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Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve

Public charity · Grantmaker Coupeville, WA EIN: 46-1730957 Website

The organization is the fundraising entity for ebey's landing national historical reserve. Working in cooperation with the trust board of ebey's landing national historical reserve and the national park service, the organization funds projects and programs that protect, preserve and enhance the cultural and natural resources and visitor experience of the reserve.

Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve at a glance

In short: Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve gave $89K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$89,000
-14.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$29,667
-14.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$32,000
Total assets
$422,481
+6.1% 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 Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Trust Board of Ebeys Reserve: $89K across 3 grantsTrust Board of Ebeys Reserve$89K · 3 grants

The largest 2025 recipient was Trust Board of Ebeys Reserve ($89K across 3 grants).

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 14 (64%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Coupeville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K3 grants2019 2 grants2021 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $87K (2021) to $105K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $89K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Trust Board of Ebeys Reserve Coupeville, WAEbey's Forever Grant$50,000
Trust Board of Ebeys Reserve Coupeville, WACapacity$32,000
Trust Board of Ebeys Reserve Coupeville, WAPratt Properties Grant$7,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$422,481$228,083$203,254$89,0003$36,190
2024$398,143$218,916$191,036$103,7173$27,852
2023$370,110$189,381$193,113$93,0003$49
2021$384,526$237,693$171,988$87,0002$76
2019$348,973$217,044$206,261$105,2023$4,699

About Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve

Based on IRS filings

Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Coupeville, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $422K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $89K. Net investment income was $36K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve is led by Marilyn Sherman Clay, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marilyn Sherman Clay

    President

    Director → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Bronson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Pickard

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Eckholm

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Marlys Erickson

    Director

    Director → President, 2021

    President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen Griffin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Kohl

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Jeannie Sandahl

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Lynda Austin

    Vice President

    President → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Vicky Reyes

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Marcia Fakkema

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Hofkamp

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Kellie Black (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Terry Bible (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Constance Wolfe (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Wendy Bronson (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Marcia Marks (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Charles Arndt (2019) — Director
  • Former: Elicia Fritsch (2019) — Vice President

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.

Frequently asked questions about Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve

How much does Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve give each year?

Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve gave $89K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $104K across 3 grants.

What is Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve's typical grant size?

Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve's median grant in 2025 was $32,000, and its average grant was $29,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve give grants?

Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve 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 Coupeville, WA (3 grants).

Does Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve?

Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve reported $422K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $228K.

What is Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve?

Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Coupeville, WA. It holds $422K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve's EIN?

Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reserve's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1730957. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 19, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)

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