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Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Hobart, WA EIN: 93-1218806 Website

Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Hobart, Washington. Its website describes a long-term approach to philanthropy centered on helping people help themselves, with work in food, agriculture and water; research and scholarships; community support; and disaster and emergency mitigation.

Key facts about Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc

In short: Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc gave $1.1M across 52 grants in 2024 (avg $20K), top state Oregon. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
93-1218806
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$1,055,735
Grants made (2024)
52
Average grant
$20,303
Median grant
$1,648
Total assets
$53,885,946
Primary geography
Oregon (39% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$53.9M

+1.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

-41.8% YoY

Grant Count

52

-1.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

-40.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $2.5M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 25% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 90% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

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

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s website says its vision is to support local solutions to global problems and improve the human condition through individual and community action. It describes consistent, long-term collaboration with partners as central to its work.

The foundation’s stated focus areas include food, agriculture and water, research and scholarships, community support, and disaster and emergency mitigation. Its 2024 filing describes direct activity in Mexico involving agricultural and farming technical support and commercialization, water conservation and distribution, financial education, entrepreneurship and scholarships. It also describes an equity program-related investment in Mix Sabores de Oaxaca, an entity intended to develop markets for smallholder farmers’ food products and contribute to rural community sustainability.

The foundation supports organizations with varied missions. For example, Green Empowerment says it works with local partners worldwide on renewable energy and safe water, while Special Hope Network describes its work as providing health, education and therapies for children with intellectual disabilities in Zambia. Act for Congo says it accompanies Congolese grassroots leaders and organizations, with a focus on programs supporting women. Safe Crossings Foundation says it supports services to help grieving children heal. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.

Grantmaking

In 2024, the foundation reported 52 grants totaling $1,055,735. Grant amounts ranged from $1,232 to $230,000, with a median of $1,648.

The largest reported grants included $230,000 to Green Empowerment for initiatives addressing energy and power needs, agriculture, health and community development; $150,000 to UW Tacoma for research on countermeasures to gun violence; $120,000 to Project 41 for a water-filtration project in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and $100,000 to OHSU Foundation for support of advanced medical research and related infrastructure and innovation. Other notable grants included $80,000 to Portland State University Foundation for engineering scholarships, $80,000 to Special Hope Network, $75,000 to Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders, and $50,000 to Act for Congo.

How to Apply

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation’s 2024 grant dollars went primarily to recipients in Oregon (39%), Washington (33%) and California (18%), with 2% going to Idaho and 6% listed as unknown. Its stated direct charitable activity includes work benefiting approximately 350 families in 30 rural communities in Mexico. The 2024 filing also describes grants for initiatives in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa.

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 52 itemized grants.

Cities

PortlandSeattleMonroeReddingBellevueCoeur d'AleneEllensburgMaple ValleyNew YorkSanta BarbaraBellinghamIssaquahAustinCoeur DalaneHonoluluMinneapolisShorelineWaimanaloWashington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M21 grants2020 25 grants2021 48 grants2022 53 grants2023 52 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2024) to $1.8M (2023). In 2024 it made 52 grants totaling $1.1M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Green Empowerment: $230KGreen Empowerment$230KUw Tacoma - PPSV Grant Supporting Madfis Research: $150KUw Tacoma - PPSV GrantSupporting Madfis Research$150KProject 41 - Kenya Safetap Pilot Project Safe Water Initiative: $120KProject 41 - Kenya SafetapPilot Project Safe Water…$120KOhsu Foundation (Intestinal Membrane Oxygenator (IMO Aqualung Project): $100KOhsu Foundation (IntestinalMembrane Oxygenator (IMO…$100KPSU Foundation: $80KPSU Foundation$80KSpecial Hope Network: $80KSpecial Hope Network$80KSustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders (Safsf): $75KSustainable Agriculture andFood System Funders (Safsf)$75KAct for Congo: $50KAct for Congo$50KNew Covenant Missions: $23KNew Covenant Missions$23KPacific NW Tribal Lending (Formerly Lummi - CDFI): $20KPacific NW Tribal Lending(Formerly Lummi - CDFI)$20K

