Private foundation · EIN 13-3988541 · Stanwood, Washington · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Marilyn and Saul Spilke Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you work nationally. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $4,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 12 grants paid, $51K total, median $4,000. 25% of grants stayed in Washington. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
12
$51K
Median grant
$4,000
Stays in WA
25%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$1.0M

How to apply

TYPED Contact: Kenneth Spilke, 9915 270th St Nw, Stanwood, Wa, 3606294933 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Friends of NswasGlendale, CAGeneral support$7,000
Wmht Educational TelecommunicationsTroy, NYGeneral support$6,000
Cascade PBSSeattle, WAGeneral support$6,000
Connecticut Public TelevisionHartford, CTGeneral support$6,000
Stanwood Camano Food BankStanwood, WAGeneral support$5,000
Regional Food BankLatham, NYGeneral support$5,000
The Masorti FoundationNew York, NYCongregation netzach israel, ashkelon, israel$3,000
Stanwood Camano Art AdvocacyStanwood, WAGeneral support$3,000
People's PlaceKingston, NYGeneral support$3,000
The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield CoStamford, CTGeneral support$3,000
Mental Health America of Dutchess CPoughkeepsie, NYGeneral support$3,000
Pathways to Apprenticeship IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$1,000

By state: New York 6 · Washington 3 · Connecticut 2 · California 1

About this foundation

Marilyn and Saul Spilke Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Stanwood, Washington, administered in care of M Spilke, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Marilyn and Saul Spilke Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. TYPED Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Marilyn and Saul Spilke Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $51K across 12 grants, a median of $4,000.

Where does Marilyn and Saul Spilke Foundation give?

New York (6 grants), Washington (3 grants), Connecticut (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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