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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-3210510

The Welty Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Spokane, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $54,300 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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Accepts applications

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Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Within the calendar year
Restrictions
Qualifying literary and arts organizations

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $54,300

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $808,130

  • Tax year 2024

    $53,200

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $830,083

  • Tax year 2023

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $829,170

  • Tax year 2022

    $56,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $841,886

  • Tax year 2021

    $58,086

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $877,696

  • Tax year 2020

    $52,787

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $871,309

  • Tax year 2019

    $53,400

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $897,578

  • Tax year 2018

    $55,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $933,559

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Spokane Public SchoolsSpokane, WA

    Provide resources for fostering education

    $18,000
  2. Spokane Youth SymphonySpokane, WA

    Provide resources for fostering music

    $10,000
  3. Spokane Symphony SocietySpokane, WA

    Provide resources for fostering music

    $5,800
  4. Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, WA

    Provide resources for fostering education

    $5,000
  5. Spokane Area Youth ChoirsSpokane, WA

    Provide resources for fostering music

    $5,000
  6. The Salvation ArmySpokane, WA

    Provide resources for fostering education

    $5,000
  7. West Central Community Development AssociationSpokane, WA

    Provide resources for fostering the arts

    $3,000
  8. Boys and Girls Club of Spokane CountySpokane Vly, WA

    Provide resources for fostering education

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,80070% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $2,50030% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington8 grants $54,300

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Berdine S Bender MDDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert D Wigert MDDIRECTOR/VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christine S SchnugSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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