Thornton Creek Parent Group

Public charity · Grantmaker Seattle, WA EIN: 91-1037596

Thornton Creek Parent Group is a public charity focused on Education, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $334K in total assets.

Thornton Creek Parent Group at a glance

Total assets
$333,560
+2.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$137,529
+5.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$129,082
-12.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

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

Who Thornton Creek Parent Group funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Seattle

How Thornton Creek Parent Group gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+13%). 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$100K$200K$300K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $80K (2020) to $222K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $91K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Seattle Public Schools Seattle, WAPay Cost for Certificated Staff$90,922
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$333,560$137,529$129,082———
2024$325,113$130,783$147,343———
2023$341,673$320,308$142,501$90,9221$142
2022$163,866$98,718$204,238$165,7161$20
2021$270,509$88,257$264,127$222,0102$108
2020$446,379$258,203$163,215$80,2481$669

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Thornton Creek Parent Group is led by Chelsea Lin, Chair - Hosp. since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chelsea Lin

    Chair - Hosp.

    Chair → Chair - Hosp., 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin MacDougall

    Chair

    On filings since 2023

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gavin Murphy

    Committee Chair

    Director → Committee Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelsey Johnson

    Volunteer Chair

    Director → Volunteer Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Hodges

    Fundraise Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Knaster Wasse

    Secretary

    Vice Chair → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Paisner

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Roddy Theobald (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kristi Strauss (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Sterling Maximo (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Emily Mitchell (2022) — Director
  • Former: Kathleen Phan (2022) — Director
  • Former: Matt Mitchell (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jacob Clark Blickenstaff (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jessica Williams-Nguyen (2020–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Elizabeth Duffell (2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Alys Wylen (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Kaori Tanaka (2020) — Co-Chair
  • Former: Tim Fonken (2020) — Co-Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Thornton Creek Parent Group

How large is Thornton Creek Parent Group?

Thornton Creek Parent Group reported $334K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $138K.

What is Thornton Creek Parent Group?

Thornton Creek Parent Group is a public charity focused on Education, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $334K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Thornton Creek Parent Group operate?

Thornton Creek Parent Group has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Thornton Creek Parent Group's EIN?

Thornton Creek Parent Group's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1037596. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 3, 2024)
  5. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 10, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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