Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-1999061

Treeclimber Foundation

A private foundation in Kirkland, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $12,500 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $148,078

  • Tax year 2024

    $12,418

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $118,943

  • Tax year 2023

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $113,556

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $113,872

  • Tax year 2021

    $11,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $116,178

  • Tax year 2020

    $9,300

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $110,559

  • Tax year 2019

    $9,003

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $114,304

  • Tax year 2018

    $9,300

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $113,053

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Family ServicesSeattle, WA

    To provide funds for public, social and humanitarian purposes.

    $4,000
  2. AneraWashington, DC

    To provide funds for public, social and humanitarian purposes.

    $4,000
  3. Desc Fund DevelopmentSeattle, WA

    To provide funds for public, social and humanitarian purposes.

    $3,900
  4. KexpSeattle, WA

    To provide funds for public radio.

    $300
  5. KuowSeattle, WA

    To provide funds for public radio.

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $4,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington4 grants $8,500
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John W SchwabacherPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joanne M ShellanSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Irene S PasternackDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (international aid), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. Blair Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2 grants Preselected only $13,000 giving
  2. Maland Ilg Charitable TrustOrcas, WA 7 grants Preselected only $11,283 giving
  3. JTM FoundationWoodinville, WA 2 grants Accepts applications $11,200 giving
  4. The TT FoundationSeattle, WA 5 grants Preselected only $10,700 giving
  5. Back Seat FoundationSpokane, WA 10 grants Preselected only $15,781 giving