Public Charity

MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION

MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in SEATTLE, WA. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $13.6M, expenses of $11.8M, total assets of $12.5M. Imperigo tracks 67 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.0M.

EIN: 542092145 SEATTLE, WA International Relief NTEE: Q33 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$13.6M
Total Expenses$11.8M
Total Assets$12.5M
Grant Records67
Funding Total$2.0M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN LIVES OF OTHERS ONE PERSON AT A TIME BY HELPING THEM ACQUIRE THE MOST BASIC OF HUMAN NEED AS FOOD, HOUSING, ENCOURAGEMENT AND OPPORTUNITY.

Where $100 goes at Making a Difference Foundation

How Making a Difference Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $97 for programs

$33
Eloise's cooking pot
34% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 200 volunteers; 7,000 hours of service
$32
Joy box ministry program
About 33% (cost not reported)
$32
Other programs
About 33% (cost not reported)
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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.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT/CEO Ahndrea Blue
MEMBER Barbara Laners
CHAIRPERSON Darriel Menefee
MEMBER Julia Riley
MEMBER Leslie Beavers
VICE CHAIRPERSON Shereda Holmes

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,222,747 15 grants
International Aid & Development
$310,000 2 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$228,834 9 grants
Health & Medicine
$55,000 2 grants
Human & Social Services
$42,510 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $13.6M $11.8M $12.5M
2023 $12.9M $12.1M $6.5M
2022 $11.5M $11.3M $5.8M
2021 $9.8M $9.5M $5.6M
2020 $12.4M $10.5M $5.2M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $12.4M to $13.6M (+10%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.5M.

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

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