Education grants in Washington
55 private foundations fund education in Washington and will read a proposal you were not invited to send. Between them they gave $159M in their most recent filings. A typical grant from this group is around $8K.
Worked out from where the money actually went rather than from mission statements, and from the box on each filing that says whether they take applications at all. Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, which is why this cut is the one worth starting from.
The 55 funders, largest givers first
THE NORCLIFFE FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $56M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
WILBURFORCE FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $19M given
Environment, Animal Welfare
LARRY BENAROYA FAMILY FOUNDATION
MERCER ISLAND · $17M given
Education, Health Care
SCHULTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $12M given
Human Services, Youth Development
AVEN FOUNDATION
MEDINA · $9.0M given
Human Services, Education
MEDINA FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $4.8M given
Human Services, Education
COLLEGE SPARK WASHINGTON
SEATTLE · $3.9M given
Education, Community & Economic Development
BEN B CHENEY FOUNDATION INC
TACOMA · $3.4M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
ELLISON FOUNDATION
BELLEVUE · $2.6M given
Human Services, Education
THE FOSTER FOUNDATION
KIRKLAND · $2.3M given
Education, Health Care
THE AVISTA FOUNDATION
SPOKANE · $2.2M given
Human Services, Education
Mount Baker Foundation
Bellingham · $2.1M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
GOW FAMILY FOUNDATION
BELLEVUE · $2.0M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
KORUM FOR KIDS FOUNDATION
PUYALLUP · $1.9M given
Human Services, Education
WOODWORTH FAMILY FOUNDATION
TACOMA · $1.6M given
Education, Human Services
THE BAMFORD FOUNDATION
TACOMA · $1.5M given
Human Services, Arts, Culture & Humanities
SEQUOIA FOUNDATION
TACOMA · $1.5M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Housing & Shelter
GARY E MILGARD FAMILY FOUNDATION-
TACOMA · $1.4M given
Human Services, Education
THE CONRU FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $1.3M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Community & Economic Development
HAZEL MILLER FOUNDATION
EDMONDS · $1.1M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
THE HUGH AND JANE FERGUSON FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $1.0M given
Environment, Arts, Culture & Humanities
FOREST FOUNDATION
TACOMA · $1.0M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
CO2 FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $1.0M given
Environment, Science & Technology
PAUL LAUZIER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
EPHRATA · $883K given
Health Care, Education
PAUL LAUZIER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
EPHRATA · $866K given
Education, Employment & Workforce
R & H ROSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION
BELLEVUE · $842K given
Human Services, International Affairs
RIDGE ROAD FOUNDATION
BELLEVUE · $734K given
Education, Environment
MMS GIVING FOUNDATION
BURIEN · $532K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
JOHNSTON-FIX FOUNDATION
SPOKANE · $469K given
Education, Environment
SEATTLE-SONORAN FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $390K given
Human Services, Education
PAUL M ANDERSON FOUNDATION
BELLEVUE · $374K given
Environment, Education
THE DIMMER FAMILY FOUNDATION
TACOMA · $305K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
TWINSTAR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
OLYMPIA · $265K given
Education, Youth Development
PEMCO FOUNDATION INC
SEATTLE · $255K given
Human Services, Education
THE MARY SEE FOUNDATION
RENTON · $237K given
Health Care, Human Services
BEDROSSIAN FOUNDATION
VANCOUVER · $235K given
Education, Human Services
BEEKS FAMILY LEGACY FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $223K given
Education, Youth Development
THE WIEBE FOUNDATION
FERNDALE · $201K given
Crime & Legal Services, Education
MABEN-DAVIS FAMILY FOUNDATION
RIDGEFIELD · $186K given
Human Services, Education
LESLIE V & STELLA RAYMOND
RAYMOND · $166K given
Education, Employment & Workforce
Jaison and Jamie Robinson Family Foundation Inc
Shoreline · $135K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
BISHOP FLEET FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $130K given
Education, Environment
GRACE AND HAROLD SEWELL MEMORIAL FUND
REDMOND · $128K given
Health Care, Education
WHATLEY FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $127K given
Education, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
The Selinger-Shone Foundation
Spokane · $126K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
WHITAKER FOUNDATION
SNOQUALMIE · $124K given
Education, Civil Rights & Advocacy
WINONA FOUNDATION THE
SEATTLE · $91K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
ALFRED & ELMA MILOTTE SCHOLARSHIP FUND 2915
SPOKANE · $80K given
Education
KMR GROUP FOUNDATION
VANCOUVER · $72K given
Education, Community & Economic Development
NUTTER FAMILY FOUNDATION
VANCOUVER · $63K given
Housing & Shelter, Recreation & Sports
FREDERICK STEARNS FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $60K given
Human Services, Unknown
CHRISTOPHER R KELLY FAMILY FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $45K given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
THE MIAILOVICH FAMILY FOUNDATION
KIRKLAND · $30K given
Education, Religion
THE SUMMIT FAMILY A WASHINGTON
MERCER ISLAND · $22K given
Human Services, Youth Development
KOH-LEE FOUNDATION
SEATTLE · $9K given
Environment, Education
THE NORCLIFFE FOUNDATION is the largest giver on this list. Working out which of these 55 would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject, is what the funder search does.
What else Washington foundations fund
Education funders in other states
Worth checking if your work crosses a state line, or if you are eligible somewhere you are not based.
- Texas 388
- New York 331
- Florida 269
- Pennsylvania 256
- Ohio 254
- California 236
- Illinois 193
- Massachusetts 188
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