About
Seattle foundation's mission is to ignite powerful and rewarding philanthropy to make greater seattle a stronger, more vibrant community for ALL.
Donations are tax-deductible
Financial Snapshot
FY ending 2024-12-31Financial history
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $314.7M · Avg: $191.0M
Foreign activity (Schedule F)
Total spent abroad$177.4M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
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| ANTARCTICA | — | — |
| CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | — | — |
| EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC | — | — |
| EUROPE | — | — |
| MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | — | — |
| NORTH AMERICA | — | — |
| RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES | — | — |
| SOUTH AMERICA | — | — |
| SOUTH ASIA | — | — |
| SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA | — | — |
| CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | — | — |
| EUROPE | — | — |
| CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | — | — |
501(h) election
This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.
Political & Grant Activity
Address
1601 5TH AVE STE 1900
Seattle, WA, 98101-361
Governance
Voting board members11
Independent members11
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes
Compensation practices
Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Financial detail (Schedule D)
Board-designated %56.0%
Permanent endowment %44.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
Public records
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