Cornish Foundation
Cornish Foundation provides scholarship support to students attending cornish college of the arts.
Cornish Foundation at a glance
In short: Cornish Foundation gave $184K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $184K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $183,690
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $183,690
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $183,690
- Total assets
- $3,783,860
- +3.6% 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 Cornish Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cornish College of the Arts ($184K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
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 Cornish Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). 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 $106K (2019) to $243K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $184K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA | Endowed scholarships awarded to students attending cornish college of the arts | $183,690 |
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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 | $3,783,860 | $228,749 | $201,775 | $183,690 | 1 | $228,749 |
| 2024 | $3,653,240 | $187,831 | $200,360 | $183,450 | 1 | $187,831 |
| 2023 | $3,285,423 | $138,746 | $193,692 | $182,670 | 1 | $138,746 |
| 2022 | $3,621,679 | $255,233 | $190,534 | $174,860 | 1 | $255,233 |
| 2021 | $4,114,546 | $168,141 | $191,096 | $178,030 | 1 | $168,141 |
| 2020 | $3,336,036 | $111,587 | $253,235 | $242,935 | 1 | $111,587 |
| 2019 | $3,509,665 | $176,043 | $119,018 | $106,465 | 1 | $176,043 |
About Cornish Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Cornish Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $184K. Net investment income was $229K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cornish Foundation is led by Raymond Tymas-James, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Raymond Tymas-James
President
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Parkurst
Interim President
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jody Cunningham
Chair
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roger Bass
Director
Trustee → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Munro
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chap Alvord
Secretary & Treasurer
Vice Chair → Secretary & Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Treen
Vice President Finance, Budget & CFO
Vice President Finance & CFO → Vice President Finance, Budget & CFO, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Wynne
Interim CFO
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Anne Derieux (2019–2023) — Vice President of Institutional Advancement
- Former: Brandon Bird (2019–2023) — Vice President of Operations
- Former: Raymond Tymas-Jones (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Jessica Thurlow (2020–2023) — Vice President Academic Affairs & Provost
- Former: David Lofthouse (2023) — Dean of Enrollment Management
- Former: James Falzone (2023) — Academic Dean
- Former: William Seigh (2020–2022) — Provost & Vice President Academic Affairs
- Former: Tiffany Davis-Brantley (2021–2022) — Chief Equity Officer & Title Ix
- Former: Christene James (2019–2021) — Vice President Finance, Budget & CIO Outgoing
- Former: Ryan O'Mealey (2019–2021) — Vice President Enrollment Services
- Former: Victoria Watts (2020–2021) — Dance Department Chair
- Former: C Douglas Francis (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Star Rush (2019–2020) — Provost & Vice President Academic Affairs
- Former: Tina Chamberlain (2020) — Controller
- Former: Christopher Kevorkian (2019) — Interim President
- Former: Diane Hager (2019) — Cfo-Outgoing
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 Cornish Foundation
How much does Cornish Foundation give each year?
Cornish Foundation gave $184K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $183K across 1 grant.
How large is Cornish Foundation?
Cornish Foundation reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $229K.
What is Cornish Foundation?
Cornish Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $3.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Cornish Foundation operate?
Cornish Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Cornish Foundation's EIN?
Cornish Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2105614. 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
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 3, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
Live grants for the work Cornish Foundation funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- UK Annual Writing Award: 'Pleasure in the Task of Writing' £250 (1st prize); £50 (runners-up); books for school library · Due November 5, 2026
- Nellie Mae Event Sponsorship Fund Grant Up to US $5,000 · Due November 5, 2026
- Rubin and Gloria Feldman Family Educational Institute Up to $5,000 · Due November 5, 2026
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