Public Charity

FRIENDS OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND BETTER EDUCATION

FRIENDS OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND BETTER EDUCATION is a Public Charity headquartered in SEATTLE, WA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.8M revenue, $4.7M expenses, $1.5M total assets. 45 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 911216755 SEATTLE, WA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.8M
Total Expenses$4.7M
Total Assets$1.5M
Grant Records45
Funding Total$2.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FRISBE PROMOTES AND ENCOURAGES EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THAT EMPHASIZE SCHOLARSHIP, SPORTSMANSHIP, MORAL CHARACTER, INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY AND INITIATIVE. IT SUPPORTS THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH INSTITUTIONS PRINCIPALLY THROUGH GRANT MAKING ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE FUNDED BY CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO FRISBE FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alexander Macintosh
DIRECTOR Christopher Spicer
DIRECTOR James Rigos
DIRECTOR Patricia Parisi
PRESIDENT & TREASURER Peter Stroble
ASST. SECRETARY & ASST. TREASURER Rebecca Fountain

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Top Grant Purposes

EDUCATION
$1,658,484 15 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$511,848 8 grants
EDUCATIONAL
$155,000 2 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$133,048 7 grants
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
$45,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.8M $4.7M $1.5M
2024 $3.0M $1.2M $2.5M
2023 $1.9M $1.6M $592K
2022 $1.8M $2.3M $269K
2021 $1.0M $826K $772K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.0M to $3.8M (+270%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.5M.

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