Don & Marlene Peters Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Seattle, WA EIN: 46-3763412

Don & Marlene Peters Foundation is a private foundation focused on Social Science, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $2K.

Don & Marlene Peters Foundation at a glance

In short: Don & Marlene Peters Foundation gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $500), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,500
-25.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$500
-25.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$3,550
-29.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Don & Marlene Peters Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Thrive Center: $500Thrive Center$500World Relief: $500World Relief$500Lake Chelan Community Services Council: $500Lake Chelan Community ServicesCouncil$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Thrive Center ($500). Together the top 3 received $2K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

SpokaneSeattleCottonwoodMansonNewportSeatle

How Don & Marlene Peters Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 794% of 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

$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K0 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2022) to $2K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Thrive Center Spokane, WARefugee Assistance$500
World Relief Spokane, WARefugee Assistance$500
Lake Chelan Community Services Council Manson, WAVillage Green Construction$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$3,550—$1,500$1,5003$1,500$189
2024$5,050—$2,000$2,0003$2,000$312
2023$7,050$50$1,050$1,0002$1,000$364
2022$8,050—$1,096$1,0002$1,036$411
2021$9,146—$1,136$1,1003$1,136$484
2020$10,282$10,010$119———$241

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Don & Marlene Peters Foundation reported a distributable amount of $189 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Don & Marlene Peters Foundation is led by Don Peters, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Don Peters

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marlene Peters

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/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 Don & Marlene Peters Foundation

How much does Don & Marlene Peters Foundation give each year?

Don & Marlene Peters Foundation gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 3 grants.

What is Don & Marlene Peters Foundation's typical grant size?

Don & Marlene Peters Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Don & Marlene Peters Foundation give grants?

Don & Marlene Peters Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Spokane, WA (2 grants).

Does Don & Marlene Peters Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Don & Marlene Peters Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Don & Marlene Peters Foundation?

Don & Marlene Peters Foundation reported $4K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $189 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Don & Marlene Peters Foundation?

Don & Marlene Peters Foundation is a private foundation focused on Social Science, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $4K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Don & Marlene Peters Foundation's EIN?

Don & Marlene Peters Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3763412. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 2, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 19, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 10, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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