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Centralia Community Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Centralia, WA EIN: 81-3145902 Website

To provide dedicated leadership, fundraising and a commitment to create positive change in centralia. We partner with donors to support education and civic enhancements that improve the quality of life for all centralians.

Centralia Community Foundation at a glance

In short: Centralia Community Foundation gave $104K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $52K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$104,000
+571.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+100.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$52,000
+235.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$52,000
Total assets
$305,257
+0.8% vs 2023
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Centralia Community Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Historic Fox Theatre Restorations: $92KHistoric Fox TheatreRestorations$92KUnited Way of Lewis County: $12KUnited Way of Lewis County$12K

The largest 2024 recipient was Historic Fox Theatre Restorations ($92K). Together the top 2 received $104K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 7 (43%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

CentraliaChehalisBothell

How Centralia Community Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 65% from 2021 to 2024. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K4 grants2019 3 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2023) to $637K (2019). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $104K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Historic Fox Theatre Restorations Centralia, WAProgram Support$92,000
United Way of Lewis County Chehalis, WAProgram Support$12,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$305,257$178,191$173,507$104,0002$10,555
2023$302,947$59,777$113,023$15,5001$4,595
2022$353,586$45,149$148,995——$1,397
2021$453,489$314,003$434,150$294,0151$2,591
2020$577,263$733,845$514,152$415,4163$512
2019$357,570$727,026$767,236$636,8384$8,108

About Centralia Community Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Centralia Community Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Centralia, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $305K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $104K. Net investment income was $11K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Centralia Community Foundation is led by Victoria Pogorelc, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Victoria Pogorelc

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Guenther

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry McGee

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Alexander

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dolly Tardiff

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Grant

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Fagerness

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Amy Buzzard (2019–2024) — Executive Director · Filing note: Resigned 92023
  • Former: Mark J Dulin (2019–2023) — Director · Filing note: Resigned 32023
  • Former: Julie Pendleton (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kristy Vetter (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert Cox (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kathryn Santana (2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Susan Small (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Nicholas (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Centralia Community Foundation

How much does Centralia Community Foundation give each year?

Centralia Community Foundation gave $104K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $16K across 1 grant.

How large is Centralia Community Foundation?

Centralia Community Foundation reported $305K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $178K.

What is Centralia Community Foundation?

Centralia Community Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Centralia, WA. It holds $305K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Centralia Community Foundation operate?

Centralia Community Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Centralia Community Foundation's EIN?

Centralia Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3145902. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 21, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 29, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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