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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 91-2083120

The Berwick Degel Family Foundation

A private foundation in Vashon, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $5 million 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

    $5,045,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,044,547

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,033,333

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $6,163,689

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,123,333

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $10,389,585

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,979,333

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $5,813,008

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,932,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $7,563,453

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,224,500

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $7,439,050

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,678,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $4,237,473

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,933,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $4,017,356

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Columbia Legal ServicesSeattle, WA

    General operating budget

    $1,000,000
  2. Endowment for Equal JusticeSeattle, WA

    Endowment

    $1,000,000
  3. Northwest Immigrant Rights ProjectSeattle, WA

    General operating budget

    $600,000
  4. Legal Foundation of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Program grants

    $540,000
  5. One Equal Heart FoundationSeattle, WA

    General operating budget

    $320,000
  6. Northwest Health Law AdvocatesSeattle, WA

    General operating budget

    $300,000
  7. Justlead WashingtonSeattle, WA

    General operating budget

    $250,000
  8. UC Irvine FoundationIrvine, CA

    Korematsu center operations

    $250,000
  9. Vashon Murry Community Food BankVashon, WA

    Capital campaign

    $200,000
  10. Casa LatinaSeattle, WA

    General operating budget

    $100,000
  11. Kuow Public RadioSeattle, WA

    General operating budget

    $100,000
  12. Peace & Justice Action League of SpokaneSpokane, WA

    General operating budget

    $75,000
  13. TreehouseSeattle, WA

    General operating budget

    $75,000
  14. Legal VoiceSeattle, WA

    General operating budget

    $60,000
  15. Seattle SymphonySeattle, WA

    Annual fund - operating budget

    $50,000
  16. Ixim AcMexico

    General operating budget

    $30,000
  17. Act TheatreSeattle, WA

    General operating budget

    $25,000
  18. Seattle Art MuseumSeattle, WA

    Annual fund - operating budget

    $25,000
  19. College Success FoundationIssaquah, WA

    General operating budget

    $20,000
  20. Capaces Leadership InstituteWoodburn, OR

    General operating budget

    $10,000
  21. St Vincent de Paul of Seattle King CountySeattle, WA

    General operating budget

    $10,000
  22. Ignacian Spirituality CenterSeattle, WA

    General operating budget

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid4 grants $2,600,00069% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $320,0008% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $300,0008% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $250,0007% of the total
  5. Arts and culture3 grants $125,0003% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $100,0003% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $85,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington19 grants $4,755,000
  2. California1 grant $250,000
  3. Oregon1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jeanne E BerwickDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • James A DegelDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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