Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brush Prairie, WA EIN: 46-3312012

Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Brush Prairie, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $970 in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K.

Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation at a glance

In short: Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $2K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$1,800
-20.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$1,800
-20.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$1,800
Total assets
$970
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 October 2026.

Who Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Brush Prairie

How Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 92% from 2021 to 2024. 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$10K$20K$30K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $22K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$1,800
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsDistributable Amount
2024$970$3,000$2,801$1,8001—
2023—$3,000$2,355$2,2651—
2022$126$1,800$3,235$2,9081—
2021$1,561$14,500$22,801$22,4241$148
2020$9,862$6,401$2,225$1,9251—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation is led by Ruth Ilas, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Ruth Ilas

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Filaret Ilas

    Secretary

    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 Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation

How much does Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation give each year?

Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $2K across 1 grant.

How large is Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation?

Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation reported $970 in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $3K.

What is Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation?

Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Brush Prairie, WA. It holds $970 in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation operate?

Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation's EIN?

Filaret & Ruth Ilas Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3312012. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 18, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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