Link Educational Scholarship Fund
Link Educational Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Olympia, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $75K. Net investment income was $115K.
Link Educational Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Link Educational Scholarship Fund gave $75K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $75,462
- +39.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,577
- +39.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $1,144,692
- +4.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Link Educational Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Western Building Material Association ($55K).
Organizations only. It also paid 5 individual scholarships ($20,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 19 (84%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Link Educational Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving grew 95% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 166% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $39K (2022) to $86K (2023). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $75K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Western Building Material Association Olympia, WA | Grant for Convention Speakers and Other Training Expenses | $55,462 |
| 5 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $20,000 |
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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 | $1,144,692 | $131,602 | $103,240 | $75,462 | 6 | $89,248 | $114,790 | $53,734 |
| 2024 | $1,094,109 | $96,742 | $81,045 | $54,036 | 6 | $66,190 | $78,968 | $51,311 |
| 2023 | $1,057,339 | $96,062 | $131,978 | $86,448 | 5 | $98,560 | $84,182 | $50,952 |
| 2022 | $1,067,075 | $106,783 | $85,723 | $38,714 | 1 | — | $106,483 | — |
| 2021 | $1,158,614 | $85,632 | $101,413 | $55,893 | 1 | — | $84,852 | — |
| 2020 | $985,200 | $80,078 | $97,266 | $51,889 | 1 | — | $74,926 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Link Educational Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $54K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Link Educational Scholarship Fund is led by Casey Voorhees, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Casey Voorhees
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Lierz
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brett Lamar
Director
Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Jensen
Director
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Stordahl
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Newenhof
Director
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trent Withers
Former Director
Director → Former Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Kimberly Akre (2020–2024) — Former Director
- Former: Charley Miller (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Kerr (2020–2022) — 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.
Frequently asked questions about Link Educational Scholarship Fund
How much does Link Educational Scholarship Fund give each year?
Link Educational Scholarship Fund gave $75K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $54K across 6 grants.
What is Link Educational Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
Link Educational Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $12,577, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Link Educational Scholarship Fund give grants?
Link Educational Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Washington: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Idaho (5%) and Oregon (5%).
Does Link Educational Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Link Educational Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Link Educational Scholarship Fund?
Link Educational Scholarship Fund reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $89K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $54K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Link Educational Scholarship Fund?
Link Educational Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Olympia, WA. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Link Educational Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Link Educational Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1493471. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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