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Grants and funding in Washington

7,053 foundations reported granting into Washington on their most recent IRS filings: 31,589 itemized grants worth $11B between them. On top of that, thirty-one live grant programs and 177 contract opportunities are specific to Washington, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
7,053
of 129,000+ funders on file
in itemized grants into the state
$11B
across 31,589 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to Washington
31
of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
60
of 480+ CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 7,053 foundations granting into Washington, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.

215
1,256
2,426
1,791
1,110
146
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into Washington

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Washington on their most recent filings.

Gates Foundation Trust$8.1B
Bezos Family Foundation$350M
University of Washington Foundation$176M
Seattle Children’s Foundation$142M
Seattle Children’s Foundation$132M
Itemized grants into Washington from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

What the live Washington grants offer

Award ceilings on the Washington-specific programs that publish one.

6
1
3
1
3
1
0
Under $10K$10K–50K$50K–100K$100K–250K$250K–1M$1M–5MOver $5M
Fifteen of thirty-one live Washington-specific grants publish a ceiling; the rest say the amount varies. As of November 1, 2026.

Who the Washington-specific grants are for

Of the thirty-one live grant programs specific to Washington, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. twenty more are open to any organization type.

Nonprofits15
Tribal organizations12
Cities and towns11
Researchers2

See how Quillify works for nonprofits, tribal organizations and local governments.

The lenders almost nobody checks

Sixty community development lenders serve Washington: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

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