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Ballard Food Bank

Public charity · Grantmaker Seattle, WA EIN: 91-1428805 Website

The Ballard Food Bank's mission is to bring food and hope to our neighbors... Because there can be enough for everyone.

Key facts about Ballard Food Bank

In short: Ballard Food Bank gave $28K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
91-1428805
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$28,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$28,000
Median grant
$28,000
Total assets
$18,393,870
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$18.4M

+0.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$28K

-12.0% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$28K

-12.0% YoY

How Ballard Food Bank gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method

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

About Ballard Food Bank

Based on IRS filings

Ballard Food Bank is a public charity, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $28K. Net investment income was $587K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

States

Cities

Seattle

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2025) to $32K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $28K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Duwamish Tribal Services: $28KDuwamish Tribal Services$28K

The largest 2025 recipient was Duwamish Tribal Services ($28K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Duwamish Tribal Services Seattle, WAAt ballard food bank, we honor the responsibility that comes with building and growing on this land. We give thanks to the duwamish and coast salish people, the original caretakers of shilshole and seattle. Given our nonprofit status, the staff and board of directors have chosen to dedicate the money we save from property taxes to the duwamish. We are also committed to standing with our indigenous neighbors in their fight for the federal recongition they've been denied for decades.$28,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M$20M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$18,393,870$18,387,196$19,749,654
Revenue$17,321,514$13,520,912$10,284,381
Expenses$17,141,896$15,153,591$10,169,535
Net Investment Income$586,725$284,858$166,676

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 30, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ballard Food Bank is led by Jen Muzia, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 4 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jen Muzia

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    35 hrs/week

    $196K (2024) → $202K (2025)

  • Jennifer Lamson

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Murphy

    Director of Programs

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $101K (2022) → $129K (2025)

  • Colleen Martinson

    Director of Development & Communications

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $107K (2023) → $139K (2025)

  • Anthony Anderson

    Director of Operations

    On filings since 2024

    35 hrs/week

    $111K (2024) → $119K (2025)

  • Carrie Schneider

    Director

    President → Director & Past President, 2022

    Director & Past President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Owens

    Director

    Vice President → President, 2022

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Canizales

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Geeta McCormack

    Director to February '

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → Director to February ', 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vanetta Abdellatif

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dakota Rieke

    Director to April '

    Director → Director to April ', 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nate Walker

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abbey Roth

    Director From August '

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Gamache

    Director From August '

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hsiao-Ching Chou

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Carr

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Orlando Lugo

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: David Perez (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jen Doak (2019–2024) — Diector
  • Former: Ryan Stauffer (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Julie Munoz Lowe (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Courtney Saben (2024) — Director
  • Former: Taiga Harimoto (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Muzia (2019–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Nathan Walker (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jay Fathi (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Julia Weisenberger (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tom Bernard (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nina Lindsey (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ted Koslowsky (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Andrew Weber (2019–2021) — Director-
  • Former: Scottie Nash (2019–2021) — Director-
  • Former: Eric Stoll (2019–2020) — Director-
  • Former: Rebecca Butler (2019–2020) — Director-
  • Former: David ONeal (2019) — Director

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

JEN Muzia — Executive Director: $202KJEN MuziaExecutive Director$202KColleen Martinson — DIR. of Development & Communications: $139KColleen MartinsonDIR. of Development &…$139KKathleen Murphy — Director of Programs: $129KKathleen MurphyDirector of Programs$129KAnthony Anderson — Director of Operations: $119KAnthony AndersonDirector of Operations$119K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $202K, to JEN Muzia (Executive Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Ballard Food Bank

How much does Ballard Food Bank give each year?

Ballard Food Bank gave $28K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $32K across 1 grant.

How large is Ballard Food Bank?

Ballard Food Bank reported $18.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.3M.

Where does Ballard Food Bank operate?

Ballard Food Bank has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Ballard Food Bank's EIN?

Ballard Food Bank's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1428805. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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