Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-1811633

Paul L King Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Vancouver, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $375,000 paid in grants.

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

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,137,460
  • Tax year 2024

    $570,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,859,959
  • Tax year 2023

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,925,732
  • Tax year 2022

    $490,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,869,915
  • Tax year 2021

    $476,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,721,251
  • Tax year 2020

    $287,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,257,784

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Endangered Wildlife Trust USAHilton Head, SC

    General operations

    $125,000
  2. Catapult OperaNew York, NY

    General operations

    $100,000
  3. Opera PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operations

    $100,000
  4. Chamber Music NorthwestPortland, OR

    General operations

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $250,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina1 grant $125,000
  2. New York1 grant $100,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $100,000
  4. Oregon1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Paul L KingTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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