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Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Vancouver, WA EIN: 91-1937645 Website

To inspire civic pride and economic vitality through education, preservation and celebration of our history.

Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust at a glance

Total assets
$21,109,687
+0.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$5,470,539
-3.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$327,545
+6.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,147,829
+2.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Portland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $260K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Airway Science for Kids Inc Portland, ORAerospace Education of Youth.$259,851
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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$21,109,687$5,470,539$5,147,829——$327,545
2024$21,093,144$5,659,455$5,015,113——$306,412
2023$17,977,862$6,211,853$4,734,283$259,8511$1,804,243
2022$18,431,181$7,059,429$4,862,209——$359,183
2021$17,541,647$5,593,257$4,857,340——$420,156
2020$16,487,192$4,728,084$4,442,860——$154,399

About Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust

Based on IRS filings

Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Vancouver, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $328K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust is led by Eileen Temple Lentz, CEO on every filing since 2022; 2 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eileen Temple Lentz

    CEO

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $83K (2022) → $163K (2025)

  • Linda Glover

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Hagensen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Smith

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Thor

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Savage

    Trustee

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Oman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Garver

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Fleetwood

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dick Pokornowski

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juanita Rogers

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Meyers

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Moore

    Controller

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2025)

  • Albert Schlotfeldt

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Alling

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Deeder

    Past Chair

    Immediate Past Chair → Trustee, 2024

    Trustee → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Walker

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (21)
  • Former: Paul Christensen (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Elizabeth Holmes (2022–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Eric Fuller (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: George Bryant (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Joan Cavanagh (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: John Blom (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Kim Capeloto (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael L. Williams (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Marnie Farness (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Amy Hanks Cornelius (2020–2021) — Former Trustee
  • Former: Ben Bagherpour (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Brad Carlson (2020–2021) — Former Trustee
  • Former: David Pearson (2020–2021) — Former CEO
  • Former: Paul Speer (2020–2021) — Former Trustee
  • Former: Richard Keller II (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Rod Cook (2020–2021) — Former Trustee
  • Former: Stacey Graham (2020–2021) — Intermin CEO -
  • Former: Twyla Barnes (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Amy Robinson (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Mike Williams (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Tom J. Maginnis (2020) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Eileen Temple Lentz — CEO: $163KEileen Temple LentzCEO$163KAmanda Moore — Controller: $104KAmanda MooreController$104K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $163K, to Eileen Temple Lentz (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust

How large is Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust?

Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust reported $21.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.5M.

What is Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust?

Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Vancouver, WA. It holds $21.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust operate?

Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust has awarded grants in Oregon.

What is Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust's EIN?

Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1937645. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)

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