Eastern Washington University Foundation
The Eastern Washington University Foundation, a non-profit corporation, was established in 1977 under Washington law to identify, promote, receive, and manage all private gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations, and associations to Eastern Washington University. The Foundation is the catalyst and conduit through which gifts and endowment income flow to provide immediate and long-term support for the university and its programs. Thus, the Foundation is a tool through which private support is raised and managed for the sole benefit of EWU.Overseen by a Board of Directors and staffed by a professional development team who are university employees, the Foundation administers all gifts in a business-like manner in accordance with the donor's wishes. When gifts are received by EWU colleges or operating units, they are forwarded for gift processing and official acceptance and acknowledgement by the Foundation.
Eastern Washington University Foundation at a glance
In short: Eastern Washington University Foundation gave $4.0M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $2.0M), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,997,480
- -10.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,998,740
- +33.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,998,740
- Total assets
- $73,319,814
- +17.8% 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 Eastern Washington University Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Eastern Washington University ($4.0M across 2 grants).
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 8 grants of 9 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Eastern Washington University Foundation gives
- Giving grew 297% from 2022 to 2025. 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 $1.0M (2022) to $6.8M (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $4.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA | Scholarship Support | $2,194,275 |
| Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA | Program Support | $1,803,205 |
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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 | $73,319,814 | $16,877,562 | $5,392,704 | $3,997,480 | 2 | $4,898,523 |
| 2024 | $62,223,185 | $8,725,957 | $5,615,535 | $4,482,122 | 3 | $1,434,319 |
| 2023 | $55,979,799 | $7,624,245 | $5,647,086 | $4,676,449 | 2 | $1,131,486 |
| 2022 | $52,356,011 | $6,519,839 | $3,544,960 | $1,007,807 | 1 | $1,098,860 |
| 2021 | $55,891,504 | $13,150,913 | $4,022,106 | $1,357,013 | 1 | $6,936,260 |
| 2020 | $46,600,218 | $12,372,580 | $4,911,887 | $2,662,543 | 1 | $1,526,109 |
| 2019 | $39,243,861 | $10,741,119 | $9,390,523 | $6,770,432 | 1 | $754,321 |
About Eastern Washington University Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Eastern Washington University Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Cheney, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $73.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $4.0M. Net investment income was $4.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Eastern Washington University Foundation is led by Barb Richey, Executive Director since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 4 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barb Richey
Executive Director
Executive Director - May to June → Executive Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$197K (2022) → $251K (2025)
Jeff Stannard
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brett Wright
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Claudette Kenmir
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Curtis Griffin
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay Kirkpatrick
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Mount
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stu Steiner
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vin Vu
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Rasmussen
Director
Alumni Associate Representative → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig Sanders
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Copley
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tammie Walker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Drexel
Chief Budget Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$71K (2022) → $107K (2025)
Laura Thayer
Assistant Vice President Philanthropy
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$121K (2022) → $133K (2025)
Eric Limburg
Assistant Vice President Communications
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$108K (2025)
Karen Weis
Vice Chair
Director - Apr to June → Director, 2020
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Marll
Secretary
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Repovich
Retirees Association Representative
Director - Jan to June → Director, 2020
Director → Retirees Association Representative, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Hoagland
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nate Peters
Alumni Associate Representative
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashton McKean
Asewu President Representative
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vicki Wilson
Ewu Bot Representative
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (44)
- Former: Alexis Alexander (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Marc Hughes (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Lance Kissler (2020–2024) — Assistant Vice President Communications
- Former: Robert Dietz (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Dick Donley (2023–2024) — Retirees Association Representative
- Former: Lucas Fyre (2023–2024) — Asewu President Representative
- Former: Wade Romine (2023–2024) — Asewu University Advancement Council Representative
- Former: Corey Ross (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Krisann Hatch (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Margo Hill (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ron Dalla (2019–2022) — Retirees Associate Representative
- Former: Yvonne Smith (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: James Murphy (2021–2022) — Bot Rep Non Voting
- Former: Michael Mumford (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Thomas Tiffany (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: David May (2022) — Ewu & Interim President
- Former: Karina Baum (2022) — Asewu President Representative
- Former: Mary Voves (2022) — Ewu, Vice President Business & Finance
- Former: Molly Kirkham (2022) — Asewu Advancement
- Former: Chandra Schumacher (2019–2021) — Chief Budget Officer
- Former: Kim Pearman-Gillman (2019–2021) — Board of Trustees Representative
- Former: Mark Thompson (2019–2021) — Former Chair
- Former: Cole Harrison (2020–2021) — Asewu Univ. Advancement Council Representative
- Former: Lisa Poplawski-Lewis (2020–2021) — Assistant Vice President Philanthropy · Filing note: Thru April
- Former: Phillip Haugen (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Lloyd Dees (2021) — Asewu President Representative
- Former: Michael Ekins (2021) — Director
- Former: Stuart Steiner (2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Von Klohe (2021) — Director
- Former: Karla Gehlen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mike Ekins (2019–2020) — Former Chair
- Former: Mike Mumford (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tom Tiffany (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Key Baker (2020) — Director
- Former: Angela Jones (2019) — Executive Director - July to Sept
- Former: Dante Tyler (2019) — Director
- Former: Forrest Wallace (2019) — University Student Representative
- Former: Gordon Budke (2019) — Director
- Former: Jana Erny (2019) — Director - July to Aug
- Former: John Francisco (2019) — Director - July to May
- Former: Judge Jim M. Murphy (2019) — Bot Representative Non-Voting
- Former: Lisa Poplawski (2019) — Assistant Vice President Philanthropy
- Former: Otto Guardado (2019) — Director
- Former: Steve Storey (2019) — Director - July to Dec
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $251K, to Barb Richey (Executive Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Eastern Washington University Foundation
How much does Eastern Washington University Foundation give each year?
Eastern Washington University Foundation gave $4.0M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.5M across 3 grants.
How large is Eastern Washington University Foundation?
Eastern Washington University Foundation reported $73.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.9M.
What is Eastern Washington University Foundation?
Eastern Washington University Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Cheney, WA. It holds $73.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Eastern Washington University Foundation operate?
Eastern Washington University Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Eastern Washington University Foundation's EIN?
Eastern Washington University Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1019819. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 25, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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