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Rick Pankow Foundation

EIN 91-2169656 · Redmond, WA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN MEMORY OF RICK PANKOW WHO WAS A DEVOTED NURSERYMAN AND GOLFER WHO PASSED AWAY OCTOBER 24, 2001, WHO DIED OF NON- HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA. THE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO: 1.PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL UNINSURED MEDICAL EXPENSES AND/OR INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL COSTS WHILE CARING FOR A MEDICAL PATIENT BEING TREATED AWAY FROM HOME (E.G. TRAVEL, LODGING, AND MEALS). THE FOUNDATION WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES REFERRED BY MEDICAL TREATMENT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED PREDOMINANTLY TO FAMILIES RECEIVING TREATMENT OR LIVING IN THE SEATTLE METROPOLITAN AREA. 2.PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS EMPLOYED IN THE NURSERY OF LANDSCAPING INDUSTRY IN NEED OF FUNDS TO COMPLETE THEIR COLLEGE OR TECHNICAL EDUCATION. 3.PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LOCAL OR NATIONAL CHARITIES AND INDIVIDUALS AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE OFFICERS OF THE FOUNDATION.

Income
$117,105
Spending
$86,433
Reserves
16.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)
  1. $47,387 spent. PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS (NOT DISQUALIFIED PERSONS) FOR COVERING BASIC LIVING EXPENSES.
  2. $6,000 spent. SCHOLARSHIPS

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2002.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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