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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 91-6498747

Purple Crayon Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 20 grants and $782,998 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending May 31, 2021), 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

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

  • Tax year 2020

    $782,998

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $20,602

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $645,568

  • Tax year 2018

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $640,097

Grants paid in 2020

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Washington FDNSeattle, WA

    UW bothell

    $250,000
  2. Minority Veterans of AmericaTukwila, WA

    Unrestricted general

    $55,000
  3. University of Washington FDNSeattle, WA

    Tribal clinic law FD

    $50,000
  4. University of Washington FDNSeattle, WA

    Student veterans support

    $50,000
  5. University of Washington FDNSeattle, WA

    Riverways program

    $50,000
  6. University of Washington FDNSeattle, WA

    Law mediation clinic

    $50,000
  7. Bellevue College FDN FBO KBCSBellevue, WA

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  8. Washington State University FoundationPullman, WA

    Wsu bread lab

    $50,000
  9. Technology Access FDNSeattle, WA

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  10. Renton Regional Community FDNRenton, WA

    Unrestricted general

    $20,000
  11. Global PartnershipsSeattle, WA

    Unrestricted general

    $20,000
  12. Nat'l Oldtime FiddlersWeiser, ID

    Slocum fund

    $15,750
  13. Pink BeretsBoerne, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $15,000
  14. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    Washington state office

    $14,000
  15. Ibma FoundationBurlington, NC

    Arnold shultz fund

    $10,750
  16. Acoustic Sound DBA WintergrassMilton, WA

    Unrestricted general

    $10,750
  17. The Nature ConservancySeatle, WA

    Washington state projects

    $10,000
  18. Washington WildSeattle, WA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,750
  19. Northwest FolklifeSeattle, WA

    Development

    $3,998
  20. American Banjo MuseumOklahoma City, OK

    Unrestricted general

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs1 grant $55,00031% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $50,00028% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $20,00011% of the total
  4. Arts and culture3 grants $16,7489% of the total
  5. Veterans and military1 grant $15,0008% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $14,0008% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,7503% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington14 grants $670,498
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $55,000
  3. Idaho1 grant $15,750
  4. Texas1 grant $15,000
  5. California1 grant $14,000
  6. North Carolina1 grant $10,750
  7. Oklahoma1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Alyson McGregorTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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