Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-1647430

JZ Knight Humanities Foundation

A private foundation in Yelm, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $20,545 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $20,545

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $544,024

  • Tax year 2023

    $17,120

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $155,339

  • Tax year 2022

    $41,147

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $172,575

  • Tax year 2021

    $29,677

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $241,497

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,197

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $272,038

  • Tax year 2019

    $129,041

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $107,324

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Focus AcademyYelm, WA

    Educational materials

    $10,000
  2. Senior Center of RainierRainier, WA

    Building fund

    $5,000
  3. Fresh Start Housing LLCOlympia, WA

    Housing assistance

    $4,545
  4. Love Abounds HereYelm, WA

    Homeless aid

    $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 services1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington4 grants $20,545

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Judith D KnightPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $588,413
  • Linda EvansDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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