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Imagine Housing

Public charity · Grantmaker Bellevue, WA EIN: 94-3110312 Website

To develop affordable housing, build welcoming communities and foster vibrant futures.

Imagine Housing at a glance

In short: Imagine Housing gave $67K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $67K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$66,710
-11.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$66,710
-11.8% vs 2023
Median grant
$66,710
Total assets
$53,078,363
+2.6% vs 2023
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Imagine Housing funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

280 Clark LP: $67K280 Clark LP$67K

The largest 2024 recipient was 280 Clark LP ($67K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

KirklandBellevue

How Imagine Housing gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). 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$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $67K (2024) to $90K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $67K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
280 Clark LP Bellevue, WARental Assistance - Operations and Maintenance$66,710
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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
2024$53,078,363$12,041,245$10,585,009$66,7101$14,022
2023$51,744,121$9,068,385$9,384,170$75,6311$17,409
2022$46,915,219$9,827,542$8,381,363$90,2571$5,957
2021$36,549,729$6,141,559$6,092,409$66,8141$4,735
2020$32,250,332$5,540,324$6,707,221$70,2361$13,488

About Imagine Housing

Based on IRS filings

Imagine Housing is a public charity, based in Bellevue, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $53.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $67K. Net investment income was $14K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Imagine Housing is led by Yichuan Zhao, President since 2024 (on filings since 2022); 8 of 19 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Yichuan Zhao

    President

    Executive Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    36 hrs/week

    $25K (2022) → $188K (2024)

  • Laura Coughlin

    Chair

    Secretary → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Granstrand

    Director of Resident Services

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $134K (2024)

  • Eunice Springs

    Vice President of People & Cultu

    Director of People & Culture → Vice President of People & Cultu, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2022) → $141K (2024)

  • Troy Drawz

    Vice President of Real Estate De

    Director of Real Estate Development → Vice President of Real Estate De, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2022) → $159K (2024)

  • Steven White

    Former Director of Finance

    Director of Finance → Former Director of Finance, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    36 hrs/week

    $76K (2023) → $36K (2024)

  • Zee Peters

    Vice President of Advancement

    Director of Advancement → Vice President of Advancement, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2023) → $144K (2024)

  • Giselle Aguilar

    Vice President of Special Initiatives

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $127K (2024)

  • Shawna Binning

    Vice President of Finance

    New on the 2024 filing

    36 hrs/week

    $63K (2024)

  • Carolyn Ferris

    Board Member

    President & Vice President → President, 2022

    President → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Pietrowski

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jackie Frank

    Former Board Member

    Board Member → Former Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kashif Zahoor

    Board Member

    Vice President → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Penny Marie Curry

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amber Walsh

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denille Bezemer

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Evan Chan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Tran

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Saghar Amini

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (25)
  • Former: Sue Bliven (2020–2023) — Controller
  • Former: Sean Heron (2021–2022) — President & CEO
  • Former: Hana Nguyen (2022) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Jayme Longoria (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Molly Judge (2022) — Director of Advancement
  • Former: Nam Nguyen (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Aimee Voelz (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Bill Brueggemann (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Bill Kearns (2020–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Dan Johnson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jan Clausen (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jenny Moshea (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mitra Mohandessi (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Paul Lwali (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rick Robertson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rob Moe (2020–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Tim Grant (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tina Rogers (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Gary Helling (2021) — Interim COO
  • Former: Kevin Sykes (2021) — Director
  • Former: Alka Puri (2020) — Director
  • Former: Ellen O'Hara (2020) — Director
  • Former: Garrett Guiler (2020) — Director
  • Former: Rick Toney (2020) — COO
  • Former: Villette Nolon (2020) — President & CEO

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Yichuan Zhao — President: $188KYichuan ZhaoPresident$188KTroy Drawz — VP of Real Estate DE: $159KTroy DrawzVP of Real Estate DE$159KZee Peters — VP of Advancement: $144KZee PetersVP of Advancement$144KEunice Springs — VP of People & Cultu: $141KEunice SpringsVP of People & Cultu$141KKristin Granstrand — Director of Resident Services (Former): $134KKristin GranstrandDirector of Resident Services…$134KGiselle Aguilar — VP of Special Initiatives: $127KGiselle AguilarVP of Special Initiatives$127KShawna Binning — VP of Finance (Part-Year): $63KShawna BinningVP of Finance (Part-Year)$63KSteven White — Former Director of Finance (Part Year): $36KSteven WhiteFormer Director of Finance…$36K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $188K, to Yichuan Zhao (President). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Imagine Housing

How much does Imagine Housing give each year?

Imagine Housing gave $67K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $76K across 1 grant.

How large is Imagine Housing?

Imagine Housing reported $53.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.0M.

Where does Imagine Housing operate?

Imagine Housing has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Imagine Housing's EIN?

Imagine Housing's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3110312. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 19, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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