The University of Puget Sound
The University of Puget Sound is a public charity based in Tacoma, Washington. It is an independent, predominantly residential undergraduate liberal arts college with selected graduate programs, and its educational work emphasizes teaching, scholarship, and student-faculty interaction.
The University of Puget Sound at a glance
In short: The University of Puget Sound reported $1.4M in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,359,358 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +2714.1% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $760,278,728
- +1.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $145,766,343
- -3.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,978,050
- -67.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $175,947,358
- +5.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to The University of Puget Sound
- Contact
Mailing address: 1500 N Warner Street Cmb 1075, Tacoma, WA 98416-1075
Phone: (253) 879-3224
Website: https://pugetsound.edu
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The University of Puget Sound funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How The University of Puget Sound gives
- Giving fell 86% from 2021 to 2024. 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 $48K (2024) to $1.6M (2023). In 2025 it reported $1.4M in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Freedom Education Project Puget Sound (Fepps) Seattle, WA | To support instruction in the washington women's correctional center at purdy which leads to a ba | $48,305 |
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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 | $760,278,728 | $145,766,343 | $175,947,358 | $1,359,358 | Total only | $1,978,050 |
| 2024 | $750,428,227 | $151,551,518 | $166,535,068 | $48,305 | 1 | $6,133,634 |
| 2023 | $731,731,932 | $157,193,130 | $165,146,500 | $1,564,410 | Total only | $6,009,761 |
| 2022 | $709,727,010 | $155,039,563 | $165,918,914 | $355,850 | 1 | $6,203,225 |
| 2021 | $771,350,547 | $141,184,806 | $155,195,070 | $334,200 | 1 | $11,050,849 |
| 2020 | $689,366,995 | $176,238,423 | $174,393,417 | $816,866 | Total only | $5,751,717 |
| 2019 | $688,553,564 | $169,068,725 | $172,123,742 | $682,713 | Total only | $4,863,645 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The university’s mission is to develop students’ critical analysis, aesthetic appreciation, sound judgment, and apt expression, fostering intellectual curiosity, active inquiry, and reasoned independence. Its educational aims include civil discussion, thoughtful moral discourse, and preparing graduates for democratic citizenship.
The university describes its academic programs as spanning the arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences, with selected graduate programs. It also offers internal funding for faculty research, travel, and publication.
Grantmaking
The 2024 filing reports one grant totaling $48,305. The 2023 and 2025 filings report no grants. The available information does not identify the 2024 grantee or establish a typical grant size.
The university’s funding webpages describe resources for its own faculty, staff, and students seeking external funding. They state that proposals from those groups to external funding sources must be reviewed and approved by Corporate & Foundation Relations (CFR), and that applicants should allow 10 business days for approval. These procedures concern proposals submitted by university community members to outside funders, not applications to the university for grants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Isiaah Crawford as president and trustee; Kim Kvaal as executive vice president and CFO; Victor Martin as vice president for university relations; Joanna Carey Cleveland as vice president and general counsel; Andrew Kerkhoff as provost; and Sarah Comstock as vice president for student affairs and dean of students. The filing also lists Eric Orlin, Carolyn Weisz, Bradley Richards, and Leslie Saucedo as faculty through June 2024.
The university’s CFR webpage identifies Betty Popenuck as executive director.
The University of Puget Sound is led by Isiaah Crawford, President & Trustee on every filing since 2019; 18 of 48 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Isiaah Crawford
President & Trustee
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$412K (2019) → $588K (2025)
Beth M. Picardo
Trustee & Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Chair-Elect, 2022
Trustee & Chair-Elect → Trustee & Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bruce L. Titcomb
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David J. Watson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin E. Shagren
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth W. Willman
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura C. Inveen
Trustee
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2020
Trustee & Vice Chair → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lyle Quasim
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mitzi W. Carletti
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas D. Vasilius
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelly J. Heier
Trustee & Treasurer
Trustee → Trustee & Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sunshine A. Morrison
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William M. Canfield
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher R. Pohlad
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gwendolyn H. Lillis
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heidi B. Brock
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jamilia J. Sherls
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen M. Duncan
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan E. McAninch
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah L. Lee
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott H. Higashi
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian R. Gross
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen V. Jenkins-Johnson
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erik A. Wallace
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily S. Ehrens
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria A. Arellano
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan W. Dumm
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Betsy C. Stone
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fred W. Grimm
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael W. Amend
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet S. Hallman
Assistant Vice President Financial Planning & Services
Assistant Vice President for Financial Planning → Assistant Vice President for Financial Planning & Analysis, 2024
Assistant Vice President for Financial Planning & Analysis → Assistant Vice President Financial Planning & Services, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$133K (2019) → $152K (2025)
