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VashonBePrepared

Public charity · Grantmaker Vashon, WA EIN: 06-1808389 Website

VashonBePrepared is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Vashon, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $208K in total assets.

VashonBePrepared at a glance

Total assets
$208,492
-9.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$50,607
-47.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$71,489
-38.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

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

Who VashonBePrepared funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 9 (78%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Vashon

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K10 grants2020 9 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $231K (2020) to $271K (2021). In 2021 it made 9 grants totaling $271K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Vashon Interfaith Council Vashon, WAHousing$79,675
Vashon Maury Community Food Bank Vashon, WAFood for Community$50,100
Vashon Youth and Family Services Vashon, WAMental Health Services$37,853
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$28,769
Vashon Chamber of Commerce Vashon, WAEconomic Recovery$21,000
St Vincent De Paul Vashon Vashon, WAHousing Food$18,000
Vashon Senior Center Vashon, WAMeals for Seniors$17,622
Dove Project Vashon, WADomestic Violence Advocacy$14,000
Vashon Island Growers Assn Vashon, WAFood for Community$4,000
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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$208,492$50,607$71,489———
2024$228,997$96,083$115,934———
2023$264,655$107,793$74,853———
2022$222,954$44,447$34,418———
2021$214,095$259,687$370,167$271,0199$219
2020$319,765$580,936$293,259$231,06510$103

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

VashonBePrepared is led by Vicky de Monterey Richoux, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Vicky de Monterey Richoux

    President

    President → President Neighborhoods, 2021

    President Neighborhoods → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clayton Olney

    Director

    Medical Reserve Corps → Medical Reserve Corp Co, 2021

    Medical Reserve Corp Co → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Bristow

    Director

    Medical Reserve Corps → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luke McQuillin

    Director

    Executive Officio Voice of Vashon → Voice of Vashon, 2021

    Voice of Vashon → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lydia Aguilar Kirschner

    Director

    At Large → At-Large, 2021

    At-Large → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Meyer

    Director

    Auxiliary Communications Serv → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Sperraza

    Director at Large

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • MJ Witt

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Drayer

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeni Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill McLaughlin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Scott

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Osborn

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juniper Rogneby

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Diamond

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marijke van Heeswijk

    Vice President

    At-Large → Director, 2022

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Kim Nelson (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mason Gerety (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Rick Wallace (2020–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Matt Vinci (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Cheryl Lubbert (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael Sperazza (2020–2022) — Director-At-Large
  • Former: Dave Mendez (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jan Milligan (2022) — Director
  • Former: John Cornelison (2020–2021) — At-Large
  • Former: Patricia Toovey (2020–2021) — Community Emergency Response
  • Former: Charlie Krimmert (2021) — Chief Vashon Island Fire & R
  • Former: James Bristow MD (2021) — Medical Reserve Corp Co
  • Former: Manuel Apostol (2021) — King County Sheriffs Officer
  • Former: Zabette Macomber (2021) — Vashon Island School District
  • Former: Brigitte Schran-Brown (2020) — Viema
  • Former: Charles Krimmert (2020) — Vashon Island Fire & Rescue
  • Former: Spring Hecht (2020) — Executive Officio Vashon Island Sch

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 VashonBePrepared

How large is VashonBePrepared?

VashonBePrepared reported $208K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $51K.

What is VashonBePrepared?

VashonBePrepared is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Vashon, WA. It holds $208K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does VashonBePrepared operate?

VashonBePrepared has awarded grants in Washington.

What is VashonBePrepared's EIN?

VashonBePrepared's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1808389. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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