Petra Charitable Foundation
Petra Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Bellevue, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $250K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $8K.
Petra Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Petra Charitable Foundation gave $18K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $18,000
- -41.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,000
- -1.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $250,460
- -4.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (72% 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 Petra Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Thomas Episcopal Church ($8K). Together the top 3 received $18K.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Petra Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving fell 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 141% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2025) to $33K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $18K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Thomas Episcopal Church Lynnwood, WA | Educational Purposes | $8,000 |
| Taproot Theatre Seattle, WA | Educational Purposes | $5,000 |
| Save Our Canyons Cottonwood Heights, UT | Educational Purposes | $5,000 |
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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 | $250,460 | $8,451 | $19,661 | $18,000 | 3 | $18,000 | $8,451 | $12,747 |
| 2024 | $260,770 | $11,235 | $34,078 | $30,500 | 5 | $30,500 | $11,235 | $13,380 |
| 2023 | $283,028 | $4,899 | $27,021 | $27,000 | 6 | $27,000 | $4,899 | $14,480 |
| 2022 | $305,150 | $84 | $26,625 | $25,500 | 5 | $25,500 | $84 | $15,870 |
| 2021 | $331,691 | $35 | $30,096 | $28,750 | 5 | $28,750 | $35 | $17,242 |
| 2020 | $361,752 | $94 | $34,228 | $32,500 | 7 | — | $94 | $18,924 |
| 2019 | $395,886 | $242 | $27,975 | $26,250 | 6 | — | $242 | $20,369 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Petra Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $13K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Petra Charitable Foundation's only listed officer is Amy Masich Niermeyer, Governor on every filing since 2019 (uncompensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy Masich Niermeyer
Governor
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
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 Petra Charitable Foundation
How much does Petra Charitable Foundation give each year?
Petra Charitable Foundation gave $18K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $31K across 5 grants.
What is Petra Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Petra Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Petra Charitable Foundation give grants?
Petra Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 72% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Utah (28%).
Does Petra Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Petra Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational Purposes" (3 grants).
How large is Petra Charitable Foundation?
Petra Charitable Foundation reported $250K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $13K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Petra Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Petra Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-0520327. 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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
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