North Seattle Community College Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Seattle, WA EIN: 91-1163554

The North Seattle Community College Foundation (the foundation) operates exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1954, as amended. -

North Seattle Community College Foundation at a glance

In short: North Seattle Community College Foundation gave $900K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $900K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$900,000
+210.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$900,000
+210.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$900,000
Total assets
$25,460,641
+26.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who North Seattle Community College Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

North Seattle College: $900KNorth Seattle College$900K

The largest 2025 recipient was North Seattle College ($900K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 7 (29%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Seattle

How North Seattle Community College Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 300% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M0 grants2019 1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $105K (2021) to $900K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $900K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
North Seattle College Seattle, WATo provide resources needed at north seattle college including scholarships$900,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$25,460,641$10,442,967$6,817,540$900,0001$506,484
2024$20,174,276$9,114,020$5,899,830$290,0001$427,153
2023$15,281,096$8,418,820$5,670,517$300,0001$272,916
2022$11,054,287$7,124,485$5,121,040$225,0002$189,029
2021$10,102,073$7,281,946$4,566,049$105,0002$281,254
2020$7,824,126$5,926,045$4,895,911$300,0001$59,110
2019$6,004,173$5,080,901$4,576,741——$120,909

About North Seattle Community College Foundation

Based on IRS filings

North Seattle Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $900K. Net investment income was $506K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

North Seattle Community College Foundation is led by Cindy Seremek, President on every filing since 2019; 13 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cindy Seremek

    President

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    $162K (2019) → $267K (2025)

  • Jerry Gronfein

    Director & Chairman

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $4K (2025)

  • Joseph Jahn

    Director & Vice Chairman

    Vice Chairman → Vice Chairman & Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2019) → $4K (2025)

  • Mary Ellen O'Keeffe

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2019) → $4K (2025)

  • V. Lee Okarma Rees

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2019) → $4K (2025)

  • Williams Jarvis

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $900 (2019) → $3K (2025)

  • Andrew Bembry

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $600 (2021) → $3K (2025)

  • Jessica Williams-Oestmann

    Director of Operations

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $149K (2023) → $189K (2025)

  • Rebecca House

    Director of Strategic Initiatives

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $144K (2023) → $171K (2025)

  • Christopher Alejano

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $3K (2025)

  • Melissa Putman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $3K (2025)

  • Carolyn Barton

    Director & Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2020

    Secretary → Secretary & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Solemsaas

    Director & Ex-Officio

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helicia Thompson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    45 hrs/week

    $47K (2022) → $167K (2025)

  • Shanna Luxton

    Client Services Manager

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2025)

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Barton Carolyn (2024) — Secretary & Director
  • Former: Bembry Andrew (2024) — Director
  • Former: Gronfein Jerry (2024) — Chairman & Director
  • Former: Jahn Joseph (2024) — Vice Chairman & Director
  • Former: Jarvis Williams (2024) — Director
  • Former: O'Keeffe Mary Ellen (2024) — Director
  • Former: Rees V. Lee (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jerome Gronfein (2019–2023) — Chairman & Director
  • Former: Chemene Crawford (2020–2023) — Ex-Officio Director
  • Former: Kim Nguyen (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: James Medley (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Reed Davis (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Warren Brown (2019–2020) — Director

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Cindy Seremek — President: $267KCindy SeremekPresident$267KJessica Williams-Oestmann — Director of Operations: $189KJessica…Director of Operations$189KRebecca House — Director of Strategic Initiatives: $171KRebecca HouseDirector of Strategic…$171KHelicia Thompson — Treasurer: $167KHelicia ThompsonTreasurer$167KShanna Luxton — Client Services Manager: $105KShanna LuxtonClient Services Manager$105KJerry Gronfein — Director/Chairman: $4KJerry GronfeinDirector/Chairman$4KJoseph Jahn — Director/Vice Chairman: $4KJoseph JahnDirector/Vice Chairman$4KMary Ellen O'Keeffe — Director: $4KMary Ellen O'KeeffeDirector$4KV Lee Rees — Director: $4KV Lee ReesDirector$4KAndrew Bembry — Director: $3KAndrew BembryDirector$3KWilliams Jarvis — Director: $3KWilliams JarvisDirector$3KChristopher Alejano — Director: $3KChristopher AlejanoDirector$3KMelissa Putman — Director: $3KMelissa PutmanDirector$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $267K, to Cindy Seremek (President). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about North Seattle Community College Foundation

How much does North Seattle Community College Foundation give each year?

North Seattle Community College Foundation gave $900K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $290K across 1 grant.

How large is North Seattle Community College Foundation?

North Seattle Community College Foundation reported $25.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.4M.

What is North Seattle Community College Foundation?

North Seattle Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $25.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does North Seattle Community College Foundation operate?

North Seattle Community College Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.

What is North Seattle Community College Foundation's EIN?

North Seattle Community College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1163554. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 27, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 30, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 10, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 18, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 22, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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