Fosseen Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Lake Oswego, OR EIN: 91-1620966

Fosseen Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in Lake Oswego, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 21 grants totaling $185K.

Key facts about Fosseen Foundation

EIN
91-1620966
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$185,000
Grants made (2025)
21
Average grant
$8,810
Median grant
$5,500
New grantees (estimate)
19% first-time grantees (4 of 21, 2025)
Primary geography
Washington (36% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Fosseen Foundation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Fosseen Foundation's 21 itemized 2025 grants were Washington (36%), Idaho (24%) and Arizona (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Spokane, WA (8 grants) and Post Falls, ID (2 grants). None of its 21 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Grant" (21 grants).

Is Fosseen Foundation open to new grantees?

19%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 21 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $7K. How we count

Medians: $15K first-time, $5K repeat.

  • 67% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

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Annual Giving

$185K

-7.5% YoY

Grant Count

21

-19.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

+14.5% YoY

About Fosseen Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Fosseen Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in Lake Oswego, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 21 grants totaling $185K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of all 21 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

SpokaneCoeur DalenePost FallsSpokane ValleyPortlandLiberty LakeMt DoraSeattleLake Havasu CityPleasentonHaydenGlendalteBethesdaBloomingtonMemphisNew York

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

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Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12019202020212022202320242025
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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 4, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$101K$151K$202K29 grants201922 grants202026 grants202129 grants202225 grants202326 grants202421 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Safe Passages: $25KSafe Passages$25K4 a Better Havasu: $20K4 a Better Havasu$20KSeattle Childrens Hospital Foundation: $20KSeattle Childrens HospitalFoundation$20KHuman Good Foundation: $20KHuman Good Foundation$20KThird Avenue Market Place: $13KThird Avenue Market Place$13KBig Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest: $10KBig Brothers Big SistersColumbia Northwest$10KSt Jude Childrens Hospital: $10KSt Jude Childrens Hospital$10KPlanned Parenthood Federation of America: $10KPlanned Parenthood Federationof America$10KVanessa Behan Crisis Nursery: $6KVanessa Behan Crisis Nursery$6KWomen Helping Women: $6KWomen Helping Women$6K

Grant Size Distribution

127 grants across all recorded years

127<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Safe Passages ($25,000), 4 a Better Havasu ($20,000), Seattle Childrens Hospital Foundation ($20,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
SAFE PASSAGES Coeur Dalene, IDGRANT$25,000
4 A BETTER HAVASU Lake Havasu City, AZGRANT$20,000
SEATTLE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION Seattle, WAGRANT$20,000
HUMAN GOOD FOUNDATION Glendalte, CAGRANT$20,000
THIRD AVENUE MARKET PLACE Post Falls, IDGRANT$12,500
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS COLUMBIA NORTHWEST Portland, ORGRANT$10,000
ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL Memphis, TNGRANT$10,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA New York, NYGRANT$10,000
VANESSA BEHAN CRISIS NURSERY Spokane, WAGRANT$6,000
WOMEN HELPING WOMEN Spokane, WAGRANT$6,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Neal R Fosseen JrTrustee1—
William Roger FosseenTrustee1—
Donol N FosseenPresident1—
William C ChristensenTreasurer1—

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Fosseen Foundation operate?

Fosseen Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington.

What size grants does Fosseen Foundation award?

In 2025, Fosseen Foundation awarded 21 grants totaling $185K — an average of about $9K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Fosseen Foundation's EIN?

Fosseen Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1620966. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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