Grays Harbor College Foundation
To provide assistance to grays harbor college and its students.
Grays Harbor College Foundation at a glance
In short: Grays Harbor College Foundation gave $1.3M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $652K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,303,232
- +15.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $651,616
- +15.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $651,616
- Total assets
- $32,725,289
- +90.3% 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 Grays Harbor College Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Grays Harbor College ($1.3M across 2 grants).
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 10 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Grays Harbor College Foundation gives
- Giving grew 58% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $791K (2019) to $1.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA | Scholarship Assistance for Students | $810,513 |
| Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA | Support for the College Including Building Projects | $492,719 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $32,725,289 | $15,144,478 | $1,627,772 | $1,303,232 | 2 | $1,008,514 |
| 2024 | $17,192,621 | $2,270,703 | $1,430,845 | $1,129,847 | 2 | $647,920 |
| 2023 | $15,469,880 | $1,948,354 | $1,547,363 | $1,301,853 | 2 | $579,996 |
| 2022 | $14,194,089 | $1,752,773 | $1,067,649 | $826,551 | 2 | $699,529 |
| 2021 | $16,396,850 | $1,943,906 | $991,526 | $794,769 | 2 | $943,362 |
| 2020 | $12,979,465 | $1,605,132 | $1,022,155 | $920,130 | 2 | $379,193 |
| 2019 | $12,397,447 | $1,927,495 | $883,393 | $790,666 | 2 | $323,761 |
About Grays Harbor College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Grays Harbor College Foundation is a public charity, based in Aberdeen, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $32.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $1.0M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Grays Harbor College Foundation is led by Rebecca Chaffee, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rebecca Chaffee
President
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alissa Shay
Director
President → Pass-President, 2023
Pass-President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Morean
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harold Warren
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Hunt
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelli Hopsecger
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen I. Rupert
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Martin
Director
Vice President → Pass-President, 2022
Pass-President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Smith
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kati Kachman
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Rogers
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Holbrook
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joy McGregor
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cassie Lentz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arlene Torgerson
Past-President
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Past-President, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Green
Secretary
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Nelson
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Stensager
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Natalie Karnas (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Rich Hole (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Denise Portmann (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Julianne Hanner (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Bette Worth (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Bob Paylor (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joy Beard-Eggert (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lynn Kessler (2019–2021) — Pass-President
- Former: Waylon Robert (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Wes Peterson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Alysia LaTourette (2021) — Director
- Former: Holly Duffy (2021) — Director
- Former: Jack Durney (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jullianna Hanner (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gene Schermer (2019) — Director
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 Grays Harbor College Foundation
How much does Grays Harbor College Foundation give each year?
Grays Harbor College Foundation gave $1.3M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 2 grants.
How large is Grays Harbor College Foundation?
Grays Harbor College Foundation reported $32.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $15.1M.
Where does Grays Harbor College Foundation operate?
Grays Harbor College Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Grays Harbor College Foundation's EIN?
Grays Harbor College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-6052939. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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