Grants paid by The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation
EIN 92-2765467 · Wilmington, DE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation of Wilmington, DE (EIN 92-2765467) reported 97 grants paid totaling $399,375 to 59 recipients in tax years 2023–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$399,375
97 grants
Recipients
59
distinct organizations
Tax years
2023–2025
3 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 36 | $132,000 | — |
| 2024 | 18 | $102,500 | — |
| 2025 | 43 | $164,875 | — |
Top recipients
The 59 recipients receiving the most from The Ron and Eva-Maria Sher Foundation, by grants paid, out of 59 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organic Farm School Formerly Greenbank Farm Manage 91-1773097 | C | Freeland, WA | 2 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Futurewise 91-1539831 | B | Seattle, WA | 2 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Washington Conservation Action Education Fund 91-0839385 | B | Seattle, WA | 2 | $27,500 | 2025 |
| Bike Works Seattle 91-1753062 | B | Seattle, WA | 3 | $22,500 | 2025 |
| Youth Service America 52-1500870 | B | Washington, DC | 3 | $22,500 | 2025 |
| Whidbey Institute 31-1518700 | B | Clinton, WA | 3 | $21,000 | 2025 |
| Pitzer College | U | Claremont, CA | 1 | $15,000 | 2023 |
| Shelburne Farms 03-0229347 | B | Shelburne, VT | 2 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| M-Lisada Africa Foundation 45-3136312 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $13,000 | 2025 |
| Tibetan Nuns Project 68-0327175 | B | Seattle, WA | 4 | $11,500 | 2025 |
| Cascade Bicycle Club 91-2165219 | B | Seattle, WA | 3 | $11,000 | 2025 |
| Washington State University Foundation 91-1075542 | B | Pullman, WA | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Evergreen Collaborative 86-1741610 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Trust for Public Land 23-7222333 | C | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Islandwood 31-1654076 | B | Bainbridge Is, WA | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Colorado College 58-2040063 | B | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| King County Library System Foundation 91-1505230 | B | Issaquah, WA | 2 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Forterra Nw 94-3112461 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Braided River 74-3237319 | B | Seattle, WA | 3 | $9,500 | 2025 |
| Whidbey Environmental Action Network 91-1656410 | B | Langley, WA | 2 | $7,375 | 2025 |
| Friends of Third Place Commons 91-2054524 | B | Kenmore, WA | 3 | $6,000 | 2025 |
| Nature Conservancy - Washington | U | Seattle, WA | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Earth School Educational Foundation Inc 26-1204422 | B | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Nature Bridge 94-2145930 | C | Sausalito, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Panorama Global 81-4204119 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Fuse Innovation Fund 87-0800705 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Alaska Wilderness League 52-1814742 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Kuow-Puget Sound Public Radio 91-2079402 | B | Seattle, WA | 3 | $4,500 | 2025 |
| Phila Venture Fund 85-4366273 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $4,500 | 2025 |
| Lift Every Voice Foundation 91-1875842 | B | Willow Spring, NC | 2 | $4,000 | 2025 |
| Whidbey Island Waldorf School 91-1305954 | B | Clinton, WA | 2 | $3,500 | 2025 |
| Eastrail Partners 84-2810088 | B | Bellevue, WA | 3 | $3,000 | 2025 |
| Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reser 46-1730957 | C | Coupeville, WA | 1 | $2,500 | 2025 |
| The Mountains to Sound Greenway TR 91-1531234 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 |
| The Mountaineers 27-3009280 | B | Seattle, WA | 2 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Pcc Farmland Trust 91-2021165 | B | Seattle, WA | 2 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska I 91-0686012 | C | Seattle, WA | 2 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Friends of Friends 91-2014821 | B | Langley, WA | 1 | $1,500 | 2025 |
| Positive Futures Network 91-1715916 | B | Poulsbo, WA | 1 | $1,500 | 2023 |
| Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition 91-1190821 | B | Tacoma, WA | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| American Himalayan Foundation 94-2951480 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Four Winds Inc 91-0828602 | B | Deer Harbor, WA | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens 73-1648558 | B | Greenbank, WA | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Rails to Trails Conservancy 52-1437006 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Tilth Alliance 94-3261971 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Educa 94-2474731 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Whidbey Watershed Stewards 91-1656570 | B | Langley, WA | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Giraffe Project Inc 13-3209618 | B | Langley, WA | 2 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Wilderness Society 53-0167933 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Clockshop 33-1057561 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Agricultural & Applied Economics Association 61-0705416 | B | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Senior Services of Island County 52-1049443 | C | Freeland, WA | 2 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Grand Canyon Trust Inc 86-0512633 | B | Flagstaff, AZ | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Southeast Alaska Conservation Council Inc-Seacc 92-0062992 | B | Juneau, AK | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Cascade Public Media 91-1221895 | C | Seattle, WA | 2 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| American Forests 53-0196544 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Green Options Buffalo 27-2501533 | B | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Lfp Climate Hub 39-4309638 | C | Lk Forest Pk, WA | 1 | $500 | 2025 |
| Grist Magazine Inc 06-1664153 | C | Seattle, WA | 1 | $500 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 97 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Futurewise Seattle, WA | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Washington Conservation Action Education Fund Seattle, WA | B | $20,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Whidbey Institute Clinton, WA | B | $14,000 | paid | Thriving Communities program | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Whidbey Institute Clinton, WA | B | $6,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | M-Lisada Africa Foundation New York, NY | B | $6,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Youth Service America Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Islandwood Bainbridge Is, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Panorama Global Seattle, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | Fund for Alternative Journalism | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Shelburne Farms Shelburne, VT | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Cascade Bicycle Club Seattle, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Evergreen Collaborative Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Earth School Educational Foundation Inc Phoenix, AZ | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | King County Library System Foundation Issaquah, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | For the Bill Ptacek Endowment Fund | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Braided River Seattle, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | In support of campaign for "In the Spirit of Right and Respectful Relations" | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Whidbey Environmental Action Network Langley, WA | B | $4,875 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Bike Works Seattle Seattle, WA | B | $4,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Phila Venture Fund Seattle, WA | B | $4,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Tibetan Nuns