Spokane Colleges Foundation
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Spokane Colleges Foundation at a glance
In short: Spokane Colleges Foundation gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.2M), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,234,107
- +24.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,234,107
- +24.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,234,107
- Total assets
- $44,830,739
- +14.1% 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 Spokane Colleges Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Washington State Community Colleges District 17 ($1.2M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
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
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Spokane Colleges Foundation gives
- Giving grew 69% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $701K (2021) to $1.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washington State Community Colleges District 17 Spokane, WA | Scholarships and Program Support | $1,234,107 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $44,830,739 | $9,777,279 | $2,250,898 | $1,234,107 | 1 | $7,096,766 |
| 2024 | $39,299,279 | $4,141,342 | $2,018,833 | $988,736 | 1 | $1,819,375 |
| 2023 | $36,448,183 | $3,124,227 | $1,822,037 | $898,058 | 1 | $1,375,777 |
| 2022 | $33,198,124 | $3,322,447 | $1,582,404 | $730,865 | 1 | $1,106,531 |
| 2021 | $35,850,732 | $4,292,711 | $1,552,323 | $700,931 | 1 | $2,521,779 |
| 2020 | $29,919,277 | $3,113,277 | $2,264,243 | $1,028,317 | 1 | $409,619 |
| 2019 | $29,622,460 | $2,590,459 | $2,061,724 | $1,168,309 | 1 | $491,746 |
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.
Focus Areas
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.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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