Robert Kief
Assistant Vice President for Facilities Services
Assistant Vice President Facilities Services → Assistant Vice President for Facilities Services, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$148K (2019) → $172K (2025)
Joanna Carey Cleveland
Vice President General Counsel
Vice President University Counsel & Secretary to Board → Vice President University Counsel & Secretary, 2023
Vice President University Counsel & Secretary → Vice President General Counsel, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$289K (2020) → $299K (2025)
Laura L. Behling
Former Provost
Provost → Provost & Faculty, 2023
Provost & Faculty → Former Provost, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$178K (2020) → $138K (2025)
Matthew P. Boyce
Vice President for Enrollment
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$139K (2021) → $123K (2025)
Sarah Comstock
Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students
Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students → Vice President for Student Affairs, 2023
Vice President for Student Affairs → Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$101K (2022) → $227K (2025)
Justine Levesque
Assistant Vice President for Finance
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$140K (2023) → $143K (2025)
Kim Kvaal
Executive Vice President & CFO
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$255K (2023) → $373K (2025)
Lorna Hernandez Jarvis
Vice President Institutional Equity & Diversity
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$184K (2023) → $201K (2025)
Nick Kontogeorgopoulos
Former Interim Provost
Interim Provost → Former Interim Provost, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$174K (2023) → $170K (2025)
Victor Martin
Vice President for University Relations
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$217K (2023) → $359K (2025)
Andrew Kerkhoff
Provost
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$199K (2024) → $286K (2025)
Bradley Richards
Faculty
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$293K (2025)
Carolyn Weisz
Faculty
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$318K (2025)
Eric Orlin
Faculty
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$322K (2025)
Francisco Chavez
Chief Information Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$202K (2025)
Leslie Saucedo
Faculty
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$288K (2025)
Timothy Whittum
Vice President for Enrollment
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (52)
- Former: Jeremy L. Korst (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Robert C. Pohlad (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Sumner P. Erdman (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: William T. Weyerhaeuser (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jamilia J. Sherls-Jones (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Allison Cannady-Smith (2024) — Assistant Vice President for Constituent Relations
- Former: Elizabeth C. Stone (2024) — Trustee
- Former: James Jasinski (2024) — Faculty
- Former: Michael Johnson (2024) — Faculty
- Former: Peter H. Wimberger (2024) — Faculty
- Former: Sherry Sarah Moore (2024) — Faculty
- Former: David R. Beers (2019–2023) — Vice President for University Relations
- Former: Frederick W. Grimm (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Gayle R. McIntosh (2019–2023) — Vice President for Committee & Chief of Staff
- Former: Mary Elizabeth Collins (2019–2023) — Former Officer
- Former: Sherry B. Mondou (2019–2023) — Executive Vice President & CFO
- Former: Steven Neshyba (2019–2023) — Faculty
- Former: Sunil Kukreja (2019–2023) — Faculty
- Former: Justin T. Graham (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Carla Cooper (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Emily S. Sturm (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Linda Williams (2023) — Faculty
- Former: Martin Jackson (2023) — Faculty
- Former: Nancy Nieraeth (2023) — Assistant Vice President Human Resources & Cpo
- Former: John M. Hickey (2019–2022) — Assistant Vice President Business Serv & Community Engagement
- Former: John P. Walker (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Uchenna Baker (2019–2022) — Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students
- Former: Justine M. Juliani (2020–2022) — Assistant Vice President for Finance
- Former: Alyce Demarais (2022) — Faculty
- Former: David Andresen (2022) — Faculty
- Former: Sigrun Bodine (2022) — Faculty
- Former: Tanya Stambuk (2022) — Faculty
- Former: Jeremy Cucco (2019–2021) — Chief Information Officer
- Former: Linda R. Wilson (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Michael A. Veseth (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Harry Velez-Quinones (2021) — Professor
- Former: Kent Hooper (2021) — Professor
- Former: Bruce W. Hart (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kristine M. Bartanen (2019–2020) — Provost
- Former: Laura E. Martin-Fedich (2019–2020) — Vice President for Enrollment
- Former: Susan L. Wilson (2019–2020) — Trustee & Treasurer
- Former: Dexter Gordon (2020) — Professor
- Former: Mark Harpring (2020) — Professor
- Former: Bradbury F Cheney (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Carl G Behnke (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Guy N Watanabe (2019) — Trustee & Vice Chair
- Former: Janeen Solie McAninch (2019) — Trustee & Treasurer
- Former: Lorin D Seager (2019) — Assistant Vice President for Finance
- Former: Michael R Nicolais (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Patti Krueger (2019) — Professor Emerita
- Former: Randolph C Foster (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Rolf Engh (2019) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $588K, to Isiaah Crawford (President & Trustee). 18 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The University of Puget Sound
How much does The University of Puget Sound give each year?
The University of Puget Sound reported $1.4M in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $48K across 1 grant.
How large is The University of Puget Sound?
The University of Puget Sound reported $760.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $145.8M.
What does The University of Puget Sound fund?
The university’s mission is to develop students’ critical analysis, aesthetic appreciation, sound judgment, and apt expression, fostering intellectual curiosity, active inquiry, and reasoned independence. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The University of Puget Sound?
The University of Puget Sound has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check pugetsound.edu for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is The University of Puget Sound's EIN?
The University of Puget Sound's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-0564961. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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