Leross Family Foundation
Leross Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Redmond, Washington. Its 2025 filing reports 18 grants totaling $40,000 to charitable organizations.
Leross Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Leross Family Foundation gave $40K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Washington. 39% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- Average grant
- $2,222
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $385,203
- New grantees (estimate)
- 39% first-time grantees (7 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Washington (78% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Leross Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 2633, Redmond, WA 98073
Phone: (206) 814-8104
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Leross Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Mitochondrial Research Guild ($7K). Together the top 10 received $29K.
Grant Size Distribution
70 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 70 grants of 70 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 78% of grant dollars went to recipients in Washington. The remaining shares went to New York (6%), Minnesota (6%), Washington, DC (5%), and Colorado (5%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Leross Family Foundation open to new grantees?
39%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 18 grantees (39%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $2K repeat.
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 105% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $33K (2021) to $40K (2025). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Mitochondrial Research Guild Lynnwood, WA | To Assist Organization in It's Exempt Purpose | $6,500 |
| Treehouse Seattle, WA | To Assist Organization in It's Exempt Purpose | $3,000 |
| Akin Seattle, WA | To assist organization in it's exempt purposeto assist organization in it's exempt purpose | $2,500 |
| Farestart Seattle, WA | To Assist Organization in It's Exempt Purpose | $2,500 |
| Mary's Place Seattle, WA | To Assist Organization in It's Exempt Purpose | $2,500 |
| Razom New York, NY | To Assist Organization in It's Exempt Purpose | $2,500 |
| Washington Kids in Transition Lynnwood, WA | To Assist Organization in It's Exempt Purpose | $2,500 |
| International Rescue Committee Albert Lea, MN | To Assist Organization in It's Exempt Purpose | $2,500 |
| America Rivers Washington, DC | To Assist Organization in It's Exempt Purpose | $2,000 |
| National Casagal Association for Children Seattle, WA | To Assist Organization in It's Exempt Purpose | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $385,203 | $134,561 | $52,580 | $40,000 | 18 | $40,000 | $124,546 | $38,062 |
| 2023 | $320,912 | $15,338 | $44,038 | $35,000 | 18 | $35,000 | $8,312 | $33,408 |
| 2022 | $349,612 | $34,151 | $48,667 | $36,708 | 17 | $36,708 | $26,228 | $37,200 |
| 2021 | $364,128 | $33,142 | $46,370 | $33,000 | 17 | — | $25,596 | $35,633 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Leross Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $38K 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
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations whose own missions address foster-care support, children’s basic needs, arts and culture programs for young people, food security, job training, domestic-violence services, health care, and humanitarian aid and civic society in Ukraine. For example, Treehouse says it works to give children who have experienced foster care opportunities and support to pursue their dreams and transition to adulthood. FareStart describes its work as transforming lives and nourishing communities through food, life skills, and job training.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 18 grants totaling $40,000. Grants ranged from $500 to $6,500, with a median grant of $2,000. Among the largest were $6,500 to The Mitochondrial Research Guild; $3,000 to Treehouse; and $2,500 each to FareStart, Razom, and Washington Kids in Transition. Other reported 2025 grants included $1,500 to New Beginnings and Edmonds Food Bank, and $1,000 to Swedish Medical Center Foundation.
The foundation states in its 2024 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lester M. LeRoss and Bradley C. LeRoss, both with titles shown as “None,” and D. Edson Clark, Treasurer.
Leross Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bradley C. Leross
None
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Lester M. Leross
None
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
D. Edson Clark
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Leross Family Foundation
How much does Leross Family Foundation give each year?
Leross Family Foundation gave $40K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Leross Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Leross Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,222, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Leross Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Leross Family Foundation give grants?
Leross Family Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (6%) and Minnesota (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Seattle, WA (10 grants) and Lynnwood, WA (2 grants).
Who are Leross Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Leross Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Mitochondrial Research Guild ($6,500), Treehouse ($3,000) and Akin ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Leross Family Foundation?
Leross Family Foundation reported $385K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $38K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Leross Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Leross Family Foundation?
Leross Family Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals, according to Grantable's research on its published guidelines.
What is Leross Family Foundation's EIN?
Leross Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1935333. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Does Leross Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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