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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
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Tax year 2025
$105,900
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $1,572,404
-
Tax year 2024
$82,000
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $1,574,608
-
Tax year 2023
$39,500
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $1,573,071
-
Tax year 2022
$149,000
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $1,567,596
-
Tax year 2021
$134,750
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $1,691,482
-
Tax year 2020
$27,750
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $1,638,072
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Tax year 2019
$29,750
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $1,628,999
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Tax year 2018
$15,600
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $1,083,675
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Seattle FoundationSeattle, WA
Merrill family giving circle
$35,000 -
Weyerhaeuser Family FoundationSaint Paul, MN
First payment on a four-year pledge of $100,000 for the planting seedlings capital campaign
$25,000 -
EcotrustPortland, OR
General operating support (first payment on a five-year intention of $50,000)
$10,000 -
Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA
Second payment on a three-year pledge of $30,000 in support of the bob carson outdoor fund
$10,000 -
Lakewold GardensLakewood, WA
General operating support
$5,400 -
Pacific Bonsai MuseumFederal Way, WA
General operating support
$5,000 -
Northwest Pilot ProjectPortland, OR
General operating support
$3,000 -
Arbor School of Arts and SciencesTualatin, OR
Staff development
$2,500 -
Lakewold GardensLakewood, WA
Second payment on 3-year pledge of $7,500
$2,500 -
Social Justice Fund NorthwestSeattle, WA
General operating support
$1,500 -
Alzar SchoolCascade, ID
Five-year pledge of $5,000 for leaders rising campaign and/or annual fund
$1,000 -
Daraja Education FundSan Rafael, CA
General operating support
$1,000 -
Ordinarie HeroesPhiladelphia, PA
General operating support
$1,000 -
Peruvian HeartsGolden, CO
General operating support
$1,000 -
Windcall InstituteOakland, CA
General operating support
$1,000 -
Oregon Psychoanalytic CenterPortland, OR
General operating support
$500 -
Oregon Public BroadcastingPortland, OR
General operating support
$500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $35,00068% of the total
- Arts and culture2 grants $5,50011% of the total
- Education4 grants $5,00010% of the total
- Human services1 grant $3,0006% of the total
- Civil rights1 grant $1,0002% of the total
- Public affairs1 grant $1,0002% of the total
- 1 other causes1 grant $1,0002% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Washington6 grants $59,400
- Minnesota1 grant $25,000
- Oregon5 grants $16,500
- California2 grants $2,000
- Colorado1 grant $1,000
- Idaho1 grant $1,000
- Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Merrill W WeyerhaeuserTRUSTEE/PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
- Sierra WellyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
- Jasper WellyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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