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Nonprofit · EIN 91-0981488

EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · OLYMPIA, WA 98505

Financials

$3.9M$4.6M2022$7.2M$5.6M2023$4.7M$4.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$4,676,505$4,583,596$92,909$31,523,789$134,196$31,389,593
June 30, 2024990$7,200,480$5,570,218$1,630,262$29,916,033$117,434$29,798,599
June 30, 2023990$3,854,997$4,630,147-$775,150$26,865,112$204,020$26,661,092
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,561,689
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$921,138
Net income from fundraising events
-$90,689
Other revenue
$193,678

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$3,879,704
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$67,596
Travel
$23,417
Program services (functional)
$4,126,174
Management and general (functional)
$328,597
Fundraising (functional)
$128,825

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$29,916,033
Total assets, end of year
$31,523,789
Total liabilities, end of year
$134,196
Net assets, end of year
$31,389,593
Publicly traded securities
$609,313
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,185,786
Net assets with donor restrictions
$28,203,807
Gross receipts
$4,811,269
Employees
0
Volunteers
235
Year formed
1976
State of legal domicile
WA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CHRIS MEYERSGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ADAM SACHSCHAIR AUDIT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVE KOHLERTREASURER / EX OFFICIO GOV
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BETSY DONNELLYPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BEN ANDERSONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MADELEINE BEATTY-LAGERBERGCHAIR COMMITTEE ON GOVERNORS
Trustee or director
1$0
QUENTIN KINGCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHRISTY HOLZCO-CHAIR FIN & INVMT COMMITTE
Trustee or director
1$0
AMANDA SCOTT-THOMASCHAIR DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI
Trustee or director
1$0
ABBY KELSOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EX-OFFICIO GOVERNOR
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
JOHN CARMICHAELEX-OFFICIO GOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEXTER GORDONEX-OFFICO GOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LESLIE OWENSECRETARY/ CHAIR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LEAH FORDGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NINA CARTERGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
10 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ERWIN VIDALLONGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICIA BECKMANNCO-CHAIR FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DOLLY ENGLANDGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILY PIEPERSTAFF REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0
KANDI BAUMANGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTINA ACKLEYFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARC FERNANDESGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUZANNE KLENKGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JANMARIE WARDGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIGEUL PEREZ-GIBSONEX OFFICIO GOV TRUSTEE REP
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CHRIS MEYERSPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ADAM SACHSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DAVE KOHLERTREASURER / EX OFFICIO GOVERNOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BETSY DONNELLYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BEN ANDERSONCHAIR AUDIT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MADELEINE BEATTY-LAGERBERGCO-CHAIR COMMITTEE ON GOVERNORS
Trustee or director
1$0
QUENTIN KINGVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHRISTY HOLZCHAIR FIN & INVMT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
AMANDA SCOTT-THOMASCHAIR DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI & FRIENDS COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ABBY KELSOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ EX-OFFICIO GOVERNOR
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
JOHN CARMICHAELEX-OFFICIO GOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ED ZUCKERMANEX-OFFICIO GOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEXTER GORDONEX-OFFICO GOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KORBETT MOSESLYGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LESLIE OWENGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LEAH FORDGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NINA CARTERGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ERWIN VIDALLONGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICIA BECKMANNGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOLLY ENGLANDGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GREG MULLINSFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILY PIEPERSTAFF REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0
KANDI BAUMANGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PAM MACEWANPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ADAM SACHSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DAVE KOHLERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHRIS MEYERSCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BEN ANDERSONCHAIR AUDIT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KORBETT MOSESLYCO-CHAIR COMMITTEE ON GOVERNO
Trustee or director
1$0
BETSY DONNELLYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHRISTY HOLZCHAIR FIN & INVMT COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
QUENTIN KINGCHAIR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ABBY KELSOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
20$0
JOHN CARMICHAELEX-OFFICIO GOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ED ZUCKERMANEX-OFFICIO GOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEXTER GORDONEX-OFFICO GOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN HENNESSEYGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LESLIE OWENGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MADELEINE BEATTY-LAGERBERGCO-CHAIR COMMITTEE ON GOVERNO
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT-THOMAS AMANDAGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ERWIN VIDALLONGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICIA BECKMANNGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOLLY ENGLANDGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GREG MULLINSFACILITY REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILY PIEPERSTAFF REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2700 EVERGREEN PKWY NW, OLYMPIA, WA 98505-0001
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ABBY KELSO, 2700 EVERGREEN PARKWAY NW, OLYMPIA, WA 98505
Signed the 990
ABBY KELSO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(360) 867-6300
Return prepared by
JOHNSON STONE & PAGANO PS

Mission

THE FOUNDATION SECURES PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE A TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION, STRENGTHEN EVERGREEN'S PUBLIC SERVICE, AND BUILD A COMMUNITY OF GRADUATES WHO EXEMPLIFY CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVITY, EMPATHY, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • STUDENT AID.EVERGREEN HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SERVING A DIVERSE POPULATION OF STUDENTS. AS OF FALL 2025, 24.3% OF THE STUDENTS ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE. 32.7% OF STUDENTS ARE LOW-INCOME AND 37.6% RECEIVED PELL GRANTS. SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS HELP EVERGREEN STUDENTS STAY IN SCHOOL, EARN DEGREES, AND MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, 376 STUDENTS RECEIVED DONOR-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS AND 215 STUDENTS RECEIVED EMERGENCY AID TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES FROM UNEXPECTED EMERGENCIES.
    Expenses $1,273,940 · grants $1,273,940
  • PUBLIC SERVICE CENTERS.THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE COLLEGE THAT ADDS EXCELLENCE TO THE EVERGREEN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. FOUNDATION SUPPORT FOR THE COLLEGE BOLSTERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE CENTER FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY CENTER, FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH, THE KAOS RADIO STATION, THE LIBRARY, THE EVERGREEN STUDENT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INSTITUTE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PATHS CURRICULUM PLANNING REFORM, LECTURE SERIES, AND THE CENTER FOR CREATIVE AND APPLIED MEDIA.
    Expenses $727,119 · grants $706,108
  • IN DEMONSTRATION OF EVERGREEN'S STRONG COMMITMENT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, THE COLLEGE CURRENTLY OPERATES PUBLIC SERVICE CENTERS INCLUDING THE "HOUSE OF WELCOME" CULTURAL ARTS, CENTER FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY, THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING AND ACTION, THE WASHINGTON CENTER FOR IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION, AND THE SUSTAINABILITY IN PRISONS PROJECT. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THESE PUBLIC SERVICE CENTERS BY SECURING AND ADMINISTERING PRIVATE GIFTS INCLUDING GRANTS TO ENHANCE THEIR PROGRAMS.
    Expenses $1,220,523 · grants $1,122,094
  • Expenses $904,592 · grants $777,562

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
91-0981488
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1977
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B42I)
Assets (IRS master file)
$31,523,789
Income (IRS master file)
$4,811,269

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$4,676,505$4,583,596$31,523,789XML
990June 2024$7,200,480$5,570,218$29,916,033XML
990June 2023$3,854,997$4,630,147$26,865,112XML
990June 2022$3,044,298$3,263,478$27,095,552IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 91-0981488).

Questions about EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION is 91-0981488.
Is EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
Are donations to EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ABBY KELSO.
Who are the officers and directors of EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,676,505, expenses of $4,583,596 and total assets of $31,523,789 at year end.

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