Project Seattle, WA | B | $3,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Lift Every Voice Foundation Willow Spring, NC | B | $3,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Tibetan Nuns Project Seattle, WA | B | $2,500 | paid | Funds For Housing for Elder Nuns and Furnishing a Retreat Center | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Friends of Third Place Commons Kenmore, WA | B | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Friends of Ebeys Landing National Historical Reser Coupeville, WA | C | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Alaska Wilderness League Washington, DC | B | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Kuow-Puget Sound Public Radio Seattle, WA | B | $2,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Friends of Friends Langley, WA | B | $1,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Whidbey Island Waldorf School Clinton, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Grand Canyon Trust Inc Flagstaff, AZ | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Whidbey Institute Clinton, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | Thriving Communities to support Detroit Fundraiser & Film Premiere event 2025 | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Green Options Buffalo Buffalo, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Southeast Alaska Conservation Council Inc-Seacc Juneau, AK | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | American Himalayan Foundation San Francisco, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Wilderness Society Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Eastrail Partners Bellevue, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | The Mountaineers Seattle, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Pcc Farmland Trust Seattle, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska I Seattle, WA | C | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Milwaukee, WI | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Educa Washington, DC | C | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Senior Services of Island County Freeland, WA | C | $500 | paid | Meals on Wheels program | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Senior Services of Island County Freeland, WA | C | $500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Giraffe Project Inc Langley, WA | B | $500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Cascade Public Media Seattle, WA | C | $500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2025 | Lfp Climate Hub Lk Forest Pk, WA | C | $500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202641219349100229 |
| 2024 | Organic Farm School Formerly Greenbank Farm Manage Freeland, WA | C | $30,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Youth Service America Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Bike Works Seattle Seattle, WA | B | $10,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Shelburne Farms Shelburne, VT | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Evergreen Collaborative Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Fuse Innovation Fund Seattle, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | M-Lisada Africa Foundation New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | King County Library System Foundation Issaquah, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | to support Bill Ptacek Endowment fund for Early Literacy | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Cascade Bicycle Club Seattle, WA | B | $3,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Tibetan Nuns Project Seattle, WA | B | $3,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Whidbey Island Waldorf School Clinton, WA | B | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Friends of Third Place Commons Kenmore, WA | B | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Lift Every Voice Foundation Willow Spring, NC | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Clockshop Los Angeles, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Friends of Third Place Commons Kenmore, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | LFP Climate Change Hub project fund | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Kuow-Puget Sound Public Radio Seattle, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Eastrail Partners Bellevue, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2024 | Cascade Public Media Seattle, WA | C | $500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202531259349101013 |
| 2023 | Pitzer College Claremont, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Washington State University Foundation Pullman, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | Bread Lab at Mount Vernon - GF002855 Fund | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Trust for Public Land Los Angeles, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Forterra Nw Seattle, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Bike Works Seattle Seattle, WA | B | $7,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Washington Conservation Action Education Fund Seattle, WA | B | $7,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Islandwood Bainbridge Is, WA | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Organic Farm School Formerly Greenbank Farm Manage Freeland, WA | C | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Futurewise Seattle, WA | C | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Nature Conservancy - Washington Seattle, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Nature Bridge Sausalito, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Tibetan Nuns Project Seattle, WA | B | $3,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Whidbey Environmental Action Network Langley, WA | B | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Braided River Seattle, WA | B | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Alaska Wilderness League Washington, DC | B | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Cascade Bicycle Club Seattle, WA | B | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Youth Service America Washington, DC | B | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | The Mountains to Sound Greenway TR Seattle, WA | B | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | M-Lisada Africa Foundation New York, NY | B | $2,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Braided River Seattle, WA | B | $2,000 | paid | funds for general support and "Big River Book" project | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Positive Futures Network Poulsbo, WA | B | $1,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Kuow-Puget Sound Public Radio Seattle, WA | B | $1,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | The Mountaineers Seattle, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens Greenbank, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Four Winds Inc Deer Harbor, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | American Forests Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Rails to Trails Conservancy Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Whidbey Watershed Stewards Langley, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska I Seattle, WA | C | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Pcc Farmland Trust Seattle, WA | C | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition Tacoma, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Eastrail Partners Bellevue, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Tilth Alliance Seattle, WA | B | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Grist Magazine Inc Seattle, WA | C | $500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
| 2023 | Giraffe Project Inc Langley, WA | B | $500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202411239349100421 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202641219349100229 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202531259349101013 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202411239349100421 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/922765467.json.
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