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Spokane Colleges Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Spokane, WA EIN: 91-0886962 Website

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Key facts about Spokane Colleges Foundation

In short: Spokane Colleges Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.2M), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
91-0886962
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,234,107
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$1,234,107
Median grant
$1,234,107
Total assets
$44,830,739
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$44.8M

+14.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

+24.8% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.2M

+24.8% YoY

How Spokane Colleges Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 69% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Spokane Colleges Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Spokane Colleges Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Spokane, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $44.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.2M. Net investment income was $7.1M.

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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

Spokane

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $701K (2021) to $1.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.2M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Washington State Community Colleges District 17: $1.2MWashington State CommunityColleges District 17$1.2M

The largest 2025 recipient was Washington State Community Colleges District 17 ($1.2M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K4$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Washington State Community Colleges District 17 Spokane, WAScholarships and Program Support$1,234,107

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$44,830,739$39,299,279$36,448,183
Revenue$9,777,279$4,141,342$3,124,227
Expenses$2,250,898$2,018,833$1,822,037
Net Investment Income$7,096,766$1,819,375$1,375,777

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 29, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 3, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 16, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 20, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 15, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Spokane Colleges Foundation is led by Heather Beebe-Stevens, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Heather Beebe-Stevens

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Pearson

    President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Larson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Allore

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Hauschild

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Christie

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Murphy

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Keller

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie Jaye Hopkins

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chase Soehren

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Waybright

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lakyn Machuga

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Kernerman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Parks

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Allen

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathaniel Prior

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Benji Wade (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Betsy Lawrence (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Gordon Hester (2019–2024) — Past President
  • Former: Suzanne Schmidt (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jordan Page (2019–2023) — Director & Treasurer
  • Former: Kathy George (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Todd Woodard (2019–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Yasuka Huff (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Patrick Cummings (2022–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Greg Embrey (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rob Dietz (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Sean Hoagland (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Steve Trabun (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Barb Richey (2019) — Director
  • Former: Colin Thompson (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jim Perez (2019) — Director
  • Former: Shannon Holland (2019) — Director

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 Spokane Colleges Foundation

How much does Spokane Colleges Foundation give each year?

Spokane Colleges Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $989K across 1 grant.

How large is Spokane Colleges Foundation?

Spokane Colleges Foundation reported $44.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.8M.

What is Spokane Colleges Foundation?

Spokane Colleges Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Spokane, WA. It holds $44.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Spokane Colleges Foundation operate?

Spokane Colleges Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Spokane Colleges Foundation's EIN?

Spokane Colleges Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-0886962. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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