Public Charity

BELIEVE IN ME

BELIEVE IN ME, of SEATTLE, WA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $569K in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, $6.6M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 42 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.5M.

EIN: 204830357 SEATTLE, WA Public Foundations NTEE: T30 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$569K
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$6.6M
Grants Given42
Grant Total$2.5M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

TO HELP EVERY KID DEVELOP THE SELF-CONFIDENCE THEY NEED TO SUCCEED BY FUNDING CHILDREN'S CHARITIES THAT PROVIDE DISADVANTAGED KIDS WITH A SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME, A FAMILY THAT LOVES THEM, A FEELING OF COMMUNITY, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN, BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND HAVE FUN.

Where $100 goes at Believe in Me

How Believe in Me divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$51 Programs the work itself
$34 Management running the organization
$15 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $51 for programs

$51
To empower marginalized children, granting over 36,000 to 9 nonprofits and 65,000 in scholarships to 17 recipients during 2024, focusing on basic human needs, love and belonging, community…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Believe in Me

Often funds new orgs 78% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2020–2023).

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Officers & Directors

CHAIR Aaron Riley
DIRECTOR Dan Menser
CEO Julie Wukelic
DIRECTOR Keith Trefry
SECRETARY Lori Brennan
DIRECTOR Marcus Trufant

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,916,540 10 grants
Education
$133,500 5 grants
Youth Development
$107,000 8 grants
Health & Medicine
$30,000 1 grant
Research & Policy
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $569K $1.3M $6.6M
2023 $173K $1.2M $7.3M
2022 $370K $1.2M $7.8M
2020 $684K $1.3M $11.9M
2019 $515K $909K $12.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $515K to $569K (+10%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in ID, OR, WA.

IDORWA

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