Fries Family Foundation

Seattle, WA
Tax-exempt since April 1999
EIN: 91-6458447

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Grantmaking Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$4.87M (2024)

Expenses

$378k (2024)

Total Assets

$9.42M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$4,869,957

Expenses

$377,669

Net Income

$4,492,288

Net Assets

$9,420,389

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$3,610	0.1%
Dividends	$145,954	3.0%
Sales of Assets	$4,720,393	96.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$206,562	54.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$9,420,389
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$9,420,389

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen Fries (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 17, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$4,679,002

Expenses

$28,026

Net Income

$4,650,976

Net Assets

$4,928,101

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$60	0.0%
Dividends	$51,120	1.1%
Sales of Assets	$4,627,822	98.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$20,000	71.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,928,101
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,928,101

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen Fries (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 16, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$9,944

Expenses

$19,154

Net Income

-$9,210

Net Assets

$277,125

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$6	0.1%
Dividends	$7,012	70.5%
Sales of Assets	$2,926	29.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$16,004	83.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$277,125
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$277,125

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen Fries (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 4, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$23,824

Expenses

$19,983

Net Income

$3,841

Net Assets

$286,335

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1	0.0%
Dividends	$6,898	29.0%
Sales of Assets	$16,925	71.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$12,466	62.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$286,335
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$286,335

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen Fries (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 16, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$12,905

Expenses

$15,272

Net Income

-$2,367

Net Assets

$282,969

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$9	0.1%
Dividends	$8,267	64.1%
Sales of Assets	$4,629	35.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$12,647	82.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$282,970
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$282,969

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen Fries (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 15, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$55,492

Expenses

$308,829

Net Income

-$253,337

Net Assets

$285,428

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$108	0.2%
Dividends	$10,878	19.6%
Sales of Assets	$44,506	80.2%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$301,998	97.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$285,429
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$285,428

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen Fries (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 10, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$87,344

Expenses

$296,264

Net Income

-$208,920

Net Assets

$538,193

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$15	0.0%
Dividends	$16,316	18.7%
Sales of Assets	$71,013	81.3%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$284,160	95.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$543,527
Total Liabilities	$5,334
Net Assets	$538,193

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen Fries (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 14, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$128,726

Expenses

$627,095

Net Income

-$498,369

Net Assets

$747,957

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$20	0.0%
Dividends	$21,336	16.6%
Sales of Assets	$107,370	83.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$613,179	97.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$747,957
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$747,957

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen Fries (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 8, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$84,183

Expenses

$262,960

Net Income

-$178,777

Net Assets

$1,247,744

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$3	0.0%
Dividends	$32,068	38.1%
Sales of Assets	$52,112	61.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$249,387	94.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,247,744
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,247,744

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen Fries (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 13, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$48,218

Expenses

$206,022

Net Income

-$157,804

Net Assets

$1,625,464

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$4	0.0%
Dividends	$48,861	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$155,292	> 100%
Other Income	-$155,939

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$173,597	84.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,625,464
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,625,464

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen Fries (Trustee)	$0	$0
Richard Tait Part Year (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 17, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$63,676

Expenses

$101,410

Net Income

-$37,734

Net Assets

$2,619,329

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$5	0.0%
Dividends	$51,579	81.0%
Sales of Assets	$109,823	> 100%
Other Income	-$97,731

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$76,951	75.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,619,329
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$2,619,329

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Richard Tait (Trustee)	$0	$0
Karen Fries (Trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 17, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$30,700

Expenses

$204,439

Net Income

-$173,739

Net Assets

$2,657,062

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$101	0.3%
Dividends	$76,115	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$3,298	10.7%
Other Income	-$48,814

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$178,306	87.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,657,063
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$2,657,062

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

-$90,292

Expenses

$366,381

Net Income

-$456,673

Net Assets

$2,830,801

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$70,437
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	-$129,380

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$338,202	92.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,830,802
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$2,830,801

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Fries Family Foundation

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Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $4.87M (2024)

Expenses $378k (2024)

Total Assets $9.42M (2024)

Total Liabilities $0 (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2012

Revenue

$4.87M (2024)

Expenses

$378k (2024)

Total Assets

$9.42M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

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