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SNOHOMISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION

SNOHOMISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION (Washington) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $431,167 to it, the largest being ROBINETT FAMILY FOUNDATION ($300,000). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$917k
Funders on record
12
Grants received
$431k
Net assets
$2.1M
6/12 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 24%
01What it does

What Snohomish Education Foundation does

Mission

The Snohomish Education Foundation fosters learning by expanding opportunities for snohomish school district students.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Scholarships are given to graduating seniors from across the district to help fulfill their dreams of higher education.

    $351,125 spentof which $275,753 as grants
    58% of program spending
  2. Awards for grants to teachers and programs in the snohomish school district for special projects in the classroom to enhance the learning opportunities of students.

    $128,057 spentof which $100,569 as grants
    21% of program spending
  3. The Snohomish Education Foundation gave nearly $80,000 to the snohomish school district for district-wide summer programs, like the summer academy school for elementary students, the credit recovery program for high school students, and to help keep the libraries open throughout the summer. Nearly 300 elementary students and over 250 high school students experienced different learning programs to help build their confidence into the next school year. Nearly 200 students visited libraries each week check out over 5,000 books during the summer months.

    $100,848 spentof which $79,200 as grants
    17% of program spending
  4. Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.

    $23,104 spentof which $18,145 as grants
    4% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $603,134.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20202020 Revenue 100 ($360k) Expenses 100 ($379k) Net assets 100 ($1.0M)2021 Revenue 171 ($616k) Expenses 100 ($380k) Net assets 170 ($1.8M)2022 Revenue 161 ($582k) Expenses 124 ($469k) Net assets 160 ($1.7M)2023 Revenue 136 ($491k) Expenses 144 ($545k) Net assets 168 ($1.7M)2025 Revenue 254 ($917k) Expenses 182 ($689k) Net assets 201 ($2.1M)
20202021202220232025
Revenue (254)Expenses (182)Net assets (201)Peer revenue range

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 $1.1M to $1.8M (+69%).

$1.1M
$1.8M
$1.7M
$1.7M
$2.1M
20202021202220232025
Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2020
2021
2022
2023
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2020 0% · 2021 7%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

84% of SNOHOMISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 24,946 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.

−$19k
’20
$235k
’21
$113k
’22
−$55k
’23
$227k
’25
12
months of
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.

Board chair

Emily Guildner

Chair

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

20202021202220232025
Listed1915161616
Joined·+0+9+2·
No longer listed·482·
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $11k → $116k.

4 of 12 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 13% 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 SNOHOMISH EDUCATION 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

SNOHOMISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 70% of grant income and the top three 85%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

70%
largest funder
85%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 55% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 98% · 2021 63% · 2022 31% · 2023 86% — growing more concentrated.

“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.

How long its funders stay

40% of SNOHOMISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

91% of SNOHOMISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION's grant income comes from Washington funders.

WA
CA
DE

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’23
Washington out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $55k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

SNOHOMISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.

Operating margin25% · top quartile
Months of reserve11.7mo · above the median
Revenue growth (annualized)21% · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

87% of spending goes to programs.

Program 87%Management 9%Fundraising 3%

Governance

16
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

95%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

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Questions and answers

Who funds SNOHOMISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
SNOHOMISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION (Washington) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $431,167 to it, the largest being ROBINETT FAMILY FOUNDATION ($300,000). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does SNOHOMISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION have?
IRS filings report 12 organizations giving $431,167 in grants to SNOHOMISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of SNOHOMISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
ROBINETT FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $300,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like SNOHOMISH EDUCATION 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.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 12 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