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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,771,932
Total expenses
$4,507,717
Contributions and grants received
$5,314,489
Grants paid
$1,919,022
Program service revenue
$347,670
Investment income
$109,773
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$4,659,648
Total liabilities, end of year
$109,730
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,549,918
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,605,429
Management and general expenses
$883,382
Fundraising expenses
$18,906
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,605,429

Program services were 80.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $13,425

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,301,064

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $19,754

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CENTRAL AMERICA FORUM

    total $347,670 · related or exempt $347,670

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $109,773 · excluded $109,773

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,919,022 · program services $1,919,022

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $206,317 · program services $142,359 · management and general $61,895 · fundraising $2,063

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,369,009 · program services $944,616 · management and general $410,703 · fundraising $13,690

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $35,517 · program services $24,507 · management and general $10,655 · fundraising $355

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $66,794 · program services $46,088 · management and general $20,038 · fundraising $668

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $67,566 · program services $46,620 · management and general $20,270 · fundraising $676

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $26,932 · program services $24,239 · management and general $2,424 · fundraising $269

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,170 · management and general $2,170

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $362 · management and general $362

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $125,152 · program services $123,062 · management and general $1,881 · fundraising $209

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $16,058 · program services $14,452 · management and general $1,445 · fundraising $161

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,652 · program services $17,686 · management and general $1,769 · fundraising $197

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,279 · program services $17,351 · management and general $1,735 · fundraising $193

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,753 · program services $5,177 · management and general $518 · fundraising $58

  • 17 · Travel

    total $74,219 · program services $66,797 · management and general $7,422

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $332,403 · program services $180,308 · management and general $152,095

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,686 · management and general $19,686

  • 24a · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

    total $165,000 · management and general $165,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $36,826 · program services $33,145 · management and general $3,314 · fundraising $367

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $193,047 · end of year $617,237

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $370,150 · end of year $1,029,459

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,793 · end of year $20,949

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,823,789 · end of year $2,992,003

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $66,539 · end of year $71,485

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $65,465 · end of year $38,245

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,912,009 · end of year $2,454,332

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,362,766 · end of year $2,095,586

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION (SIF) CHAMPIONS EQUITY AND RULE OF LAW IN CENTRAL AMERICA THROUGH GOOD GOVERNANCE AND A ROBUST CIVIL SOCIETY. SIF WORKS WITH OTHER DONORS TO THE REGION TO INCREASE PHILANTHROPY AND TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION, LEARNING, AND COORDINATION OF EFFORTS TO ADDRESS INEQUALITY IN CENTRAL AMERICA. SIF WAS FOUNDED AS A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION UNDER IRC SECTION 509(A)(3) TO SEATTLE FOUNDATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING AND ENHANCING INTERNATIONAL PHILANTHROPY EFFORTS AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEATTLE INTL. FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED & OPERATED AS A SUPPORTING ORG TO SEATTLE FOUNDATION.

  • SINCE 2008, SIF HAS GRANTED MORE THAN $40 MILLION TO 275 ORGANIZATIONS IN 84 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING $18 MILLION IN GRANTS TO CENTRAL AMERICA. SIF HOSTS THE CENTRAL AMERICA DONORS FORUM, THE PREMIER NETWORKING AND LEARNING SPACE TO ADVANCE PHILANTHROPY AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS INCENTRAL AMERICA. THE EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER LEADERS FROM BUSINESS, PHILANTHROPY, INTERNATIONAL DONORS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO DISCUSS PRIORITY ISSUES AND SUCCESSFUL MODELS OF DEVELOPMENT, AND TO EXPLORE CO-INVESTMENT FOR SOCIAL IMPACT. SIF ALSO HOSTS THE CENTRAL AMERICA & MEXICO YOUTHFUND WHICH SUPPORTS LEADERS IN CENTRAL AMERICA IN DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS TO IMPROVES THE LIVES OF LOCAL YOUTH AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $3,605,429 · Grants $1,919,022 · Revenue $347,670

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • TONY MESTRES

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHELE FRIX DASSEL

    VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $325,581
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $274,059
    Other
    $51,522
    Hours/week
    2 + 44 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $274,059 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $23,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $28,522 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $325,581 related

  • SERENA COSGROVE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOVANA RIOS CISNERO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ADRIANA BELTRAN

    SIF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $206,318
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $161,027
    Other
    $45,291
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $161,027 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $8,796 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $36,495 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $206,318 related

  • ERIC OLSON

    DIR. OF POLICY & STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $160,756
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $125,191
    Other
    $35,565
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $125,191 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $10,126 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $25,439 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $160,756 related

  • SARAH PEASE

    DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT & FUNDRAISING

    Total calculated
    $137,895
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $118,922
    Other
    $18,973
    Hours/week
    40

  • MIRTE POSTEMA

    SIF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $129,467
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $113,090
    Other
    $16,377
    Hours/week
    40

  • KATHYA SAAVEDRA

    SIF DIR. OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $114,854
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $112,313
    Other
    $2,541
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • SEATTLE FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · SERVES CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GREATER SEATTLE AREA · WA

  • GEORGE P HARDGROVE FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · GRANTMAKING TO NONPROFITS IN THE GREATER PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY · WA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by SEATTLE FOUNDATION

  • TSF PROPERTIES

    501(C)(3) · RECEIVE, HOLD, & DISPOSE OF PROPERTY DONATIONS FOR SEATTLE FOUNDATION · WA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by SEATTLE FOUNDATION

  • TSF SERVICES

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT GRANTMAKING AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES OF SEATTLE FOUNDATION · WA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by SEATTLE FOUNDATION

  • THE WHITEHORSE FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · GRANTMAKING TO NONPROFITS IN THE GREATER PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY · WA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by SEATTLE FOUNDATION

  • PERIGEE FUND

    501(C)(3) · GRANTMAKING TO NONPROFITS IN THE GREATER PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY · WA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by SEATTLE FOUNDATION

  • IPD BREAKTHROUGH FUND

    501(C)(3) · GRANTMAKING TO NONPROFITS IN THE GREATER PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY · WA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by SEATTLE FOUNDATION

  • EDENBURT CHARITABLE FUND

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF SEATTLE FOUNDATION · WA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by SEATTLE FOUNDATION

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533229349302103

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