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Gonzaga Law School Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Spokane, WA EIN: 23-7052227 Website

Gonzaga Law School Foundation at a glance

In short: Gonzaga Law School Foundation gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.3M), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,265,449
+3.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,265,449
+3.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,265,449
Total assets
$37,704,467
+6.9% 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.

How to apply to Gonzaga Law School Foundation

Next open deadline
December 19, 2026 (Alumni Scholarship)

Who Gonzaga Law School Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The Corporation of Gonzaga University: $1.3MThe Corporation of GonzagaUniversity$1.3M

The largest 2025 recipient was The Corporation of Gonzaga University ($1.3M).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

SpokaneFayettevilleTopeka

How Gonzaga Law School Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M3 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $771K (2023) to $1.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.3M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Corporation of Gonzaga University Spokane, WAScholarships to law students; salaries and benefits for law endowed chairs and scholars, faculty, and staff; remodeling and furniture for law school building; investment management fee$1,265,449
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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$37,704,467$2,896,387$2,289,900$1,265,4491$1,407,651
2024$35,259,384$4,043,632$2,210,083$1,218,8351$1,380,965
2023$31,432,257$911,192$1,876,977$771,4871$78,617
2022$33,516,870$3,721,030$1,763,075$843,6181$3,056,840
2021$34,452,021$3,337,300$2,196,050$1,126,7872$1,453,215
2020$24,791,946$2,889,997$1,596,041$1,132,2463$1,779,828

About Gonzaga Law School Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Gonzaga Law School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Spokane, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $37.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $1.4M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gonzaga Law School Foundation is led by Jacob H. Rooksby, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jacob H. Rooksby

    President

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Guzman

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Hulsizer

    Chair

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tamarae Cooney Leong

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fonda Jovick

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Lincoln

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Fennessy

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Smith

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Wells

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leon Strawn

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Joseph Smith (2024) — Director
  • Former: Charles Patrick (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dunham Georgia (2020–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Fennessy Tim (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Hulsizer Daniel (2020–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Kiser Jessica (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rooksby Jacob H. (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Smith Joseph (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Leong Tamarae (2023) — Director
  • Former: Strawn Leon (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Korn Jane (2020–2022) — Former President
  • Former: Cooney Leong Tamarae (2022) — Director
  • Former: Sayre Karen (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Cooney Leong Tamarea (2021) — Director
  • Former: Corkery F. Dan (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 Gonzaga Law School Foundation

How much does Gonzaga Law School Foundation give each year?

Gonzaga Law School Foundation gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 1 grant.

How large is Gonzaga Law School Foundation?

Gonzaga Law School Foundation reported $37.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.9M.

What is Gonzaga Law School Foundation?

Gonzaga Law School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Spokane, WA. It holds $37.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Gonzaga Law School Foundation operate?

Gonzaga Law School Foundation has awarded grants in Arkansas, Kansas, Washington.

What is Gonzaga Law School Foundation's EIN?

Gonzaga Law School Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7052227. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 17, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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