Dolphin Connection
Dolphin Connection is a private foundation, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $717 in total assets.
Dolphin Connection at a glance
- Total assets
- $717
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Dolphin Connection funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
How Dolphin Connection gives
- Giving grew 88% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out well above 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
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2020) to $940 (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $940.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| International Whaling Commission | To Support Activities of the Organization. | $940 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $717 | — | — | — | — | — | $35 |
| 2024 | $717 | $2,500 | $3,353 | $940 | 1 | $940 | $60 |
| 2023 | $1,570 | — | $76 | — | — | — | $79 |
| 2022 | $1,646 | — | $2,335 | — | — | — | $151 |
| 2021 | $3,981 | — | $4,293 | $500 | 1 | $500 | $292 |
| 2020 | $8,274 | — | $647 | $500 | 1 | — | $432 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dolphin Connection reported a distributable amount of $35 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dolphin Connection is led by Ann Holbrook Moss, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ann Holbrook Moss
President
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Dolphin Connection
How large is Dolphin Connection?
Dolphin Connection reported $717 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How much is Dolphin Connection required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Dolphin Connection reported a distributable amount of $35 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Dolphin Connection's EIN?
Dolphin Connection's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4245089. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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