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Friends of Youth Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Kirkland, WA EIN: 76-0817781 Website

To provide a legacy of support for the programs and mission of friends of youth.

Friends of Youth Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$2,328,057
+1.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$71,511
+4.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$45,613
+6.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$32,082
+71.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Friends of Youth Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Kirkland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $48K (2020) to $86K (2021). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $86K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of Youth Kirkland, WAOperation Support$85,778
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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$2,328,057$71,511$32,082——$45,613
2024$2,288,728$68,712$18,711——$42,824
2023$2,238,727$66,435$28,621——$40,460
2022$2,200,913$116,357$37,538——$84,995
2021$2,356,834$91,672$110,156$85,7781$36,087
2020$1,859,280$111,398$80,679$47,7501$57,551

About Friends of Youth Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Friends of Youth Foundation is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Kirkland, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $46K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of Youth Foundation is led by Paul Lwali, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Paul Lwali

    President & CEO

    Director & CEO → President & CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Lohr

    Board Chair

    Director → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Merrifield

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Junior Bermeo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wayne Teeger

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hala Nuemah

    Vice President, COO Start Oct & CFO

    Director & CFO → Vice President, COO Start Oct & CFO, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Alex Lee (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kristin Reed (2020–2024) — Board President
  • Former: Brady Ruck (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Terry Hall (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Cesar Caycedo (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Darrell Lowe (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Paula Grassell (2022) — Director
  • Former: Ellen Boyer (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Bill Savoy (2020) — 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 Friends of Youth Foundation

How large is Friends of Youth Foundation?

Friends of Youth Foundation reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $72K.

What is Friends of Youth Foundation?

Friends of Youth Foundation is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Kirkland, WA. It holds $2.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Friends of Youth Foundation operate?

Friends of Youth Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Friends of Youth Foundation's EIN?

Friends of Youth Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0817781. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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