The largest 2024 recipient was Green Empowerment ($230K). Together the top 10 received $928K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($12,999), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

199 grants across all recorded years

152<$50K28$50–100K12$100–250K6$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 152 grants of 199 (76%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Green Empowerment Portland, ORSupport for several latin American/se asian/african initiatives focusing on energy and power needs, agricultural, health and community development.$230,000
Uw Tacoma - PPSV Grant Supporting Madfis Research Seattle, WAPartners in prevention of school violence project, evolving into the violence prevention and transformation research collaborative supporting dr. Eric madfis research on countermeasures to gun violence.$150,000
Project 41 - Kenya Safetap Pilot Project Safe Water Initiative Redding, CASafetap - a water filtration project in kenya and the democratic republic of the congo$120,000
Ohsu Foundation (Intestinal Membrane Oxygenator (IMO Aqualung Project) Portland, ORSupport advanced critical medical research at center for regenerative medicine, center infrastructure/lab and product innovation.$100,000
PSU Foundation Portland, ORSponsor (8) 2024 Engineering Degree Scholarships.$80,000
Special Hope Network Bellevue, WASupport for Families of Children with Intellectual Disabilities.$80,000
Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders (Safsf) Santa Barbara, CASupport of film documentary and the safsf annual forum.$75,000
Act for Congo Monroe, WARelief for victims of violence and internal displacement in the form of providing basic needs, skills development and community development and education in camps and schools in goma and beni, democratic rupublic of congo.$50,000
New Covenant Missions Coeur Dalane, IDAfrica sub-sahara, sahel and ethiopia social benefit programs and humanitarian relief including assistance with basic living necessities.$23,000
Pacific NW Tribal Lending (Formerly Lummi - CDFI) Bellingham, WASupport for Program Development to Accompany Linvestment Loan.$20,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grant sum Grant count
2024 $53,885,946 $4,391,882 $4,563,368 $1,055,735 52
2023 $52,935,601 $4,198,869 $5,117,253 $1,813,709 53
2022 $53,293,032 $5,926,908 $4,929,643 $1,635,316 48
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$53,885,946$52,935,601$53,293,032
Revenue$4,391,882$4,198,869$5,926,908
Expenses$4,563,368$5,117,253$4,929,643
Qualifying Distributions$2,257,175$3,809,125$2,577,490
Net Investment Income$1,827,058$1,856,685$3,468,499
Distributable Amount$2,512,262$2,491,179$2,542,405

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists Stefan Vatheuer as director and president, Martin Vatheuer as director through 2024, and Jeannine Anstiss as director.

Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc is led by Stefan Vatheuer, Director & President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Stefan Vatheuer

    Director & President

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $191K (2020) → $261K (2024)

  • Jeannine Anstiss

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Martin Vatheuer (2020–2024) — Director · Filing note: Through 2024

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Stefan Vatheuer — Director/President: $261KStefan VatheuerDirector/President$261K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $261K, to Stefan Vatheuer (Director/President).

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 544, Hobart, WA 98025-0544
Phone: (503) 246-9272
Website: https://vatheuerfoundation.org

Frequently asked questions about Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc

How much does Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc gave $1.1M across 52 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $1.8M across 53 grants.

What is Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2024 was $1,648, and its average grant was $20,303, across 52 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc's top state is Oregon, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Washington (33%) and California (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were Portland, OR (3 grants), Seattle, WA (3 grants) and Monroe, WA (2 grants).

Does Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Occasionally: 2% of Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 52) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc's largest 2024 grantees include Green Empowerment ($230,000), Uw Tacoma - PPSV Grant Supporting Madfis Research ($150,000) and Project 41 - Kenya Safetap Pilot Project Safe Water Initiative ($120,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($12,999), which are not listed by name. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc?

Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc reported $53.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.5M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What does Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc fund?

The foundation’s website says its vision is to support local solutions to global problems and improve the human condition through individual and community action. It describes consistent, long-term collaboration with partners as central to its work. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-1218806. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Does Vatheuer Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

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