Wold Family Foundation
Wold Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Seattle, Washington. In 2025, it gave $165,000 through 17 grants to charitable organizations, including animal-welfare, disaster-relief, and veterans’ organizations.
Wold Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Wold Family Foundation gave $165K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), top state Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $165,000
- -23.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- -22.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,706
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $3,337,292
- -1.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Wold Family Foundation
- 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.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2500 Westlake Ave N Suite E, Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: (206) 464-4614
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Wold Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tunnel to Towers Foundation ($30K). Together the top 10 received $130K.
Grant Size Distribution
82 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 80 grants of 82 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 38% of grant dollars went to recipients in Washington, 23% to New York, 12% to North Carolina, 9% to Tennessee, and 9% to Georgia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2022) to $281K (2023). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $165K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | To Support Exempt Organizations | $30,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | To Support Exempt Organizations | $20,000 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation Nashville, TN | To Support Exempt Organizations | $15,000 |
| The Salvation Army - Disaster Relief Brookhaven, GA | To Support Exempt Organizations | $15,000 |
| Pasado's Safe Haven Sultan, WA | To Support Exempt Organizations | $10,000 |
| Seattle Humane Society Bellevue, WA | To Support Exempt Organizations | $10,000 |
| Adams County Pet Rescue Othello, WA | To Support Exempt Organizations | $7,500 |
| Anthony Bates Foundation Phoenix, AZ | To Support Exempt Organizations | $7,500 |
| ASPCA New York, NY | To Support Exempt Organizations | $7,500 |
| Shriners Children's St Louis St. Louis, MO | To Support Exempt Organizations | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,337,292 | $150,895 | $202,837 | $165,000 | 17 | $170,638 | $118,696 | $197,181 |
| 2024 | $3,389,234 | $289,752 | $249,476 | $215,000 | 22 | $219,337 | $259,613 | $185,745 |
| 2023 | $3,348,958 | $1,945 | $319,801 | $281,100 | 23 | $289,175 | $60,176 | $174,129 |
| 2022 | $3,659,600 | $-65,376 | $150,578 | $100,000 | 19 | $95,077 | $67,221 | $179,541 |
| 2021 | $3,875,554 | $1,312,612 | $180,975 | $153,500 | 1 | $153,500 | $1,073,602 | $183,871 |
| 2020 | $2,867,158 | $757,675 | $198,000 | $176,500 | 1 | — | $739,176 | $154,611 |
| 2019 | $2,307,483 | $1,245,011 | $190,973 | $164,000 | 1 | — | $171,297 | $118,131 |
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.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s own mission is not stated in the available information. Its 2025 grantees include organizations whose work spans several areas. For example, Pasado’s Safe Haven says it fights animal cruelty and seeks to create a more compassionate world; the Gary Sinise Foundation says it supports veterans, military members, first responders, and their families; and Samaritan’s Purse describes providing spiritual and physical aid to people affected by war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 17 grants totaling $165,000. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $30,000, with a median grant of $7,500. Larger grants included $30,000 to Tunnel to Towers Foundation, $20,000 to Samaritan’s Purse, and $15,000 each to Gary Sinise Foundation and The Salvation Army - Disaster Relief. Other 2025 grants included $10,000 each to Pasado’s Safe Haven and Seattle Humane Society, and $7,500 to Adams County Pet Rescue.
Other 2025 recipients included Dog Gone Seattle, which describes its work as rescuing homeless dogs through rescue, foster, and adoption; The Sophia Way, which says it supports women moving from homelessness to safe and stable living; and Tattered Paws and Golden Hearts Rescue, which describes rescuing golden retrievers and helping them find homes. Each received $5,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Kevin Wold was listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
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). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Wold Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s own mission is not stated in the available information. Its 2025 grantees include organizations whose work spans several areas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Wold Family Foundation?
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 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.
Does Wold Family Foundation 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 September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Wold Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/wold-family-foundation-morg_0176444563294b2b9f33af1a54e4ec1a
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