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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-1961319

The Dickey Fund

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $123,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $123,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $129,385

  • Tax year 2024

    $150,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $102,836

  • Tax year 2023

    $204,800

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $182,888

  • Tax year 2022

    $158,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $277,986

  • Tax year 2021

    $197,200

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $328,493

  • Tax year 2020

    $180,700

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $391,938

  • Tax year 2019

    $98,173

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $521,538

  • Tax year 2018

    $149,333

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $514,398

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Meredith Matthews YMCASeattle, WA

    Sports/education

    $51,000
  2. ACLUNew York, NY

    Civil liberties/education

    $15,000
  3. Planned Parenthood FederationSeattle, WA

    Civil liberties/education

    $15,000
  4. Sama Seattle Sacred Music and ArtSeattle, WA

    Cultural preservation

    $10,000
  5. Short Mt SanctuaryLiberty, TN

    Conservation and preservation

    $7,500
  6. Wilderness Awareness SchoolDuvall, WA

    Conservation and education

    $6,000
  7. Nopal & Mesquite Sacred PathwaysAustin, TX

    Conservation and preservation

    $5,000
  8. KuowSeattle, WA

    Music/education

    $3,000
  9. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    Education

    $3,000
  10. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Conservation and preservation

    $2,000
  11. KBCS - Public RadioBellevue, WA

    Global music/education

    $1,500
  12. Vashon Maury Food BankVashon, WA

    Food security

    $1,500
  13. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsNew York, NY

    Conservation and preservation

    $1,000
  14. Cascade PBSSeattle, WA

    Public television

    $1,000
  15. Arte NoirSeattle, WA

    Art/education

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $10,50036% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $9,50033% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,00017% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $3,00010% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington9 grants $89,500
  2. New York3 grants $18,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $7,500
  4. Texas1 grant $5,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John GoodfellowVICE PRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Barbara PetersonPRESIDENT, SEC-TREAS Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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