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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-1887342

Ray Hickey Foundation

A private foundation in Vancouver, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $825,000 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Linda Rae Hickey
16420 SE McGillivray PMB 193 103
Vancouver, WA 98683
(360) 907-6633
[email protected]
Form and materials
Priority given to the regional area of SW washington and portland, oregon. Grants are distributed in the focus areas of: healthcare and research, environmental conservation, youth recreation, education, and human services.
Deadlines
Rolling deadline.
Restrictions
Successful applicants are limited to three subsequent annual requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $825,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $11,547,981

  • Tax year 2023

    $905,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $12,403,375

  • Tax year 2022

    $885,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $14,045,114

  • Tax year 2021

    $785,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $14,987,430

  • Tax year 2020

    $800,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $13,758,359

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Humane Society for SW WashingtonVancouver, WA

    Provides shelter, rescue assistance, rehoming, for small animals in clark county washington

    $325,000
  2. Columbia River Maritime Museum IncAstoria, OR

    Maritime museum focused on interpretting and protecting the history of the pacific northwest

    $250,000
  3. AkinVancouver, WA

    Serves children, families, and communities to transform population-level health & well-being and disrupt systemic cycles of inequity

    $100,000
  4. Oregon Humane SocietyPortland, OR

    Animal adoption, education, medical, and humane law enforcement programs

    $50,000
  5. Healing Opportunities FoundationBrush Prairie, WA

    Licensed therapy practice integratting horses into treatment to help individuals grow and expand physical, cognitive, and emotional skills

    $40,000
  6. Peacehealth SW Medical CenterVancouver, WA

    Hospice care services at the ray hickey hospice house

    $35,000
  7. American Red Cross - Cascades RegionPortland, OR

    Maintencance of blood mobile

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $375,00056% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $250,00038% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $40,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington4 grants $500,000
  2. Oregon3 grants $325,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Linda Rae HickeyTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $0
  • Cindy Hickey-NesbittTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • John NesbittTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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