Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-1350780

Arise Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Freeland, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 37 grants and $257,310 paid in grants.

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
Charles W Edwards
PO Box 1014
Freeland, WA 98249
(360) 331-5792
[email protected]
Form and materials
The trust has its own forms to be prepared, submit request for forms to charles w. Edwards,p.o. Box 1014, freeland, wa 98249 or see website arisecharitabletrust.org
Deadlines
Semi annually on april 1st and october 1st.
Restrictions
Awards are limited to south whidbey island, wa. Also limited to women and to those organizations that serve south whidbey island women.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $257,310

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $6,306,258
  • Tax year 2023

    $259,401

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $5,993,256
  • Tax year 2022

    $204,091

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $5,328,178
  • Tax year 2021

    $251,870

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $5,172,609
  • Tax year 2020

    $232,225

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $6,021,832
  • Tax year 2019

    $254,178

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $5,346,707

Grants paid in 2024

37 grants, largest first

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

  1. South Whidbey Childrens CenterLangley, WA

    Educational scholarships

    $45,000
  2. South Whidbey Family Resource CenterLangley, WA

    Funds for low income families to faciliate learning

    $30,000
  3. CadaOak Harbor, WA

    Support for women survivors of domestic abuse

    $20,000
  4. Helping Hand of South WhidbeyLangley, WA

    Support for whidbey women in finacial distress

    $15,000
  5. Hope Therapeutic Riding CenterLangley, WA

    Riding scholarship for disadvantage individuals

    $14,500
  6. Whidbey Island NourishesLangley, WA

    Assitance to low income families

    $10,000
  7. South Whidbey Homeless CoalitionFreeland, WA

    Support for women facing homelessness

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $7,500
  9. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $7,489
  10. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,562
  11. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  13. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  14. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  15. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  16. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  17. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  18. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  19. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  20. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  21. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  22. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $5,000
  23. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $4,000
  24. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $4,000
  25. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $3,000
  26. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,900
  27. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,851
  28. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,500
  29. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,500
  30. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $2,500
  31. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $1,966
  32. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $1,652
  33. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $1,204
  34. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $1,152
  35. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $933
  36. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $700
  37. Individual

    Educational scholarship

    $401

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 $45,00082% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington7 grants $144,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • C W EdwardsTRUSTEE/MGR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Christy NewmanTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Anne PettitTRUSTEE Hours 0.05Pay $0
  • Barbara YeakelTRUSTEE Hours 0.05Pay $0
  • Lydia BochslerTRUSTEE Hours 0.05Pay $0

The return

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