Project Beauty Share
Project Beauty Share is a public charity based in Spokane, Washington, that collects personal hygiene, skincare, cosmetics, and beauty products and distributes them through nonprofit organizations serving women and families. Founded in 2010, it describes its work as helping restore hope and dignity to people facing abuse, addiction, homelessness, and poverty.
Project Beauty Share at a glance
In short: Project Beauty Share gave $1.7M across 65 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Washington. 35% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,683,071
- +33.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 65
- +22.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,893
- +8.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $23,491
- Total assets
- $2,821,233
- +0.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 35% first-time grantees (23 of 65, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Washington (93% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Project Beauty Share
- Contact
Mailing address: 2718 E Sprague, Spokane, WA 99202
Phone: (509) 455-3537
Website: https://projectbeautyshare.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Project Beauty Share funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Spokane Public Schools ($116K). Together the top 10 received $618K.
Grant Size Distribution
312 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 277 grants of 312 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Project Beauty Share is based in Spokane and describes its partner-agency distribution as serving the Pacific Northwest. Its website also describes a national program connecting corporate donors with nonprofit agencies across the country. In the 2025 filing, 93% of grant dollars went to recipients in Washington, 6% to Idaho, and 1% to Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 65 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Project Beauty Share open to new grantees?
35%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 23 of 65 grantees (35%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $25K; repeat grants $26K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $26K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 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 $1.0M (2022) to $2.8M (2021). In 2025 it made 65 grants totaling $1.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Spokane Public Schools Spokane, WA | To provide beauty products to women and their families in need. | $116,035 |
| Our Place Spokane, WA | To provide beauty products to women and their families in need. | $72,231 |
| Salvation Army Spokane, WA | To provide beauty products to women and their families in need. | $68,141 |
| Partners INW (SVP) Spokane Valley, WA | To provide beauty products to women and their families in need. | $63,274 |
| Pioneer Center (East) Human Services Spokane, WA | To provide beauty products to women and their families in need. | $61,415 |
| Central Valley School District Liberty Lake, WA | To provide beauty products to women and their families in need. | $60,603 |
| Loon Lake Food Bank Loon Lake, WA | To provide beauty products to women and their families in need. | $57,257 |
| Catholic Charities Alexandria, WA | To provide beauty products to women and their families in need. | $41,270 |
| Mead School District Mead, WA | To provide beauty products to women and their families in need. | $40,695 |
| Transitions Spokane, WA | To provide beauty products to women and their families in need. | $36,808 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,821,233 | $2,104,447 | $2,027,038 | $1,683,071 | 65 | $10,486 |
| 2024 | $2,820,519 | $2,009,185 | $1,662,028 | $1,264,794 | 53 | $5,305 |
| 2023 | $2,472,702 | $2,522,462 | $2,051,325 | $1,811,749 | 78 | $3,035 |
| 2022 | $1,999,273 | $2,663,011 | $1,280,305 | $1,007,806 | 51 | $360 |
| 2021 | $534,181 | $3,438,523 | $3,857,726 | $2,841,668 | 65 | $127 |
| 2020 | $953,137 | $4,570,866 | $4,391,886 | $2,463,242 | 63 | $309 |
| 2019 | $773,448 | $2,737,187 | $2,301,196 | $1,715,961 | 57 | $532 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Project Beauty Share’s stated mission is to collect personal hygiene, cosmetics, and beauty products and distribute them through nonprofits serving women and families overcoming abuse, addiction, homelessness, and poverty. Its website describes the products as helping fill a gap in access to hygiene essentials and supporting partner agencies’ work.
The 2025 filing says the organization provides products to established U.S.-based organizations serving women and their families in local communities. Examples of supported organizations include Transitions, whose stated mission is to end poverty and homelessness for women and children in Spokane, and Family Promise, which says it works to prevent and end homelessness for families with children. The filing also describes a Hope 4 Kids Hygiene Drive that collected personal hygiene items for nine school districts in addition to regular distributions.
