Mdekfse Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Meridian, ID EIN: 26-1489585

Mdekfse Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Meridian, ID. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. In 2025, it made $5K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $108K.

Key facts about Mdekfse Family Foundation

EIN
26-1489585
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Total assets
$3,712,875

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.7M

+2.1% YoY

Revenue

$109K

-58.8% YoY

Qualifying Distributions

$5K

+22.8% YoY

Expenses

$29K

+541.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mdekfse Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $181K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Mdekfse Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 100% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 3% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

MeridianBuena VistaLake OswegoOremSalt Lake CityBoiseSeattleLehi

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M8 grants20196 grants20206 grants202112 grants20221 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $872 (2023) to $14.5M (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $872.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M9$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 9 grants of 19 (47%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M$20M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,712,875$3,635,004$3,487,389
Revenue$109,107$264,555$84,149
Expenses$28,741$4,479$21,786
Qualifying Distributions$5,499$4,479$11,472
Net Investment Income$107,909$264,555$83,586
Distributable Amount$181,359$173,943$169,154

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 1, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 16, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 23, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mdekfse Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Aaron B. Elton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Loretta Dorman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Collins

    CFO

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Kay Fs Elton (2019–2020) — Trustee

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 Mdekfse Family Foundation

How large is Mdekfse Family Foundation?

Mdekfse Family Foundation reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $181K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Mdekfse Family Foundation operate?

Mdekfse Family Foundation has awarded grants in Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Washington.

What is Mdekfse Family Foundation's EIN?

Mdekfse Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1489585. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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