JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture

Public charity · Grantmaker Yakima, WA EIN: 91-0570848

To fulfill the demand for highly skilled professionals as a nationally recognized institution known for our unique and relevant career training.

JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture at a glance

In short: JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture gave $230K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $230K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$229,798
+29.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$229,798
+29.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$229,798
Total assets
$68,339,166
+8.1% 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 JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Perry Technical Foundation: $230KPerry Technical Foundation$230K

The largest 2025 recipient was Perry Technical Foundation ($230K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

States

Cities

Yakima

How JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture gives

  • Giving grew 48% 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$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $156K (2022) to $252K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $230K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Perry Technical Foundation Yakima, WAOperational Funding$229,798
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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$68,339,166$22,676,116$18,770,620$229,7981$807,740
2024$63,231,959$19,488,774$17,235,268$177,6161$648,442
2023$58,862,928$17,686,073$15,943,547$186,0721$525,982
2022$56,509,979$22,461,419$17,995,509$155,6611$662,636
2021$54,785,135$21,393,943$17,016,472$177,7321$671,854
2020$47,086,015$16,369,750$15,034,123$252,3281$559,378
2019$45,413,790$15,415,060$13,871,874$180,4471$552,615

About JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture

Based on IRS filings

JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture is a public charity, based in Yakima, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $68.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $230K. Net investment income was $808K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture is led by Jason Lamiquiz, President on the 2025 filing; 8 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jason Lamiquiz

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $129K (2025)

  • Tressa Shockley

    Foundation Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $113K (2025)

  • Curtis King

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jake Jundt

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Schmalz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy Sterbenz

    Vice President of Finance & Administrator

    Director of Finance → Vice President of Finance & Administrator, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2019) → $160K (2025)

  • Christine Cote

    Former President

    President → Former President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $201K (2019) → $141K (2025)

  • Nathan Hull

    Vice President of Academic Affairs

    Dean of Education → Vice President of Academic Affairs, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $113K (2019) → $145K (2025)

  • Josh Phillips

    Vice President of Information Technology

    Director of Information Technology → Director of Information Technol, 2023

    Director of Information Technol → Vice President of Information Technology, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2021) → $121K (2025)

  • Ronald Zike

    Instructor

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2022) → $122K (2025)

  • Anthony Nirk

    Dept Head Instrumentation

    Dept Head Instrumentation & Automation → Dept Head Instrumentation, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2023) → $114K (2025)

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Nicole Trammell Woolpert (2021–2024) — Vice President Enrollment Services & Marketing
  • Former: Ron Zike (2020) — Instructor

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Cathy Sterbenz — VP of Finance and Admin: $160KCathy SterbenzVP of Finance and Admin$160KNathan Hull — VP of Academic Affairs: $145KNathan HullVP of Academic Affairs$145KChristine Cote — Former President: $141KChristine CoteFormer President$141KJason Lamiquiz — President: $129KJason LamiquizPresident$129KRonald Zike — Instructor: $122KRonald ZikeInstructor$122KJosh Phillips — VP of Information Technology: $121KJosh PhillipsVP of Information Technology$121KAnthony Nirk — Dept Head Instrumentation: $114KAnthony NirkDept Head Instrumentation$114KTressa Shockley — Foundation Director: $113KTressa ShockleyFoundation Director$113K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $160K, to Cathy Sterbenz (VP of Finance and Admin). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture

How much does JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture give each year?

JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture gave $230K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $178K across 1 grant.

How large is JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture?

JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture reported $68.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $22.7M.

Where does JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture operate?

JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture has awarded grants in Washington.

What is JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture's EIN?

JM Perry Institute of Trades Industries and Agriculture's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-0570848. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 10, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 13, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 24, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 29, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 16, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 29, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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