Brett Akio Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Everett, WA EIN: 74-3074876

Brett Akio Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Everett, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.

Brett Akio Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund at a glance

Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Brett Akio Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

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%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

EverettSnohomish

How Brett Akio Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund gives

  • Giving grew 50% from 2019 to 2022. Method
  • In 2021 it paid out 291% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$5K$10K$15K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $15K (2022). In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
2 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$15,000
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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
2023——$24—————
2022—$2,723$22,527$15,0002——$4,329
2021$98,397$1,713$17,253$15,0002$15,000$194$5,152
2020$113,937$1,983$12,290$10,0002—$256$5,848
2019$124,244$27,006$14,849$10,0002—$325$5,632

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Brett Akio Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund is led by Donald Jensen, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Donald Jensen

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janice Jensen

    Vice President

    V-Pres → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Jensen

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/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 Brett Akio Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund

Where does Brett Akio Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund operate?

Brett Akio Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Brett Akio Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund's EIN?

Brett Akio Jensen Memorial Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-3074876. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 20, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 29, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 25, 2024)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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