John and Wauna Harman Foundation
The John and Wauna Harman Foundation is a private foundation based in Sacramento, California. Created in 1999 in honor of John “Jack” and Wauna Harman, it supports efforts that encourage people to discuss their wishes for care as the end of life approaches.
John and Wauna Harman Foundation at a glance
In short: John and Wauna Harman Foundation gave $3.6M across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $300K), mostly in Washington. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,603,407
- +117.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $300,284
- +189.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $3,322,731
- -42.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (1 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Washington (69% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to John and Wauna Harman Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Invitation Only
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The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations, does not accept unsolicited requests, and accepts applications by invitation only.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3053 Freeport Blvd 257, Sacramento, CA 95818
Phone: (212) 286-2600
Website: https://www.jwhfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who John and Wauna Harman Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Yakima Valley Community Foundation ($2.4M across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $3.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
74 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 74 (59%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Sacramento, California. In 2025, 69% of its grant dollars went to recipients in Washington and 29% to recipients in California; 1% each went to Texas and North Carolina, with a reported 0% going to Kansas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is John and Wauna Harman Foundation open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 10 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $399K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 304% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $481K (2020) to $3.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $3.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Yakima Valley Community Foundation Yakima, WA | Yakama Power Apprenticeship Fund | $1,670,000 |
| Reimagine Inc San Francisco, CA | General Operating Support | $1,000,000 |
| Yakima Valley Community Foundation Yakima, WA | Community Resilience Fund | $750,000 |
| Heart Tones Midlothian, TX | General Operating Support | $37,000 |
| End Well Foundation Healdsburg, CA | End Well 2025 "Getting Past Labels Workshop" | $30,000 |
| Duke Divinity School Durham, NC | Divinity School Advance Care Planning Grant Extension | $25,000 |
| Wellness House Yakima, WA | General Operating Support | $25,000 |
| Southeast Washington Office of Aging and Long Term Care Yakima, WA | Emergency Fund | $24,707 |
| Center for Practical Bioethics Overland Park, KS | Advance Care Planning in Faith Communities | $15,700 |
| Heart Tones Midlothian, TX | General Operating Support | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The foundation files Form 990-PF.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,322,731 | $1,566,367 | $3,990,525 | $3,603,407 | 12 | $3,964,263 | $1,562,849 | $178,908 |
| 2024 | $5,746,889 | $548,892 | $1,926,495 | $1,657,100 | 16 | $1,905,019 | $527,416 | $361,316 |
| 2023 | $7,124,492 | $278,082 | $1,100,634 | $837,668 | 15 | $1,054,848 | $248,625 | $405,938 |
| 2022 | $7,947,044 | $785,321 | $1,151,315 | $891,320 | 17 | $1,079,844 | $758,963 | $441,015 |
| 2021 | $8,313,038 | $1,046,891 | $790,777 | $596,008 | 14 | $750,429 | $1,014,677 | $511,304 |
| 2020 | $8,056,924 | $65,735 | $679,735 | $480,862 | 16 | — | $116,117 | $474,470 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, John and Wauna Harman Foundation reported a distributable amount of $179K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation seeks to support innovative end-of-life care public education and culture-change efforts designed for everyday Americans. It aims to make discussions about medical-care decisions more accessible and welcoming to people from all walks of life, with particular interest in projects reaching communities of color and in creative approaches rooted in people’s everyday lives.
Its 2025 grants included a Yakima Valley Community Foundation grant for a Yakama power apprenticeship fund and another for a community resilience fund; these purposes are specified in the grant records. Other grants included operating support for Reimagine, Heart Tones, and Mockingbird Incubator, and support for advance-care-planning work. The grantees describe their own missions in varied terms: Reimagine says it helps people face adversity, loss, and mortality; Heart Tones says it provides educational resources and support tools related to advance care planning and end-of-life care options; and End Well says it works toward end-of-life experiences that match people’s values and goals. The Center for Practical Bioethics says its mission is to raise and respond to ethical issues in health and healthcare.
Grantmaking
The foundation’s grantmaking includes public education, community engagement, and projects related to end-of-life conversations and care. It says it has partnered with organizations working to help Americans from all backgrounds prepare for end-of-life decisions. Past and current grantees listed by the foundation include the Conversation Project, Duke Divinity School’s advance care planning through faith work, End Well, Hospice Foundation of America, PAUSE, Reimagine, and Wake Up to Dying.
In 2025, the foundation made 12 grants totaling $3,603,407. Awards ranged from $6,000 to $1,670,000, with a median grant of $25,000. The largest awards were $1,670,000 to Yakima Valley Community Foundation for the Yakama Power Apprenticeship Fund, $1,000,000 to Reimagine for general operating support, and $750,000 to Yakima Valley Community Foundation for its Community Resilience Fund. Other listed grants included $37,000 and $10,000 to Heart Tones for general operating support, $30,000 to End Well Foundation for its 2025 “Getting Past Labels Workshop,” and $25,000 to Duke Divinity School for an advance-care-planning grant extension.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed for the 2025 filing are Julie Boudreau, executive director; Julie Berrey, board member and president; John Carney, board member and vice-president; Mark Harman, board member and treasurer; Marisette Hasan, board member and secretary; and Barry Harman, board member.
John and Wauna Harman Foundation is led by Julie Boudreau, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 3 of 6 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Julie Boudreau
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$106K (2020) → $165K (2025)
Julie Berrey
Board Member & President
Secretary → President, 2022
President → Board Member & President, 2024
On filings since 2020
9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Carney
Board Member & Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Board Member & Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$7K (2023) → $7K (2025)
Marisette Hasan
Board Member & Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Board Member & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
$5K (2022) → $7K (2025)
Barry Harman
Board Member
Vice President → Director, 2023
Director → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Harman
Board Member & Treasurer
President → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Board Member & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Timothy McCue (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Karen Bullock (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dawn Cook (2020–2021) — 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $165K, to Julie Boudreau (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about John and Wauna Harman Foundation
How much does John and Wauna Harman Foundation give each year?
John and Wauna Harman Foundation gave $3.6M across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 16 grants.
What is John and Wauna Harman Foundation's typical grant size?
John and Wauna Harman Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $300,284, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from John and Wauna Harman Foundation that year got $10K on average.
Where does John and Wauna Harman Foundation give grants?
John and Wauna Harman Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (29%). The most frequent recipient cities were Yakima, WA (4 grants) and Midlothian, TX (2 grants).
Does John and Wauna Harman Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 42% of John and Wauna Harman Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are John and Wauna Harman Foundation's largest grantees?
John and Wauna Harman Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Yakima Valley Community Foundation ($2,420,000 across 2 grants), Reimagine Inc ($1,000,000) and Heart Tones ($47,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 96% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is John and Wauna Harman Foundation?
John and Wauna Harman Foundation reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $179K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does John and Wauna Harman Foundation fund?
The foundation seeks to support innovative end-of-life care public education and culture-change efforts designed for everyday Americans. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from John and Wauna Harman Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations, does not accept unsolicited requests, and accepts applications by invitation only. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is John and Wauna Harman Foundation's EIN?
John and Wauna Harman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1999241. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does John and Wauna Harman Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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