Bellingham Technical College Foundation
Change lives by expanding access to quality education for the students of Bellingham Technical College.
Bellingham Technical College Foundation at a glance
In short: Bellingham Technical College Foundation gave $650K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $650K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $649,819
- -24.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $649,819
- -24.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $649,819
- Total assets
- $9,630,209
- +18.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bellingham Technical College Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bellingham Technical College ($650K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Bellingham Technical College Foundation gives
- Giving grew 579% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $96K (2022) to $858K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $650K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham, WA | College programs | $649,819 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,630,209 | $2,460,404 | $1,925,752 | $649,819 | 1 | $201,471 |
| 2024 | $8,128,446 | $2,429,144 | $1,877,813 | $858,206 | 1 | $357,045 |
| 2023 | $7,302,523 | $2,552,119 | $1,326,339 | $473,640 | 1 | $128,404 |
| 2022 | $5,243,801 | $1,156,342 | $554,851 | $95,679 | 1 | $114,084 |
| 2021 | $5,539,236 | $1,206,285 | $911,839 | $216,136 | 1 | $202,779 |
| 2020 | $4,211,024 | $926,034 | $856,854 | $165,752 | 1 | $155,657 |
| 2019 | $4,130,123 | $1,359,727 | $894,193 | $153,312 | 1 | $104,983 |
About Bellingham Technical College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Bellingham Technical College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bellingham, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $650K. Net investment income was $201K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bellingham Technical College Foundation is led by Tiffany Blair, Board President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 19 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tiffany Blair
Board President
Board Member → Board Vice President, 2023
Board Vice President → Board President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dean Fulton
Foundation Director
Executive Director → Foundation Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$101K (2022) → $113K (2025)
David Blair
Board Emeritus
Director → Emeritus, 2020
Emeritus → Board Emeritus, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Granger
Board Member
Director → Member, 2020
Member → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lin Nelson
Board Member
Board Vice President → Board President, 2023
Board President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Burke
Board Member
President → Board President, 2022
Board President → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Morse
Board Member
Director → Member, 2020
Member → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russ Whidbee
Board Emeritus
Emeritus → Board Emeritus, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Crystal Greear
Board Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Board Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walter Michelutti
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Norm Vigre
Board Vice President
Board Member → Board Secretary, 2023
Board Secretary → Board Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Celina Phair
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Lemerond
Board Executive Officio
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lance Calloway
Board Secretary
Board Member → Board Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
August DeLuca
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bernadino Garcia
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Manuel Pacheco
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Perry Herrick
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Hope
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Alyssa Willis (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Casey Morriss (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Dennis Williams (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gary Nelson (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Pamela Brady (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Steve Kimberley (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Charles Lauckhardt (2019–2022) — Board Secretary
- Former: Dustin Henry (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Preston (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Walter Hudsick (2021–2022) — Board Executive Officio
- Former: Jeff Callender (2019–2020) — Executive Officio
- Former: Kim Perry (2019–2020) — Executive Officio
- Former: Max Legg (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Judy Harmon Smith (2019) — Director
- Former: Paul Meeks (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Peggy Hinton (2019) — Director
- Former: Rob Farrow (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Robin Yates (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $113K, to Dean Fulton (Foundation Director).
Frequently asked questions about Bellingham Technical College Foundation
How much does Bellingham Technical College Foundation give each year?
Bellingham Technical College Foundation gave $650K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $858K across 1 grant.
How large is Bellingham Technical College Foundation?
Bellingham Technical College Foundation reported $9.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.
What is Bellingham Technical College Foundation?
Bellingham Technical College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bellingham, WA. It holds $9.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Bellingham Technical College Foundation operate?
Bellingham Technical College Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Bellingham Technical College Foundation's EIN?
Bellingham Technical College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1658027. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 28, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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