Raab Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Poulsbo, WA EIN: 91-1446692

To assist the community through activities sponsored by the poulsbo lions club

Raab Foundation at a glance

In short: Raab Foundation gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,500
-33.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,500
-33.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,500
Total assets
$720,339
+10.1% 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 Raab Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Poulsbo Lions Club: $11KPoulsbo Lions Club$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Poulsbo Lions Club ($11K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

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

Poulsbo

How Raab Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 56% 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$10K$20K$30KTotal only2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2025) to $25K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Poulsbo Lions Club Poulsbo, WASupt Assist Others$10,500
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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$720,339$112,019$46,192$10,5001$98,690
2024$654,512$129,947$56,295$15,8001$115,135
2023$580,860$45,873$57,282$25,0451$19,591
2022$630,503$85,208$47,943$24,0001$56,615
2021$593,238$484,190$54,541$23,000Total only$13,681

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Raab Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Raab Foundation is a public charity, based in Poulsbo, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $720K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $11K. Net investment income was $99K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Raab Foundation is led by John Macdonald, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Macdonald

    President

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Tesch

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Dahlquist

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Lind

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Raab Foundation

How much does Raab Foundation give each year?

Raab Foundation gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $16K across 1 grant.

How large is Raab Foundation?

Raab Foundation reported $720K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $112K.

Where does Raab Foundation operate?

Raab Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Raab Foundation's EIN?

Raab Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1446692. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 4, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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