Pine River Foundation
Pine River Foundation is a private foundation based in Seattle, Washington. It made 27 grants totaling $60,000 in 2025 to charitable organizations, including organizations working in health care, conservation, rivers and wildlife, and community services.
Pine River Foundation at a glance
In short: Pine River Foundation gave $60K across 27 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), top state Washington. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $60,000
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 27
- +12.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,222
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $1,417,044
- -2.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 23% first-time grantees (6 of 26, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Washington (48% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Pine River Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2303 W Commodore Way Suite 304, Seattle, WA 98199
Phone: (206) 781-6997
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Pine River Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Nature Conservancy of Washington ($6K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $39K.
Grant Size Distribution
134 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 134 grants of 134 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 48% of grant dollars went to recipients in Washington, 13% to recipients in the District of Columbia, 13% to recipients in Idaho, 7% to recipients in Illinois, and 5% to recipients in California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Pine River Foundation open to new grantees?
23%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 26 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 65% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2023) to $95K (2021). In 2025 it made 27 grants totaling $60K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish Medical Center Foundation Seattle, WA | To Provide Support to Exempt Org | $5,000 |
| Wood River Land Trust Hailey, ID | To Provide Support to Exempt Org | $5,000 |
| Trout & Salmon Foundation Chicago, IL | To Provide Support to Exempt Org | $4,000 |
| Mary's Place Seattle, WA | To Provide Support to Exempt Org | $3,500 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Washington, DC | To Provide Support to Exempt Org | $3,500 |
| Nature Conservancy of Washington Seattle, WA | To Provide Support to Exempt Org | $3,500 |
| Idaho Rivers United Boise, ID | To Provide Support to Exempt Org | $3,000 |
| Long Live the Kings Seattle, WA | To Provide Support to Exempt Org | $3,000 |
| Washington Water Trust Seattle, WA | To Provide Support to Exempt Org | $3,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund Washington, DC | To Provide Support to Exempt Org | $3,000 |
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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 | $1,417,044 | $63,855 | $90,996 | $60,000 | 27 | $73,583 | $46,441 | $87,490 |
| 2024 | $1,457,418 | $96,593 | $102,818 | $55,000 | 24 | $75,278 | $69,053 | $82,711 |
| 2023 | $1,451,158 | $149,085 | $103,603 | $50,000 | 22 | $71,062 | $122,544 | $75,434 |
| 2022 | $1,438,045 | $457,865 | $111,698 | $60,000 | 26 | $80,098 | $429,355 | $73,800 |
| 2021 | $1,092,176 | $225,796 | $149,614 | $95,000 | 35 | $113,947 | $190,129 | $98,200 |
| 2020 | $1,008,994 | $64,147 | $116,494 | $85,000 | 29 | — | $36,668 | $85,043 |
| 2019 | $1,044,341 | $69,887 | $103,686 | $70,000 | 24 | — | $41,616 | $80,203 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pine River Foundation reported a distributable amount of $87K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees describe work that includes supporting regional health care, restoring wild salmon and steelhead, protecting rivers and water, conserving nature, and helping cities where people and birds thrive. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not stated focus areas of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $60,000 across 27 grants. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $5,000, with a median of $2,000. Notable grants included $5,000 to Swedish Medical Center Foundation and Wood River Land Trust; $4,000 to Trout & Salmon Foundation; and $3,500 each to Mary’s Place, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Nature Conservancy of Washington.
Other 2025 grants included $3,000 each to Idaho Rivers United, Long Live the Kings, Washington Water Trust, World Wildlife Fund, and Yellowstone Forever. The grantees describe their work as including protecting and restoring Idaho rivers, restoring wild salmon and steelhead, protecting and restoring Washington rivers and streams, conserving nature, and supporting Yellowstone National Park.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Louise Stumph as President/Tr, Charlie Kellogg as VP & Secreta, and Phoebe Andrew and Gaylord Kellogg as directors.
Pine River Foundation is led by Louise Stumph, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Louise Stumph
President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gaylord Kellogg
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phoebe Andrew
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Kellogg
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 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 Pine River Foundation
How much does Pine River Foundation give each year?
Pine River Foundation gave $60K across 27 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $55K across 24 grants.
What is Pine River Foundation's typical grant size?
Pine River Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,222, across 27 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Pine River Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does Pine River Foundation give grants?
Pine River Foundation's top state is Washington, with 48% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were District of Columbia (13%) and Idaho (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Seattle, WA (11 grants), Washington, DC (3 grants) and San Francisco, CA (2 grants).
Who are Pine River Foundation's largest grantees?
Pine River Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Nature Conservancy of Washington ($6,000 across 2 grants), Swedish Medical Center Foundation ($5,000) and Wood River Land Trust ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Pine River Foundation?
Pine River Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $74K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $87K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Pine River Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees describe work that includes supporting regional health care, restoring wild salmon and steelhead, protecting rivers and water, conserving nature, and helping cities where people and birds thrive. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Pine River Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Pine River Foundation's EIN?
Pine River Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6064770. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Pine River Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Pine River Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/pine-river-foundation-morg_47bb0b0081984e619931c0fc6c97845f
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