Children's Family Center Endowment Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Spokane, WA EIN: 91-1467906

To receive, hold, invest, and administer funds and property, and provide funding for the operations of ronald mcdonald house charities inland northwest.

Children's Family Center Endowment Fund at a glance

In short: Children's Family Center Endowment Fund gave $837K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $837K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$836,894
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$836,894
Median grant
$836,894
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 Children's Family Center Endowment Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest: $837KRonald McDonald HouseCharities of the Inland…$837K

The largest 2025 recipient was Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest ($837K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

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

Spokane

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $837K (2025) to $1.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $837K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest Spokane, WADistribution of Assets.$836,894
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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
2025—$7,154$838,366$836,8941$7,111
2024$800,223$-24,021$2,445——$-24,021
2023$802,003$256,884$1,155,998$1,150,0001$256,884
2022$1,784,774$79,338$7,660——$79,338
2021$2,174,547$134,474$8,760——$134,474
2020$2,032,243$138,528$12,320——$-21,846

About Children's Family Center Endowment Fund

Based on IRS filings

Children's Family Center Endowment Fund is a public charity focused on Health, based in Spokane, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $837K. Net investment income was $7K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Children's Family Center Endowment Fund is led by Mark J. Ray Jr., President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 27 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark J. Ray Jr.

    President

    Director → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trinette Baer-Kowalski

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine Brazil

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Bischoff

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeri Self-Merritt

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Driscoll

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marilyn Thordarson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Riverso

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Stocker

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tamara McGregor

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Skubitz

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Andrews

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Jacobson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Tabish

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey O'Neill

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Ray Sr.

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Buller

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Leonard

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel Higgins

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacia Rasmussen

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Altringer Eyman

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Eugster

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Lavagetto

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Lienhard

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri Skubitz

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol West

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Gingras

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Patrick West (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Phil Harrison (2022–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Chris Mikkelsen (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Chuck Young (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Don Jacobson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ed Tabish (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeff O'Neill (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Joyce Martz (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mark Ray (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Mick Buller (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Pam Leonard (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Pat West (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sam Higgins (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sue Eugster (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sue Eymann (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tom Lavagetto (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tom Lienhard (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Carole Jones (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Children's Family Center Endowment Fund

How much does Children's Family Center Endowment Fund give each year?

Children's Family Center Endowment Fund gave $837K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Children's Family Center Endowment Fund?

Children's Family Center Endowment Fund is a public charity focused on Health, based in Spokane, WA.

Where does Children's Family Center Endowment Fund operate?

Children's Family Center Endowment Fund has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Children's Family Center Endowment Fund's EIN?

Children's Family Center Endowment Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1467906. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 28, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 23, 2026)

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