Mayday Foundation
Mayday Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Olympia, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $381K in total assets.
Mayday Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $380,585
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $162,229
- -6.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $161,513
- +30.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Mayday Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Mayday Foundation gives
- Giving grew 48% from 2019 to 2022. 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 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $73K (2021) to $133K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $115K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Various Olympia, WA | To provide funds to help families in Thurston county that are dealing with cancer in their family | $114,608 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $380,585 | $162,229 | $161,513 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $380,954 | $173,983 | $123,495 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $330,466 | $190,398 | $152,630 | — | — | — | $28,071 |
| 2022 | $292,698 | $146,205 | $127,227 | $114,608 | 1 | $118,701 | — |
| 2021 | $273,720 | $119,783 | $81,943 | $73,085 | 1 | $77,738 | — |
| 2020 | $235,880 | $253,669 | $140,663 | $132,832 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019 | $122,874 | $154,370 | $85,593 | $77,407 | 1 | — | — |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mayday Foundation is led by Sasha Cavanagh, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sasha Cavanagh
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Cobie Whitten
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Drgreg Psaltis
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Lauren Pitman
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Michael Marchand
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Tanya Mote
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Anne Larsen
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Erik Kupka
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kate Scriven
Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Mayday Foundation
How large is Mayday Foundation?
Mayday Foundation reported $381K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $162K.
What is Mayday Foundation?
Mayday Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Olympia, WA. It holds $381K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Mayday Foundation operate?
Mayday Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Mayday Foundation's EIN?
Mayday Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3914026. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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