The Welty Foundation Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Spokane, WA EIN: 94-3210510

The Welty Foundation Inc is a nonprofit organization, based in Spokane, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $54K.

Key facts about The Welty Foundation Inc

EIN
94-3210510
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$54,300
Grants made (2025)
8
Average grant
$6,788
Median grant
$5,000
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Who The Welty Foundation Inc funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for The Welty Foundation Inc's 8 itemized 2025 grants were Washington (100%). The most frequent recipient cities were Spokane, WA (7 grants). None of its 8 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Provide Resources for Fostering Education" (4 grants) and "Provide Resources for Fostering Music" (3 grants).

How The Welty Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method

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

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

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Annual Giving

$54K

+2.1% YoY

Grant Count

8

+14.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

-10.7% YoY

About The Welty Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Welty Foundation Inc is a nonprofit organization, based in Spokane, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $54K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of all 8 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

SpokaneRanchos Palos VerdesCheneyCoeur Dalene

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
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Qualifying Distributions———
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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$15K$29K$44K$58K8 grants20207 grants20218 grants20228 grants20237 grants20248 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Spokane Public Schools: $18KSpokane Public Schools$18KSpokane Youth Symphony: $10KSpokane Youth Symphony$10KSpokane Symphony Society: $6KSpokane Symphony Society$6KEastern Washington University: $5KEastern Washington University$5KSpokane Area Youth Choirs: $5KSpokane Area Youth Choirs$5KThe Salvation Army: $5KThe Salvation Army$5KWest Central Community Development Association: $3KWest Central CommunityDevelopment Association$3KBoys and Girls Club of Spokane County: $3KBoys and Girls Club of SpokaneCounty$3K

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants across all recorded years

38<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Spokane Public Schools ($18,000), Spokane Youth Symphony ($10,000), Spokane Symphony Society ($5,800).

RecipientPurposeAmount
SPOKANE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Spokane, WAPROVIDE RESOURCES FOR FOSTERING EDUCATION$18,000
SPOKANE YOUTH SYMPHONY Spokane, WAPROVIDE RESOURCES FOR FOSTERING MUSIC$10,000
SPOKANE SYMPHONY SOCIETY Spokane, WAPROVIDE RESOURCES FOR FOSTERING MUSIC$5,800
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Cheney, WAPROVIDE RESOURCES FOR FOSTERING EDUCATION$5,000
SPOKANE AREA YOUTH CHOIRS Spokane, WAPROVIDE RESOURCES FOR FOSTERING MUSIC$5,000
THE SALVATION ARMY Spokane, WAPROVIDE RESOURCES FOR FOSTERING EDUCATION$5,000
WEST CENTRAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Spokane, WAPROVIDE RESOURCES FOR FOSTERING THE ARTS$3,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SPOKANE COUNTY Spokane, WAPROVIDE RESOURCES FOR FOSTERING EDUCATION$2,500

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Berdine S Bender MDDirector/President1—
Robert D Wigert MDDirector/VP1—
Christine S SchnugSecretary/Treasurer1—

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does The Welty Foundation Inc operate?

The Welty Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, Idaho, Washington.

What size grants does The Welty Foundation Inc award?

In 2025, The Welty Foundation Inc awarded 8 grants totaling $54K — an average of about $7K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is The Welty Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Welty Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3210510. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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