Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington
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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-6468421

444S Foundation

A private foundation in Bellevue, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 31 grants and $2.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,510,625

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $45,774,374

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,510,600

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $44,117,326

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,955,750

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $45,842,969

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,285,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $46,426,128

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,448,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $41,199,657

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,180,100

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $39,565,500

Grants paid in 2024

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Biodiversity Funders GroupConcord, CA

    Environmental preservation

    $275,000
  2. Makeway FoundationVancouver, Canada

    Environmental preservation

    $250,000
  3. The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    Environmental preservation

    $250,000
  4. Winter Wildlands AllianceBoise, ID

    Environmental preservation

    $195,000
  5. Alaska Wilderness LeagueWashington, DC

    Environmental preservation

    $170,000
  6. Native MovementFairbanks, AK

    Environmental preservation

    $135,000
  7. Cpaws YukonWhitehorse, Canada

    Environmental preservation

    $120,000
  8. The Alaska Center Education FundAnchorage, AK

    Environmental preservation

    $115,000
  9. Trustees for AlaskaAnchorage, AK

    Environmental preservation

    $100,000
  10. Ecojustice Canada SocietyVancouver, Canada

    Environmental preservation

    $75,000
  11. Endangered Species CoalitionWashington, DC

    Environmental preservation

    $75,000
  12. West Coast Environmental Law Research FoundationVancouver, Canada

    Environmental preservation

    $75,000
  13. Theodore Roosevelt Conservation PartnershipWashington, DC

    Environmental preservation

    $60,000
  14. Resources Legacy FundSacramento, CA

    Environmental preservation

    $51,375
  15. Environment America Research & Policy CenterDenver, CO

    Environmental preservation

    $50,000
  16. Wildearth GuardiansSanta Fe, NM

    Environmental preservation

    $50,000
  17. The Conservation AllianceMissoula, MT

    Environmental preservation

    $50,000
  18. Native American Rights FundBoulder, CO

    Environmental preservation

    $45,000
  19. Nature CanadaOttawa, Canada

    Environmental preservation

    $45,000
  20. Round River Conservation StudiesSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Environmental preservation

    $35,000
  21. WildsightKimberly, Canada

    Environmental preservation

    $35,000
  22. Institute for New EconomicsVictoria, Canada

    Environmental preservation

    $30,000
  23. Yukon Conservation SocietyWhitehorse, Canada

    Environmental preservation

    $30,000
  24. Alaska Community Action on ToxicsAnchorage, AK

    1225 e international airport RD. #220

    $30,000
  25. Oregon State University FoundationCorvallis, OR

    Environmental preservation

    $26,250
  26. Advocates for the WestBoise, ID

    Environmental preservation

    $25,000
  27. Grand Canyon TrustFlagstaff, AZ

    Environmental preservation

    $25,000
  28. Northern Alaska Environmental CenterFairbanks, AK

    Environmental preservation

    $25,000
  29. Audubon AlaskaAnchorage, AK

    Environmental preservation

    $25,000
  30. Wilderness WorkshopCarbondale, CO

    Environmental preservation

    $23,000
  31. Silvix ResourcesPortland, OR

    Environmental preservation

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment11 grants $856,37550% of the total
  2. Science and technology1 grant $275,00016% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $195,00011% of the total
  4. Animals3 grants $170,00010% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $135,0008% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $45,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $26,2502% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia4 grants $555,000
  2. Alaska7 grants $475,000
  3. California2 grants $326,375
  4. Idaho2 grants $220,000
  5. Colorado2 grants $73,000
  6. Montana1 grant $50,000
  7. New Mexico1 grant $50,000
  8. Oregon2 grants $41,250
  9. Utah1 grant $35,000
  10. Arizona1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Cynthia Ann WayburnTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • William Morgan RoushTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • James N SheldonTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $33,548
  • Corrie YackulicTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

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