Eastside Music Festival Foundation
Eastside Music Festival Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Woodinville, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $214K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $12K. Net investment income was $8K.
Eastside Music Festival Foundation at a glance
In short: Eastside Music Festival Foundation gave $12K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $3K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $12,000
- -0.8% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $3,000
- -0.8% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $214,170
- -2.6% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Eastside Music Festival Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Performing Arts Festival of the Eastside ($5K). Together the top 4 received $12K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Eastside Music Festival Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 104% 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
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2021) to $21K (2020). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $12K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Performing Arts Festival of the Eastside Kenmore, WA | General Support | $5,000 |
| Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra Bellevue, WA | General Support | $3,000 |
| MUSIC4LIFE Seattle, WA | General Support | $2,000 |
| Village Theatre Kidstage Issaquah, WA | General Support | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $214,170 | $13,313 | $17,080 | $12,000 | 4 | $12,000 | $8,233 | $11,522 |
| 2023 | $219,937 | $12,111 | $12,778 | $12,100 | 4 | $12,100 | $11,433 | $11,492 |
| 2022 | $213,604 | $11,445 | $14,614 | $13,000 | 4 | $13,000 | $9,831 | $12,116 |
| 2021 | $216,773 | $5,186 | $12,082 | $12,000 | 4 | $12,000 | $5,104 | $12,932 |
| 2020 | $223,669 | $6,728 | $24,624 | $21,000 | 4 | — | $3,160 | $13,054 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Eastside Music Festival Foundation reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Eastside Music Festival Foundation is led by Judy Thiel, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Judy Thiel
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Friedman
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rhett Ennis
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Eastside Music Festival Foundation
How much does Eastside Music Festival Foundation give each year?
Eastside Music Festival Foundation gave $12K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $12K across 4 grants.
What is Eastside Music Festival Foundation's typical grant size?
Eastside Music Festival Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $2,500, and its average grant was $3,000, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Eastside Music Festival Foundation give grants?
Eastside Music Festival Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Eastside Music Festival Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Eastside Music Festival Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Eastside Music Festival Foundation?
Eastside Music Festival Foundation reported $214K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Eastside Music Festival Foundation?
Eastside Music Festival Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Woodinville, WA. It holds $214K in total assets as of 2024.
What is Eastside Music Festival Foundation's EIN?
Eastside Music Festival Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7275413. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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