Singing Wood Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Redmond, WA EIN: 13-2557966
EducationHuman servicesYouth development

Singing Wood Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Redmond, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.

Singing Wood Foundation Inc at a glance

Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Singing Wood Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 26 (96%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

VashonSeattleBremertonLittle Rock ARMiltonPeterboroughStamfordSwanzeySan JoseScottsdaleAlbanyDenverELYNew York CityPhoenixSan DiegoTacomaWiltonWLY

How Singing Wood Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 1755% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 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$100K$200K$300K16 grants2019 13 grants2020 6 grants2021 10 grants2022 9 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2021) to $241K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $241K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Funds Inc New York City, NYGeneral Support$241,120
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024—$1,366$254,837$241,1201$241,120$616$2,632
2023$253,471$-2,087$32,000$28,5009$28,500$10,633$12,915
2022$287,558$9,670$22,000$22,00010$22,000$11,413$14,262
2021$299,888$27,733$17,941$13,0006—$27,733$15,292
2020$290,096$8,784$17,438$14,52013—$8,634$14,700
2019$298,750$4,797$38,076$34,86516—$4,647$14,881

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Singing Wood Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Catherine S. Carleton

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara McGhee

    Officer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: David H. Carleton (2019–2022) — President

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 Singing Wood Foundation Inc

What is Singing Wood Foundation Inc?

Singing Wood Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Redmond, WA.

Where does Singing Wood Foundation Inc operate?

Singing Wood Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Washington.

What is Singing Wood Foundation Inc's EIN?

Singing Wood Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2557966. 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 February 14, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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