KAREN AND GARY SCHWARTZ FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $1.6M · expenses $3.1M · assets $3.5M

EIN
91-6575043
Address
1904 3RD AVE STE 325, SEATTLE, WA 98101-1182
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
March 2016 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2011 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2011 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Gary R Schwartz TRUSTEE2015-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Karen K Schwartz TRUSTEE2015-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY R SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN K SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY R SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN K SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY R SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN K SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY R SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN K SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY R SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN K SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY R SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN K SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY R SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN K SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY R SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN K SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY R SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN K SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY R SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KAREN K SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY R SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
KAREN K SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 12 grants to organizations · $3.0M
2024 · 10 grants to organizations · $6.4M
2023 · 14 grants to organizations · $1.4M
2022 · 7 grants to organizations · $1.4M
2021 · 10 grants to organizations · $4.2M
2020 · 12 grants to organizations · $1.8M
2019 · 12 grants to organizations · $574K
2018 · 8 grants to organizations · $257K
2017 · 8 grants to organizations · $143K
2016 · 4 grants to organizations · $35K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 1 contributor · $500K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GARY SCHWARTZ Person SEATTLE, WA $500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 1 contributor · $2.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GARY SCHWARTZ Person SEATTLE, WA $2,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $3.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GARY SCHWARTZ Person SEATTLE, WA $3,500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $2.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GARY SCHWARTZ Person SEATTLE, WA $2,493,905$493,905 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $2.8M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GARY SCHWARTZ Person SEATTLE, WA $2,803,150- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $2.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GARY SCHWARTZ Person SEATTLE, WA $2,700,325- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $2.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 GARY SCHWARTZ Person SEATTLE, WA $2,250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2018 · 2 contributors · $2.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 GARY SCHWARTZ Person SEATTLE, WA $1,598,866$1,598,866 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
1 GARY SCHWARTZ Person SEATTLE, WA $1,125,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2017 · 2 contributors · $2.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 GARY SCHWARTZ Person SEATTLE, WA $1,502,020$1,502,020 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
1 GARY SCHWARTZ Person SEATTLE, WA $700,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2016 · 2 contributors · $714K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 GARY SCHWARTZ Person SEATTLE, WA $713,134$713,134 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
1 GARY SCHWARTZ Person SEATTLE, WA $1,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,598,284$3,092,201 $3,481,007$3,460,618 $500,000- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,054,246$6,437,453 $4,954,535$4,954,535 $2,000,000- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,645,974$1,406,878 $9,337,742$9,337,742 $3,500,000- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,614,535$1,421,135 $7,098,646$7,098,646 $2,493,905- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,191,119$4,197,706 $5,907,871$5,905,246 $2,803,150- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,042,985$1,875,225 $6,914,915$6,911,833 $2,700,325- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,336,544$599,871 $6,751,201$6,751,201 $2,250,000- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,513,508$262,044 $5,018,077$5,018,077 $2,723,866- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,225,331$146,818 $2,769,018$2,769,018 $2,202,020- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$726,410$35,692 $690,718$690,718 $714,134- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $0$0 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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FRIDAY FOUNDATIONWAT20 $1,515,192$3,655,638 VICE PRESIDE$41,000 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
CAMPION FOUNDATIONWAT20 $1,476,423$1,857,864 FOUNDING TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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ORIN SMITH FAMILY FOUNDATIONWAT20 $1,728,140$1,600,377 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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JUNE & JULIAN FOSS FOUNDATIONWAT20 $1,493,640$664,333 GRANT ADMINISTRATOR$1,550 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WILLIAM E WOCKNER FOUNDATIONWAT20 $1,819,884$1,543,989 PREDIDENT, DIR.$73,580 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
PENDLETON AND ELIZABETH CAREY MILLER CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONWAT20 $1,651,494$974,764 Secretary$29,520 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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STEPHEN AND CAROLE SCHWARTZ FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $1,670,387$544,117 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
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BRETTLER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$50,0001 12016–2016 CAMPION FOUNDATION
LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$34,4991 12019–2019 THE LEE AND MARY VOLKMER FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE HOLLIS FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,0001 12021–2021 JOEL FOUNDATION
PETER L DWARES FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,0001 12020–2020 ARTHUR AND CHARLOTTE ZITRIN FOUNDATION
VARD HUNT FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$1,0001 12023–2023 ALBATROSS FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $3,092,201 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,040,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,040,000 98.3%
Taxes $28,396 0.9%
Other expenses $16,418 0.5%
Fees: legal $3,937 0.1%
Fees: accounting $3,450 0.1%
Total$3,092,201100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $6,437,453 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,400,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $6,400,000 99.4%
Other expenses $26,255 0.4%
Taxes $4,739 0.1%
Fees: accounting $3,550 0.1%
Fees: legal $2,909 0.0%
Total$6,437,453100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $1,406,878 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,367,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,367,500 97.2%
Other expenses $30,727 2.2%
Fees: accounting $3,575 0.3%
Fees: legal $2,938 0.2%
Taxes $2,138 0.2%
Total$1,406,878100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $1,421,135 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,385,100 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,385,100 97.5%
Other expenses $27,307 1.9%
Fees: legal $3,747 0.3%
Fees: accounting $3,490 0.2%
Taxes $1,491 0.1%
Total$1,421,135100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $4,197,706 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,155,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $4,155,000 99.0%
Other expenses $22,566 0.5%
Taxes $10,543 0.3%
Fees: other professional $3,812 0.1%
Fees: accounting $3,420 0.1%
Fees: legal $2,365 0.1%
Total$4,197,706100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $1,875,225 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,846,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,846,300 98.5%
Other expenses $16,630 0.9%
Fees: other professional $8,500 0.5%
Fees: accounting $3,255 0.2%
Fees: legal $540 0.0%
Total$1,875,225100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $599,871 spent · pay $0 · grants $574,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $574,000 95.7%
Fees: other professional $10,000 1.7%
Other expenses $9,766 1.6%
Fees: accounting $3,210 0.5%
Fees: legal $2,895 0.5%
Total$599,871100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $262,044 spent · pay $0 · grants $256,640 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $256,640 97.9%
Fees: accounting $3,555 1.4%
Other expenses $1,424 0.5%
Fees: legal $425 0.2%
Total$262,044100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $146,818 spent · pay $0 · grants $143,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $143,000 97.4%
Fees: accounting $2,745 1.9%
Fees: legal $1,013 0.7%
Other expenses $60 0.0%
Total$146,818100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $35,692 spent · pay $0 · grants $35,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $35,000 98.1%
Fees: accounting $680 1.9%
Other expenses $12 0.0%
Total$35,692100%

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