Whitworth Foundation
To serve as the catalyst or conduit through which deferred or planned gifts flow to provide permanent financial support of whitworth university.
Whitworth Foundation at a glance
In short: Whitworth Foundation gave $46K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $46K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $46,158
- -74.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $46,158
- -74.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $46,158
- Total assets
- $18,461,985
- +16.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Whitworth Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Whitworth University ($46K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Whitworth Foundation gives
- Giving fell 91% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $46K (2025) to $4.2M (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $46K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Whitworth University Spokane, WA | To Aid Whitworth University's Programs | $46,158 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,461,985 | $3,492 | $46,158 | $46,158 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | $15,844,004 | $6,377 | $179,424 | $179,424 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | $15,418,052 | $23,352 | $279,611 | $279,611 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $15,872,942 | $113,620 | $527,347 | $527,347 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $18,618,714 | $16,553 | $727,729 | $727,729 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $16,426,391 | $125,855 | $753,049 | $753,049 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | $18,437,144 | $3,533,396 | $4,206,072 | $4,206,072 | 1 | $3,491,117 |
About Whitworth Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Whitworth Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Spokane, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $46K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Whitworth Foundation is led by William Curry, Foundation President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William Curry
Foundation President
Secretary & Treasurer → Foundation President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott McQuilkin Director
University President
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Knott
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Lupton
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Lewis
Director
Vice President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dione Jantz
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Roberts
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Enkema
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcia Peterson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Keig Director
Professor
University Faculty President → Professor, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Sperling Jr.
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dale Hammond Director
Foundation & External Relations
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Taylor Hoffard Director
Assistant Vice President for Finance & Administrator
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (37)
- Former: Ben Nielsen (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Daniel Hulsizer (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jerry Sheffels (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Brooks (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Lawrence Probus Director (2023) — Vice President for Finance & Administrator
- Former: Stacey Kamm Smith Director (2023) — Vice President Institutional Advancement
- Former: Curry William (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Enkema W. Peter (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Hulsizer Daniel (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Keig Dawn (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Knott Frank (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lewis Richard (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lupton Mark (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Nielsen Benson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Probus Lawrence (2020–2022) — Director, Vice President for Finance & Administrator
- Former: Roberts Kenneth (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Sheffels Jerry (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Sperling Jr William (2020–2022) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Taylor Beck (2020–2022) — Director & Univ. President
- Former: Brooks Cheryl (2022) — Director
- Former: Jantz Dione (2022) — Director
- Former: McQuilkin Scott Director (2022) — Interim Univ. President & Vice President Institutional Advancem
- Former: Beal Kathy (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Gokee Mina (2020–2021) — Vice President- Outgoing
- Former: Lawton Ray (2020–2021) — Director- Outgoing
- Former: McQuilkin Scott (2020–2021) — Vice President - Administration
- Former: Beck Taylor (2019) — President & Top Management
- Former: Bill Sperling (2019) — Director
- Former: Debbie Harvey (2019) — Director
- Former: Julie Olds (2019) — Director
- Former: Ken Roberts (2019) — Director
- Former: Larry Probus (2019) — Director
- Former: Mina Gokee (2019) — Director
- Former: Peter Tucker (2019) — Director
- Former: Ray Lawton (2019) — Director
- Former: Scott McQuilkin (2019) — Director
- Former: W. Peter Enkema (2019) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Whitworth Foundation
How much does Whitworth Foundation give each year?
Whitworth Foundation gave $46K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $179K across 1 grant.
How large is Whitworth Foundation?
Whitworth Foundation reported $18.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3K.
What is Whitworth Foundation?
Whitworth Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Spokane, WA. It holds $18.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Whitworth Foundation operate?
Whitworth Foundation has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Whitworth Foundation's EIN?
Whitworth Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7232067. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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