Vink Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bellingham, WA EIN: 93-4630462

Vink Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Bellingham, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $65K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $20K.

Vink Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Vink Family Foundation gave $20K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Idaho. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
+104.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,667
+36.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$65,370
+30.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Idaho (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Vink Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Delivering Hope International: $10KDelivering Hope International$10KBrigadoon Service Dogs: $5KBrigadoon Service Dogs$5KMiner Foundation: $5KMiner Foundation$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Delivering Hope International ($10K). Together the top 3 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

BellinghamDalton GardensManhattanVisalia

How Vink Family Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 615% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $20K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Delivering Hope International Dalton Gardens, IDOrganizational budget support.$10,000
Brigadoon Service Dogs Bellingham, WAOrganizational budget support.$5,000
Miner Foundation Visalia, CAScholarships$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$65,370$36,000$20,657$20,0003$20,657$3,358
2024$50,011$60,000$9,989$9,8002$9,989$1,239

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Vink Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Vink Family Foundation is led by Dawn Vink, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dawn Vink

    President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jake DeHaan

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Vink

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Vink

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Savanna Vink

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri DeHaan

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Vink

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "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 Vink Family Foundation

How much does Vink Family Foundation give each year?

Vink Family Foundation gave $20K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 2 grants.

What is Vink Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Vink Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Vink Family Foundation give grants?

Vink Family Foundation gives mostly in Idaho: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Washington (25%) and California (25%).

Does Vink Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Vink Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Vink Family Foundation?

Vink Family Foundation reported $65K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Vink Family Foundation?

Vink Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Bellingham, WA. It holds $65K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Vink Family Foundation's EIN?

Vink Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-4630462. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2024–2025

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