Giles W & Elise G Mead Foundation

SEATTLE, WA EIN: 95-6040921

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$12.6M

-36.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$10.0M

+872.5% YoY

Grant Count

3

-81.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3.3M

+5086.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$8M$11M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$12,586,958$19,884,681$19,849,866
Revenue$1,665,507$1,255,552$1,548,329
Expenses$10,145,074$1,050,074$1,268,045
Qualifying Distributions$10,064,389$1,107,235$1,101,331
Net Investment Income$1,608,314$1,200,146$1,474,380
Distributable Amount$717,081$1,021,927$1,080,905

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$5M$8M$10M13 grants202018 grants202115 grants202216 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC T…$5.0MSTIFEL CHARITABLE$2.5MFIDELITY CHARITABLE$2.5M

Grant Size Distribution

65 grants across all recorded years

26<$50K23$50–100K11$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M2$1–5M1$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
GILES W MEADPRESIDENT5
PARRY MEAD MURRAYVICE PRESIDENT0.3
RICHARD N MACKAYVICE PRESIDENT0.3
CALDER M MACKAYCFO/TREASURER3
KATHERINE CONE KECKDIRECTOR0.3

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

AlexandriaAshlandBerkeleyBostonCotatiDenverDurhamIowa CityJenkintownLas CrucesLos AngelesMesaNapaOaklandPetalumaPhoenixPortlandRockvilleSan FranciscoSan Marino

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

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