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Private foundation (trust)EIN 912090480Est. 2001-08

THE GUNNAR AND RUTH LIE FOUNDATION

BELLEVUE, WA 98004

Total Assets

$41.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

7

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$350K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$1.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$4.8M

Total Expenses

$2.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.5M

Distributable Amount

$1.9M

Min. Investment Return

$1.9M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

7 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $200K to maximum $1.5M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $3.4M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

42 grants

THE PURSUIT CHURCH
$2M
1 grant
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY
$1.9M
2 grants
PURSUIT NORTHWEST
$1.5M
1 grant
KINGS CATHEDRAL HI
$1.2M
2 grants
JUBILEE REACH
$1.1M
3 grants
YOUTH FOR CHRIST INTERNATIONAL
$416K
2 grants
FOUNDATION FOR THE NATIONS USA
$400K
1 grant
UNION GOSPEL MISSION
$400K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

42 grants

<$10K
9
grants
$10–50K
11
grants
$50–250K
14
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Washington
$5.9M
56% of total
Pennsylvania
$1.9M
18% of total
Hawaii
$1.2M
11% of total
Colorado
$948K
9% of total
California
$312K
3% of total
Texas
$200K
2% of total
Idaho
$10K
0% of total

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