Arnold Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Stanwood, WA EIN: 46-1862333

Arnold Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Stanwood, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.2M. Net investment income was $474K.

Arnold Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Arnold Family Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.2M), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,205,000
+20.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,205,000
+20.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,205,000
Total assets
$17,392,999
-4.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Arnold Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

See Detail List Attached: $1.2MSee Detail List Attached$1.2M

The largest 2025 recipient was See Detail List Attached ($1.2M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

How Arnold Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 83% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $510K (2019) to $1.4M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.2M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
See Detail List Attached See Detailed List, WAGeneral Support$1,205,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$17,392,999$493,551$1,225,308$1,205,0001$1,210,065$473,938$1,449,774
2024$18,124,756$538,927$1,070,428$1,000,0001$1,005,039$522,550$1,254,982
2023$18,656,257$2,015,154$1,029,141$1,000,0001$1,006,525$2,001,538$1,061,161
2022$17,670,244$405,082$2,631,357$1,362,9701$1,366,740$394,141$1,059,346
2021$18,672,462$373,199$1,035,248$1,008,0001$1,015,750$334,152$1,369,305
2020$19,334,511$327,188$1,036,125$961,0001—$266,789$1,017,486
2019$20,043,448$398,883$604,925$510,0001—$358,844$991,018

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Arnold Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.4M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Arnold Family Foundation is led by Grace A. Arnold, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Grace A. Arnold

    President & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren A. Gorter

    Vice President, Sec'y & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David F. Gorter

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Arnold Family Foundation

How much does Arnold Family Foundation give each year?

Arnold Family Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.0M across 1 grant.

How large is Arnold Family Foundation?

Arnold Family Foundation reported $17.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.4M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Arnold Family Foundation operate?

Arnold Family Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Arnold Family Foundation's EIN?

Arnold Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1862333. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 2, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 1, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 10, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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