Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship

Private foundation · Grantmaker Kent, WA EIN: 26-4313935

Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Kent, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $323 in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $7K.

Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship at a glance

In short: Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship gave $7K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,500
+62.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,167
+8.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,000
Total assets
$323
-66.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Washington (100% 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 Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Kent

How Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship gives

  • Giving fell 58% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K17 grants2019 0 grants2020 3 grants2021 6 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $31K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
3 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$6,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$323$6,000$6,650$6,5003$6,650$92
2024$973$3,284$6,161$4,0002$6,161$145
2023$3,850$7,535$7,750$6,0003$7,750$249
2022$4,065$20,500$17,920$15,4616$17,920$116
2021$1,485$5,100$6,050$5,0003$6,050$93
2020$2,435$5,000$2,565———$137
2019—$27,153$33,043$30,74317—$77

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $92 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Patrick Allen

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tauna Allen

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    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 Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship

How much does Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship give each year?

Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship gave $7K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 2 grants.

What is Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship's typical grant size?

Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,167, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship give grants?

Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship gives mostly in Washington: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (3 grants).

How large is Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship?

Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship reported $323 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $92 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship?

Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Kent, WA. It holds $323 in total assets as of 2025.

What is Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship's EIN?

Selden M Daniels Memorial Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4313935. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 1, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 23, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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