Whatcom Community Foundation

BELLINGHAM, WA EIN: 91-1726410 Website

TO CULTIVATE NEIGHBORLINESS. LIFT COMMUNITY VOICES. INVEST IN EQUITY AND HOPE.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$89.6M

+17.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$5.9M

+20.3% YoY

Grant Count

106

-12.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$56K

+37.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$9M$18M$27M$36M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$89,617,037$76,099,525$67,954,808
Revenue$18,380,942$10,672,052$12,129,184
Expenses$11,316,128$8,604,427$10,265,779
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,038,239$1,718,990$1,874,202
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$5M$7M84 grants2021124 grants202298 grants2023121 grants2024106 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT…$1.0MBELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COL…$600KALTERNATIVES TO HUNGER D…$544KSUSTAINABLE CONNECTIONS$510KNOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEM…$338KRE SOURCES$303KWHATCOM COUNCIL ON AGING$217KCHUCKANUT HEALTH FOUNDAT…$163KPLANNED PARENTHOOD GREAT…$145KBELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COL…$121K

Grant Size Distribution

533 grants across all recorded years

434<$50K40$50–100K34$100–250K13$250–500K10$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

MAURI INGRAMPRESIDENT & CEO$212KMARCUS WAROLINCONTROLLER$142KPAMELA JONSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$134KBRAD TUININGAVP OF PHILANTHROPY$130KSARA NICHOLS CHIABAICHIEF OF STAFF$123KALEXANDREA SPAULDINGDIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS$119K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
FLO SIMONCHAIR1.5
KAREN OCCHIOGROSSOVICE-CHAIR1.5
TASHA DEWEYTREASURER/SECRETARY1.5
CAROL DELLECKERDIRECTOR (THRU 12/24)1
FRANCISCO RIOSDIRECTOR1
LUCAS GUTIERREZ SENGERDIRECTOR1
KERRY HASTINGSDIRECTOR1
LIZ BAXTERDIRECTOR1
DARRELL HILLAIREDIRECTOR1
SILVIA MENDOZADIRECTOR1
DAVI WEASLEYDIRECTOR1
CHUCK ROBINSONDIRECTOR (THRU 12/24)1
MAURI INGRAMPRESIDENT & CEO40$211,898
PAMELA JONSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT32$134,398
MARCUS WAROLINCONTROLLER40$142,058
SARA NICHOLS CHIABAICHIEF OF STAFF40$122,596
ALEXANDREA SPAULDINGDIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS30$119,463
BRAD TUININGAVP OF PHILANTHROPY40$129,923

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

Airway HeightsAmherstArlingtonBellinghamBerkeleyBlaineBostonBurlingtonChicagoCusterDemingDenverDunsmuirEllensburgEverettEversonFayettevilleFerndaleFrederickGarfield

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

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