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The Mid-Columbia Duck Race

Public charity · Grantmaker Kennewick, WA EIN: 84-2489637 Website

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The Mid-Columbia Duck Race at a glance

In short: The Mid-Columbia Duck Race gave $102K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$102,001
-48.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,400
-48.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$23,627
Total assets
$10,816
+288.5% 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 The Mid-Columbia Duck Race funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Tri Cities Sunrise Rotary Charity: $32KTri Cities Sunrise RotaryCharity$32KColumbia Center Rotary Charity: $28KColumbia Center Rotary Charity$28KRichland Rotary Foundation: $24KRichland Rotary Foundation$24KPasco-Kennewick Rotary Charitable Trust: $10KPasco-Kennewick RotaryCharitable Trust$10KColumbia Valley Daybreak Rotary: $9KColumbia Valley DaybreakRotary$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was Tri Cities Sunrise Rotary Charity ($32K). Together the top 5 received $102K.

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 21 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

States

Cities

KennewickRichlandPasco

How The Mid-Columbia Duck Race gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). 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$50K$100K$150K$200K6 grants2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $102K (2025) to $199K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $102K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tri Cities Sunrise Rotary Charity Pasco, WAProviding support to others by promoting integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace$32,039
Columbia Center Rotary Charity Kennewick, WAProviding support to others by promoting integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace$27,769
Richland Rotary Foundation Richland, WAProviding support to others by promoting integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace$23,627
Pasco-Kennewick Rotary Charitable Trust Kennewick, WAProviding support to others by promoting integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace$9,953
Columbia Valley Daybreak Rotary Richland, WAProviding support to others by promoting integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace$8,613
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$10,816$140,942$131,994$102,0015
2024$2,784$136,770$229,907$198,9995
2023$95,921$132,016$163,030$130,6085
2022$126,935$281,373$154,438$119,7316

About The Mid-Columbia Duck Race

Based on IRS filings

The Mid-Columbia Duck Race is a public charity, based in Kennewick, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $102K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Mid-Columbia Duck Race is led by Richard D. Routh, Chairman & Treasurer since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard D. Routh

    Chairman & Treasurer

    Chairman → Chairman & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Richter

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger McDowell

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Grunenfelder

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Cunnington

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: F. Scott Mueggler (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Mike Paoli (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Cunningham (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Larry Towner (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Rick Routh (2022) — Chairman

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 The Mid-Columbia Duck Race

How much does The Mid-Columbia Duck Race give each year?

The Mid-Columbia Duck Race gave $102K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $199K across 5 grants.

What is The Mid-Columbia Duck Race's typical grant size?

The Mid-Columbia Duck Race's median grant in 2025 was $23,627, and its average grant was $20,400, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does The Mid-Columbia Duck Race give grants?

The Mid-Columbia Duck Race gives mostly in Washington: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Kennewick, WA (2 grants) and Richland, WA (2 grants).

Does The Mid-Columbia Duck Race give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on The Mid-Columbia Duck Race's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are The Mid-Columbia Duck Race's largest grantees?

The Mid-Columbia Duck Race's largest 2025 grantees include Tri Cities Sunrise Rotary Charity ($32,039), Columbia Center Rotary Charity ($27,769) and Richland Rotary Foundation ($23,627), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 82% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Mid-Columbia Duck Race?

The Mid-Columbia Duck Race reported $11K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $141K.

What is The Mid-Columbia Duck Race's EIN?

The Mid-Columbia Duck Race's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-2489637. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 27, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 29, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 25, 2026)

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