Wold Family Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Seattle, WA EIN: 91-6499224

Wold Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 17 grants totaling $165K. Net investment income was $119K.

Key facts about Wold Family Foundation

In short: Wold Family Foundation gave $165K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), top state Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
91-6499224
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$165,000
Grants made (2025)
17
Average grant
$9,706
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$3,337,292
Primary geography
Washington (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.3M

-1.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$165K

-23.3% YoY

Grant Count

17

-22.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

-0.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wold Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $197K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Wold Family Foundation gives

  • 100% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 65% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 87% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states

Share of all 17 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

SeattleBellevueBooneMoses LakeNashvillePhoenixStaten IslandSultanBrookhavenLos AngelesNew YorkOthelloTampaTucsonArlingtonBellinghamBothellSt LouisWashingtonWest Richland

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grants20191 grants20201 grants202119 grants202223 grants202322 grants202417 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $30KTunnel to Towers Foundation$30KSamaritan's Purse: $20KSamaritan's Purse$20KGary Sinise Foundation: $15KGary Sinise Foundation$15KThe Salvation Army - Disaster Relief: $15KThe Salvation Army - DisasterRelief$15KPasado's Safe Haven: $10KPasado's Safe Haven$10KSeattle Humane Society: $10KSeattle Humane Society$10KAdams County Pet Rescue: $8KAdams County Pet Rescue$8KAnthony Bates Foundation: $8KAnthony Bates Foundation$8KAspca: $8KAspca$8KShriners Children's St Louis: $8KShriners Children's St Louis$8K

Grant Size Distribution

82 grants across all recorded years

80<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION Staten Island, NYTO SUPPORT EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS$30,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE Boone, NCTO SUPPORT EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS$20,000
GARY SINISE FOUNDATION Nashville, TNTO SUPPORT EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS$15,000
THE SALVATION ARMY - DISASTER RELIEF Brookhaven, GATO SUPPORT EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS$15,000
PASADO'S SAFE HAVEN Sultan, WATO SUPPORT EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS$10,000
SEATTLE HUMANE SOCIETY Bellevue, WATO SUPPORT EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS$10,000
ADAMS COUNTY PET RESCUE Othello, WATO SUPPORT EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS$7,500
ANTHONY BATES FOUNDATION Phoenix, AZTO SUPPORT EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS$7,500
ASPCA New York, NYTO SUPPORT EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS$7,500
SHRINERS CHILDREN'S ST LOUIS St Louis, MOTO SUPPORT EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS$7,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,337,292$3,389,234$3,348,958
Revenue$150,895$289,752$1,945
Expenses$202,837$249,476$319,801
Qualifying Distributions$170,638$219,337$289,175
Net Investment Income$118,696$259,613$60,176
Distributable Amount$197,181$185,745$174,129

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 21, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 9, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wold Family Foundation is led by Kevin Wold, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kevin Wold

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Linda G. Wold (2019–2023) — Trustee

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 Wold Family Foundation

How much does Wold Family Foundation give each year?

Wold Family Foundation gave $165K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $215K across 22 grants.

What is Wold Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Wold Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $9,706, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Wold Family Foundation give grants?

Wold Family Foundation's top state is Washington, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (23%) and North Carolina (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Bellevue, WA (2 grants) and Seattle, WA (2 grants).

Who are Wold Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Wold Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Tunnel to Towers Foundation ($30,000), Samaritan's Purse ($20,000) and Gary Sinise Foundation ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 39% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Wold Family Foundation?

Wold Family Foundation reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $171K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $197K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Wold Family Foundation?

Wold Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $3.3M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Wold Family Foundation's EIN?

Wold Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-6499224. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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