Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-2041065

The Breneman Jaech Foundation

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $62,500 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $62,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $54,518
  • Tax year 2024

    $132,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $112,433
  • Tax year 2023

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $234,604
  • Tax year 2022

    $97,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $316,787
  • Tax year 2021

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $411,829
  • Tax year 2020

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $255,563
  • Tax year 2019

    $105,100

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $109,151
  • Tax year 2018

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $179,072

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Garage A Teen CafeIssaquah, WA

    General support

    $30,000
  2. Town Hall AssociationSeattle, WA

    General support

    $25,000
  3. Humanities WashingtonSeattle, WA

    General support

    $7,500

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 $32,50052% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $30,00048% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington3 grants $62,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Linda BrenemanPRESIDENT/VP/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katherine L JaechSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christopher JaechDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Elisabeth JaechDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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