New account packet
After a DDETF account is opened, a new account packet will be mailed to the Primary Representative within a week of the trust opening. This will include:
- A copy of your Joinder Agreement and Schedule C
- Information about the new account
- Contribution slips and disbursement forms
Contributions
Contribution slips are included in the new account packet. Blank forms are also available on our Forms page.
Please include a filled-out contribution slip along with a check made payable to DDETF (DD Endowment Trust Fund). Mail to:
Developmental Disabilities Endowment Trust Fund
c/o The Arc Washington State
2638 State Ave NE
Olympia, WA 98506
Checks, money orders and cashier’s checks are the only type of payment the program can accept.
As of May 2026, the program does not have the ability to accept direct deposits. However, online bill pay service may be available through your financial institution.
Please reference the individual’s account number in the memo section for any check, money order, cashier’s check or bill pay contribution.
Disbursements
Disbursement Procedures and Disbursement Request forms are included in your new account packet. Blank request forms are also available on DDETF’s Forms page. A completed Disbursement Request form signed by the Primary Representative is required in order for a request to be processed. Please email disbursements@arcwa.org your requests with supporting documents.
All requests must be submitted along with copies of any billings, invoices or other appropriate documentation supporting the expenditures.
Important information about disbursements
Checks are never made payable directly to a Beneficiary, as it may be counted as income and impact the benefits they are entitled to receive. Each account is eligible for 12 free disbursements during a plan year (the account’s year starts when the first contribution to the account is made). Multiple checks written at one time count as one disbursement. After twelve disbursements, each additional disbursement will be charged a $12.50 fee.
Quarterly statements
The Primary Representative of the Trust will receive quarterly statements. Statements are generally mailed out about two months after the quarter has ended. Each quarterly statement will reflect contributions, disbursements, earnings, losses and any fees charged or matched back by the program.
Updating information in your trust
Most parts of the trust document can be updated.
However, three parts of the trust cannot be changed once a trust is opened. These are:
- Primary Donor
- Beneficiary
- Disposition Plan
To make a change to the Trust, DDETF requires written confirmation from the Primary Representative to update the beneficiary’s file.
The final remainder beneficiaries for an Individual Trust Account established under DDETF may be changed through a court order or a non-judicial binding agreement made pursuant to Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 11.96A.220.
Forms to update some account information are available on DDETF’s Forms page. You may also call or email DDETF to have the forms mailed to you.
Your completed forms, with updated changes, can be either emailed to etfinfo@arcwa.org, faxed or mailed to DDETF’s office.