Grantmaking
The 2025 filing lists 65 grants totaling $1,683,071. Grant amounts ranged from $5,171 to $116,035, with a median of $23,491. The filing describes the purpose of the listed awards as providing beauty products to women and their families in need.
The largest listed awards included Spokane Public Schools ($116,035), Our Place ($72,231), the Salvation Army ($68,141), Partners INW (SVP) ($63,274), Pioneer Center (East) Human Services ($61,415), and Central Valley School District ($60,603). Other listed recipients included Loon Lake Food Bank ($57,257), Transitions ($36,808), and YWCA ($32,685). Transitions describes its work as ending poverty and homelessness for women and children in Spokane.
The organization’s website describes direct distribution of products through partner agencies. No application instructions, unsolicited-request policy, or deadline are stated in the available information.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Julie Farley is the founder and executive director. The 2025 filing also lists Nicole Tedrow as president and past president, Jennifer Offereins as president elect and president, Melissa Luck as board member and president elect, and Jason Miller as past president through May 2025. Other listed officers and directors are Alex Decataldo, treasurer; Hannah Barden, secretary; and board members Jen Garvin, Erin Gurtel, and Courtney Gwinn. The organization’s website lists Carla Stevenson as development manager.
Project Beauty Share is led by Julie Farley, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Julie Farley
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$33K (2019) → $75K (2025)
Jennifer Offereins
President Elect & President
Treasurer → President Elect, 2024
President Elect → President Elect & President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Tedrow
President & Past President
Secretary → President, 2024
President → President & Past President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Miller
Past President
Treasurer → President-Elect, 2022
President-Elect → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Robertson
Board Member
President-Elect → President, 2022
President → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Luck
Board Member & President Elect
Board Member → Board Member & President Elect, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Shoshana
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Gwinn
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chloe Rowand
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Paxson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelley Johnson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Decataldo
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Gurtel
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Guy Williams
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hannah Barden
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harper Tripp
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jen Garvin
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Amy Nichols (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Hannah Sullivan (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Alex Gruber (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Catherine Reynolds (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Griffen Turnbull (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Brittanie Bonanzino (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Greg Birchell (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Evi Ohman (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa Forsberg (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Makayla Smith (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Marti D'agostino (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Toni Frederick (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Issac Lanctot (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Amy Tolzman-Warker (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Angie Rothrock (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Gillian Murphy (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kay Ward (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Laura Lawton (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Melissa Luna (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Judith Moniz-Roen (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Yvonne Smith (2019) — Board Member
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $75K, to Julie Farley (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Project Beauty Share
How much does Project Beauty Share give each year?
Project Beauty Share gave $1.7M across 65 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 53 grants.
What is Project Beauty Share's typical grant size?
Project Beauty Share's median grant in 2025 was $23,491, and its average grant was $25,893, across 65 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Project Beauty Share that year got $25K on average.
Where does Project Beauty Share give grants?
Project Beauty Share gives mostly in Washington: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Idaho (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Spokane, WA (36 grants), Spokane Valley, WA (6 grants), Cheney, WA (2 grants) and Deer Park, WA (2 grants).
Does Project Beauty Share give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 65 grants with a stated purpose on Project Beauty Share's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Project Beauty Share's largest grantees?
Project Beauty Share's largest 2025 grantees include Spokane Public Schools ($116,035), Our Place ($72,231) and Salvation Army ($68,141), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 15% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Project Beauty Share?
Project Beauty Share reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.
What does Project Beauty Share fund?
Project Beauty Share’s stated mission is to collect personal hygiene, cosmetics, and beauty products and distribute them through nonprofits serving women and families overcoming abuse, addiction, homelessness, and poverty. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Project Beauty Share?
Project Beauty Share has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check projectbeautyshare.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Project Beauty Share's EIN?
Project Beauty Share's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1822098. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). Project Beauty Share funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/project-beauty-share-morg_d9b92afc6e574c40a9f79998a065ff53
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