Washington · Nonprofit
KETA LEGACY FOUNDATION
KETA LEGACY FOUNDATION (Washington) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $642,823 to it, the largest being SEATTLE FOUNDATION ($636,864). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $392k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $643k
- Net assets
- $4.9M
What Keta Legacy Foundation does
Mission
Keta Legacy Foundation is dedicated to passing the best possible environmental legacy to ensuing generations. The foundation, working through our volunteer board, serves those who are committed to the responsible stewardship and active enjoyment of the beauty and diversity of our natural resources. The foundation promotes the long view of stewardship by building and maintaining strong relationships with both donors and grantees based on mutual trust and openness.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Rhododendron preserve: the mature forests and salmon-bearing streams within this unique preserve provide a glimpse of natural habitats with minimal human impact. The preserve is comprised of 466 acres of land managed for conservation and low-impact visitor access. The mature conifer forests and streams are home to bear, bobcat and several species of salmon. The foundation maintains a trail to the oldest publicly accessible douglas fir on the kitsap peninsula.
$48,639 spent20% of program spendingCommunity grants: Keta Legacy Foundation funds conservation education efforts of partner organizations that share our mission and vision. We offer several competitive grants over the year. The foundation made grants to partner organizations to inspire and educate youth and adults about our region and its ecology.
$189,289 spentof which $185,867 as grants77% of program spendingEducation: the foundation offers several volunteer run education opportunities both on site at the preserve and off site at other locations. In 2025 these education opportunities included both passive and active events at the preserve as well as off site events. The Keta Legacy Foundation served over 500 elementary, secondary & post-secondary students on the rhododendron preserve in educational and conservation/restoration activities and at off site events. The Keta Legacy Foundation played host and provided docents for the annual salmon tours event at the rhododendron preserve. This annual event provides close up experiences for the public to see spawning salmon in their native habitat.
$1,991 spentof which $1,132 as grants1% of program spendingBoard discretionary grants
$6,600 spentof which $6,600 as grants3% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $246,519.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $4.6M to $5.2M (+13%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $6k → $16.
2 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 99% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of KETA LEGACY FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
KETA LEGACY FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 99% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund KETA LEGACY FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
99% of KETA LEGACY FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $6k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Washington funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $637k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like KETA LEGACY FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
32% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
34%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for KETA LEGACY FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds KETA LEGACY FOUNDATION?
- KETA LEGACY FOUNDATION (Washington) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $642,823 to it, the largest being SEATTLE FOUNDATION ($636,864). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does KETA LEGACY FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $642,823 in grants to KETA LEGACY FOUNDATION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of KETA LEGACY FOUNDATION?
- SEATTLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $636,864 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like KETA LEGACY FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing