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Dbia Services

Public charity · Grantmaker Seattle, WA EIN: 74-2927336 Website

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Key facts about Dbia Services

In short: Dbia Services gave $260K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $260K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
74-2927336
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$259,992
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$259,992
Median grant
$259,992
Total assets
$3,518,873
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$3.5M

-24.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$260K

-0.0% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$260K

-0.0% YoY

How Dbia Services gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method

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

About Dbia Services

Based on IRS filings

Dbia Services is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $260K. Net investment income was $77.

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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

Seattle

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $235K (2019) to $422K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $260K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Urban Mobility Group: $260KUrban Mobility Group$260K

The largest 2025 recipient was Urban Mobility Group ($260K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Urban Mobility Group Seattle, WATransportation Support$259,992

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,518,873$4,682,463$4,234,316
Revenue$22,214,397$21,908,355$18,189,908
Expenses$23,450,680$21,689,717$17,987,278
Net Investment Income$77$327$134

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 15, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 1, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dbia Services is led by Scholes Jon, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 3 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Scholes Jon

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    13.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yang Sung

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cannon Brian

    Director, Committee Safety & Hospita

    Director, Committee Safety & Hospitality → Director, Committee Safety & Hospita, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2024) → $117K (2025)

  • Walls Steven

    Director & Cleaning Svcs

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2024) → $127K (2025)

  • Casillas Jennifer

    Vice President Public Space Ops & Events

    Vice President, Public Space Ops & Events → Vice President Public Space Ops & Events, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2019) → $196K (2025)

  • James Elisabeth

    Chief Operating Officer

    On filings since 2019

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Noonan Mai

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Horita Mari

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Johnson Michael Dwayne (2024) — Director & Public Realm Operations
  • Former: O'Kelley Kathy (2020–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Fonfara Peter (2019–2022) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Boss Marilyn (2019–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Willard Dave (2019–2021) — Vice President Clean, Safe & Outreach
  • Former: Gruber Jacqueline (2020–2021) — Director of Built Environment
  • Former: Ahmed Zahoor (2019) — Chair

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

Casillas Jennifer — VP Public Space OPS&EVENTS: $196KCasillas JenniferVP Public Space OPS&EVENTS$196KWalls Steven — DIR, Cleaning Svcs: $127KWalls StevenDIR, Cleaning Svcs$127KCannon Brian — DIR, Comm Safety & Hospita: $117KCannon BrianDIR, Comm Safety & Hospita$117K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $196K, to Casillas Jennifer (VP Public Space OPS&EVENTS). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Dbia Services

How much does Dbia Services give each year?

Dbia Services gave $260K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $260K across 1 grant.

How large is Dbia Services?

Dbia Services reported $3.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $22.2M.

What is Dbia Services?

Dbia Services is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $3.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Dbia Services operate?

Dbia Services has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Dbia Services's EIN?

Dbia Services's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2927336. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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