchoolsTacoma, WA

    Eef2115 building better through learning and leading together

    $30,000
  36. Washington State UniversityPullman, WA

    Eef2111 diversifying leadership pathways: SW washington leaders for equity and advancing diversity program

    $28,835
  37. Community Foundation of North Central WaWenatchee, WA

    Trustee discretionary gift

    $25,000
  38. Northwest Education Service District 189Anacortes, WA

    Lea2142 leader implementation

    $18,875
  39. Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, WA

    Eef2133 latine studies

    $15,000
  40. University of Washington FoundationSeattle, WA

    Employee match

    $5,000
  41. Open Adoption & Family ServicesPortland, OR

    Employee match

    $2,500
  42. Children's AllianceSeattle, WA

    Employee match

    $1,500
  43. Degrees of ChangeTacoma, WA

    Employee match

    $1,000
  44. Philanthropy NorthwestSeattle, WA

    Employee match

    $1,000
  45. University of Washington FoundationSeattle, WA

    Employee match

    $1,000
  46. Woodland Park Zoological SocietySeattle, WA

    Employee match

    $1,000
  47. Seattle Colleges FoundationSeattle, WA

    Employee match

    $500
  48. Children's AllianceSeattle, WA

    Employee match

    $250
  49. College Success FoundationBellevue, WA

    Employee match

    $250
  50. Washington State Opportunity Scholarship FoundationSeattle, WA

    Employee match

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education12 grants $526,75029% of the total
  2. Community development4 grants $510,00028% of the total
  3. Jobs and employment2 grants $281,00016% of the total
  4. Public affairs2 grants $250,00014% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $175,00010% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $60,0003% of the total
  7. 2 other causes3 grants $2,750<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington47 grants $3,601,544
  2. California2 grants $175,000
  3. Oregon1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

19 people as filed

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

  • Warren BrownCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Hours 40Pay $301,067
  • Sandy BrewsterCFO (AS OF 2/25) Hours 20Pay $57,692
  • Kris LambrightCFO (THRU 4/25) Hours 20Pay $63,237
  • Joseph Accuardi-GilliamVICE-CHAIR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Allison Fitzgerald BromleyTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Anthony CraigTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lupe Mares-RojasTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Linda McDermottTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sid ParakhTREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 4Pay $0
  • Prakash RamoutarTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Susana ReyesTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Francicso RiosTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Omar SantoyTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jeff WagnitzTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Lin ZhouCHAIR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Denise StiffarmTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Karin EdwardsTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Shirline WilsonTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Debora JuarezTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

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