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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 91-1280195

Elsen Family Foundation

A private foundation in Spokane, WA. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 13 grants and $23,375 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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

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

  • Tax year 2021

    $23,375

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,130

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $23,171

Grants paid in 2021

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Memorial Hospital FoundationYakima, WA

    Hospice programs

    $5,603
  2. St John's Cathedral FoundationSpokane, WA

    General Endowment

    $5,451
  3. Catholic Charities of Eastern WashiSpokane, WA

    General Endowment

    $5,434
  4. Individual

    Food ministry

    $1,140
  5. St John's Cathedral FoundationSpokane, WA

    General Endowment

    $1,047
  6. First United Methodist ChurchMonett, MO

    Food ministry

    $1,000
  7. Catholic Charities of Eastern WASpokane, WA

    Where need is greatest

    $1,000
  8. Memorial Hospital FoundationYakima, WA

    Hospice programs

    $1,000
  9. Episcopal Diocese of SpokaneSpokane, WA

    Summer Camp Program

    $500
  10. Bay Cliff Health CampBig Bay, MI

    Where need is greatest

    $500
  11. Jewels Helping HandsSpokane, WA

    Homeless Ministry

    $500
  12. For The Kids Resource CenterAurora, MO

    Where need is greatest

    $100
  13. Domanko IncPurdy, MO

    Where need is greatest

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $50083% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $10017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington8 grants $20,535
  2. Missouri3 grants $1,200
  3. Michigan1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Charles W ElsenPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gregory J ElsenVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carol A Elsen LansdownSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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