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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-1485456

The Kirchner Foundation

A private foundation in Longview, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $72,500 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Kristin A Fleischauer
4501 54th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116
(360) 577-1499
Form and materials
Written
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Any tax-qualified charitable organization

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $72,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $249,333

  • Tax year 2024

    $70,800

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $289,820

  • Tax year 2023

    $72,250

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $272,541

  • Tax year 2022

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $319,958

  • Tax year 2021

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $371,474

  • Tax year 2020

    $44,750

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $417,338

  • Tax year 2019

    $57,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $444,025

  • Tax year 2018

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $490,428

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterSeattle, WA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  2. Wa Elks Charitiable TrustTacoma, WA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  3. Peacehealth St John Medical CenterLongview, WA

    Unrestricted

    $9,500
  4. Family Promise of Cowlitz CountyKelso, WA

    Unrestricted

    $7,500
  5. St Rose ChurchLongview, WA

    Unrestricted

    $7,500
  6. St Rose SchoolLongview, WA

    Unrestricted

    $5,500
  7. Seton Catholic College PrepVancouver, WA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Archdiocese of SeattleSeattle, WA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  9. Emergency Support ShelterLongview, WA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  10. St Vincent de Paul SocietyLongview, WA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  11. Vancouver ElksVancouver, WA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  12. Junior League of Lower ColumbiaLongview, WA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  13. Cabaret Follies of Lower ColumbiaLongview, WA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  14. Children's Justice Advocacy CenterLongview, WA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  15. Southwest Washington Wind SymphonyCamas, WA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  16. Lower Columbia School GardensLongview, WA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $10,00069% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,00014% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1,50010% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $1,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington16 grants $72,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Pauline M KirchnerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Diane M NelsonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kristin A FleischauerPRESIDENT AND TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert P KirchnerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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