Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation
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Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation at a glance
In short: Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation gave $95K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $94,890
- +82.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $31,630
- +204.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $17,340
- Total assets
- $1,345,939
- +6.0% 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 Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Edmonds City Art Commission ($66K). Together the top 3 received $95K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 9 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation gives
- Giving grew 1670% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $95K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $95K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Edmonds City Art Commission Edmonds, WA | Art Sculpture | $65,550 |
| Edmonds School District Lynnwood, WA | Education | $17,340 |
| Art Start Northwest Edmonds, WA | Education | $12,000 |
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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 | $1,345,939 | $483,173 | $153,981 | $94,890 | 3 | $413,312 |
| 2024 | $1,269,486 | $190,987 | $97,957 | $52,000 | 5 | $80,129 |
| 2023 | $1,138,919 | $153,255 | $99,389 | $8,286 | Total only | $65,331 |
| 2022 | $984,632 | $105,322 | $123,358 | $5,360 | 1 | $30,455 |
| 2021 | $1,148,657 | $113,793 | $136,501 | $24,911 | Total only | $50,064 |
| 2020 | $1,010,517 | $37,711 | $123,589 | $69,316 | Total only | $-5,355 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Edmonds, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $95K. Net investment income was $413K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation is led by Kristen Paust, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kristen Paust
President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry Vehrs
Director
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Norgaard-Reid
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Saether
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vivian Olson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Wood
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessie Bermensolo
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Palmer
Vice President
Treasurer → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jean Gilmore
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Micaela Bermensolo
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Beth Sanger (2022–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Mary Monfort (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Julaine Fleetwood (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Michelle Smith (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Jennie De Mello E. Souza (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Kirsten Paust (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Rebecca Ralston (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Tim Jones (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Diane Cutts (2020) — Executive Director
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 Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation
How much does Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation give each year?
Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation gave $95K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $52K across 5 grants.
What is Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation's typical grant size?
Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $17,340, and its average grant was $31,630, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation give grants?
Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Edmonds, WA (2 grants).
Does Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation?
Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $483K.
What is Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation?
Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Edmonds, WA. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation's EIN?
Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1092321. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 22, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 29, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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