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Riley W and Nancy A Pleas Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Seattle, Washington · EIN 911663829

Riley W and Nancy A Pleas Family Foundation is a private foundation in Seattle, Washington. In tax year 2025 it gave $55,375 in 48 grants; the typical grant was $600 and the largest $11,125. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $50,150 the year before.

35% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$29,25019$1.1 million
2024$50,15050$1.2 million
2025$55,37548$607,896

How to apply

Riley W and Nancy A Pleas Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Riley W and Nancy A Pleas Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to Washington.

StateGrantsAmount
Washington32$41,135
New York1$4,290
California2$1,600
Arizona2$1,500
District of Columbia1$1,000
North Carolina1$1,000
New Hampshire1$1,000
Tennessee1$1,000
Texas1$1,000
Florida2$700

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 48 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Cen
Seattle, WA
Further chartiable$11,125
St Peter Catholic Church
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$5,000
Common Threads Project
Brooklyn, NY
Further charitable$4,290
Assumption-St Bridget School
Bellevue, WA
Further charitable$2,500
Seattle Preparatory School
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$2,500
Salvation Army King County
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$2,000
Washington Policy Center
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$1,500
Boyers Childrens Clinic
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$1,500
Individual
WA
Further charitable$1,100
United Way of King County
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$1,000
Food Lifeline
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$1,000
Annunciation Church
Washington, DC
Further charitable$1,000
St Matthew School
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$1,000
Individual
WA
Further charitable$1,000
House of Mercy
Federal Way, WA
Further charitable$1,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospita
Memphis, TN
Further charitable$1,000
St Marys College
Moraga, CA
Further charitable$1,000
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Further charitable$1,000
Villa Academy
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$1,000
Episcopal Day School
Southern Pines, NC
Further charitable$1,000
St Joseph School
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$1,000
St Pauls School
Concord, NH
Further charitable$1,000
Individual
AZ
Further charitable$1,000
Desert Streams Church
Canyon Country, CA
Further charitable$600
Healing the Culture
Black Diamond, WA
Further Charitable$600
Teens in Public Service
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$500
Soulumination
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$500
Beckys Place Haven of Hope
Haines, AK
Further charitable$500
Individual
OR
Further charitable$500
Amara-Mlk
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$500
Cascadia Art Museum
Edmonds, WA
Further charitable$500
Individual
FL
Further charitable$500
Discovery Institute
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$500
Edmonds Center for the Arts
Edmonds, WA
Further charitable$500
Edmonds Community College
Lynnwood, WA
Further charitable$500
Holy Names Academy
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$500
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattl
Seattle, WA
Further charitable$500
University of Arizona Foundation
Tucson, AZ
Further charitable$500
Eastside Catholic School
Sammamish, WA
Further charitable$500
Individual
WA
Further charitable$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Riley W and Nancy A Pleas Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Riley W and Nancy A Pleas Family Foundation give?

$55,375 in tax year 2025, across 48 grants, with a typical grant of $600.

Who runs Riley W and Nancy A Pleas Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Mary McCullough (Asst Secretary), Colleen Raymond (Treasurer), Theresa James (Secretary) and Maureen Brotherton (President).

What does Riley W and Nancy A Pleas Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and science and research.

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