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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-2000453

Goodfellow Fund

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 26 grants and $216,000 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

    $216,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $282,048

  • Tax year 2024

    $735,100

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $118,186

  • Tax year 2023

    $747,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $74,818

  • Tax year 2022

    $499,800

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $155,485

  • Tax year 2021

    $758,504

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $316,372

  • Tax year 2020

    $364,300

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $409,387

  • Tax year 2019

    $201,600

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $568,642

  • Tax year 2018

    $221,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $639,651

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sama Seattle Sacred Music and ArtSeattle, WA

    Cultural preservation

    $65,000
  2. Meridith Matthews YMCASeattle, WA

    Sports/education

    $60,000
  3. National Trust for Historic PreservationWashington, DC

    Conservation and preservation

    $20,000
  4. Northwest School of Wooden Boat BuildingPort Hadlock, WA

    Art/education

    $19,000
  5. Mercy CorpsPortland, OR

    Charitable giving

    $11,000
  6. Puget Sound MaritimeSeattle, WA

    Education/scholarships

    $11,000
  7. Seattle OperaSeattle, WA

    Cultural preservation

    $10,000
  8. Nevada Northern Railway MuseumEly, NV

    Conservation and preservation

    $2,000
  9. Burke MuseumSeattle, WA

    Art/education

    $1,000
  10. Center for Wooden BoatsSeattle, WA

    Art/education

    $1,000
  11. Delaware & Lehigh Heritage CorridorEaston, PA

    Conservation and preservation

    $1,000
  12. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Charitable giving

    $1,000
  13. Friends of the Delaware CanalNew Hope, PA

    Conservation and preservation

    $1,000
  14. Historic SeattleSeattle, WA

    Conservation and preservation

    $1,000
  15. Hunterdon Land TrustFlemington, NJ

    Conservation and preservation

    $1,000
  16. KBCS - Public RadioBellevue, WA

    Global music/ education

    $1,000
  17. Meany Center ArtsSeattle, WA

    Art/education

    $1,000
  18. Orangutan ConservancyLos Angeles, CA

    Conservation and education

    $1,000
  19. Pratt Fine Arts CenterSeattle, WA

    Art/education

    $1,000
  20. San Juan Preservation TrustFriday Harbor, WA

    Conservation and preservation

    $1,000
  21. Town Hall SeattleSeattle, WA

    Cultural preservation

    $1,000
  22. American Heritage FoundationElgin, SC

    Education/ culture preservation

    $1,000
  23. Lummi Island Heritage TrustLummi Island, WA

    Conservation and preservation

    $1,000
  24. JLD Ag FundCalistoga, CA

    Agriculture preservation

    $1,000
  25. Country Doctor Community Health CentersSeattle, WA

    Charitable giving

    $1,000
  26. Kitsap Homes of CompassionBremerton, WA

    Charitable giving

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $116,00086% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $12,0009% of the total
  3. Environment4 grants $4,0003% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington16 grants $176,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000
  3. Oregon1 grant $11,000
  4. California2 grants $2,000
  5. Nevada1 grant $2,000
  6. Pennsylvania2 grants $2,000
  7. New Jersey1 grant $1,000
  8. New York1 grant $1,000
  9. South Carolina1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John GoodfellowPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Barbara PetersonVP, SECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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