Vadon Foundation
Vadon Foundation is a private foundation based in Seattle, Washington, established in 2014 and designated as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. The foundation supports innovative community-based initiatives focused on strengthening and sustaining healthy, thriving indigenous nations.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$53.6M
+7.0% YoY
Annual Giving
$3.5M
-14.8% YoY
Grant Count
39
+8.3% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$89K
-21.4% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation's mission is to support innovative community-based initiatives that sustain healthy thriving indigenous nations in perpetuity. The foundation works to ensure that every successive generation of indigenous people and culture will face an increasingly brighter future of healthy self-determination, autonomy, evolution, and sustainability.
Recognizing that multi-generational problems require multi-generational solutions, the foundation believes that developing and supporting visionary changemakers within native communities provides the most proven path for fostering long-term progress.
The foundation funds programming across three primary focus areas:
Language Revitalization — Supporting immersion schools and language preservation programs that power cultural renewal and build stronger, healthier communities.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S) — Addressing violence against Native communities through support networks and innovative solutions focused on sexual assault, domestic violence, human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, suicide prevention, and systemic failures in child welfare and criminal justice.
Innovative Community Leadership — Supporting Indigenous-led organizations dedicated to building Indigenous power through organizing, activism, philanthropy, grantmaking, capacity-building, and narrative change.
Grantmaking
Recent grants made by the foundation include:
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation's grantmaking focuses on Native communities, with documented support for organizations serving indigenous populations in the Pacific Northwest and broader Native American communities.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
As of 2024:
- Total Assets: $53,630,403
- Total Revenues: $2,698,481
- Total Expenses: $4,237,879
As of 2023:
- Total Assets: $50.1M
- Total Revenues: $1.47M
- Total Expenses: $4.58M
- Total Liabilities: $0
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $53,630,403 | $50,108,627 | $46,251,931 |
| Revenue | $2,698,481 | $1,466,701 | $1,156,155 |
| Expenses | $4,237,879 | $4,576,591 | $3,153,842 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $3,761,478 | $4,339,646 | $2,925,466 |
| Net Investment Income | $2,264,013 | $1,236,714 | $1,030,041 |
| Distributable Amount | $2,564,336 | $2,322,280 | $2,478,742 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
142 grants across all recorded years
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Vadon Foundation
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Dave LaSarte-Meeks — Executive Director
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK VADON | PRESIDENT, TREASURER, DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
| MARILYN VADON | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
| DAVID LASARTE-MEEKS | SECRETARY, DIRECTOR | 40 | $205,417 |
| ALLISON BARNES VADON | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | — |
| GEORGIA VADON | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | — |
| EVELYN BARNES | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | — |
Contact Information
Vadon Foundation 1201 Western Avenue, Suite 406 Seattle, Washington 98101
Phone: +1 (206) 279-5770 Website: vadonfoundation.org Email: dave@vadonfoundation.org
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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