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Skagit Valley College Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Mount Vernon, WA EIN: 91-1012915 Website

Secure donations to enhance education at Skagit Valley College through scholarships, grants, and institutional support.

Skagit Valley College Foundation at a glance

In short: Skagit Valley College Foundation gave $707K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $707K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$706,580
+17.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$706,580
+17.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$706,580
Total assets
$30,860,302
+7.1% 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 Skagit Valley College Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Skagit Valley College: $707KSkagit Valley College$707K

The largest 2025 recipient was Skagit Valley College ($707K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K4$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

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

Mount Vernon

How Skagit Valley College Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 32% 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$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $294K (2020) to $850K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $707K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WAPrograms to support the College$706,580
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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$30,860,302$4,366,714$3,486,667$706,5801$1,223,524
2024$28,822,945$5,201,128$3,172,569$600,9571$634,229
2023$25,435,050$5,969,491$2,374,698$350,0711$578,828
2022$21,510,181$4,966,852$2,304,803$533,4931$1,225,435
2021$22,764,400$3,336,933$2,325,138$849,5651$645,004
2020$19,270,496$3,494,212$1,855,924$294,4251$883,908

About Skagit Valley College Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Skagit Valley College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Mount Vernon, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $30.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $707K. Net investment income was $1.2M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Skagit Valley College Foundation is led by Kathleen Petrzelka, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 15 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kathleen Petrzelka

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $77K (2024) → $109K (2025)

  • Vhari Rust-Clark

    President

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Isaac Williams

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Doll

    Director

    President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlie Wend

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janie Beasley

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Rojas

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Krantz

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Ryberg

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Rytand-Carey

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Rawlins

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Hong

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Martin

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Gentry

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Sternlicht

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Anne Clark (2024) — Interim Executive Director
  • Former: Brad Tuininga (2020–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Pam Allen (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Heather Hernandez (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rob Woods (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tony Wisdom (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Shelley Roberts (2020) — Emeritus
  • Former: Susan Cooper (2020) — Emeritus

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Kathleen Petrzelka — Executive Director: $109KKathleen PetrzelkaExecutive Director$109K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $109K, to Kathleen Petrzelka (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Skagit Valley College Foundation

How much does Skagit Valley College Foundation give each year?

Skagit Valley College Foundation gave $707K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $601K across 1 grant.

How large is Skagit Valley College Foundation?

Skagit Valley College Foundation reported $30.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.4M.

What is Skagit Valley College Foundation?

Skagit Valley College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Mount Vernon, WA. It holds $30.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Skagit Valley College Foundation operate?

Skagit Valley College Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Skagit Valley College Foundation's EIN?

Skagit Valley College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1012915. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 1, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 22, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 18, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 16, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 11, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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