Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-2043791

The Thomsen Foundation

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $100,005 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.

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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

    $100,005

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,109,565

  • Tax year 2024

    $88,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,120,786

  • Tax year 2023

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,148,160

  • Tax year 2022

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,183,804

  • Tax year 2021

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,185,394

  • Tax year 2020

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,269,424

  • Tax year 2019

    $93,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,408,142

  • Tax year 2018

    $82,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,471,720

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Washington's National Park FundSeattle, WA

    For exempt purposes

    $25,005
  2. Charity Water (charity Global Inc)New York, NY

    For exempt purposes

    $25,000
  3. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    For exempt purposes

    $25,000
  4. Washington State University FoundationPullman, WA

    For exempt purposes

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $25,00550% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $25,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington2 grants $50,005
  2. New York1 grant $25,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mikal ThomsenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lynn ThomsenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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