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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-1319639

Lagu Foundation

A private foundation in Silverdale, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $58,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $58,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $26,755

  • Tax year 2024

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $33,340

  • Tax year 2023

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $38,860

  • Tax year 2022

    $40,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $49,799

  • Tax year 2021

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $60,506

  • Tax year 2020

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $75,605

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

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

  1. Orcas Island Community FoundationEastsound, WA

    Foundation activities

    $8,000
  2. Mary's PlaceSeattle, WA

    Foundation activities

    $6,000
  3. Nwirp NW Immigrant RightsSeattle, WA

    Foundation activites

    $5,500
  4. Hawaiian Audubon SocietyHonolulu, HI

    Foundation activites

    $5,000
  5. Washington National Parks FundSeattle, WA

    Foundation activites

    $5,000
  6. NextSeattle, WA

    Foundation activites

    $5,000
  7. Make Shift Art SpaceBellingham, WA

    Foundation activites

    $3,000
  8. Sunrise Community HealthEvans, CO

    Foundation activites

    $3,000
  9. Orcas Community Resource CenterEastsound, WA

    Foundation activites

    $3,000
  10. Catholic Community Services of AkAnchorage, AK

    Foundation activites

    $3,000
  11. Nepal SeedsSan Francisco, CA

    Foundation activites

    $2,000
  12. Tyonek Grown Conservation DistrictAnchorage, AK

    Foundation activites

    $2,000
  13. Hopelink LiteracyRedmond, WA

    Foundation activites

    $1,500
  14. National Immigrants Justice CenterChicago, IL

    Foundation activites

    $1,500
  15. Kitsap Immigrants Assistance CenterBremerton, WA

    Foundation activites

    $1,250
  16. North Cascades InstituteSedro Woolley, WA

    Foundation activites

    $1,250
  17. Individual

    Foundation activities

    $1,000
  18. Key to ChangeTukwila, WA

    Foundation activites

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $8,00034% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $5,00022% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $3,00013% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $3,00013% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $2,0009% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $1,2505% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington11 grants $40,500
  2. Alaska2 grants $5,000
  3. Hawaii1 grant $5,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $3,000
  5. California1 grant $2,000
  6. Illinois1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Elaine ThomasOFFICER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Burke T ThomasOFFICER Hours 1Pay $0

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