1,078 private foundations reported grants to Washington recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 1,078 private foundations reported 4,664 grants totaling $720,407,630 to 2,765 organizations in Washington. The most-funded purposes were education (370 grants) and health & medical (285 grants). Gates Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $364,818,951 across 338 grants. The median reported grant was $15,000.
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The Washington communities receiving the most reported foundation grants. Recipient city is the address the filing foundation reported.
Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 338 | $364,818,951 |
| The Aldarra Foundation | 13 | $97,800,000 |
| The Satterberg Foundation Inc | 131 | $18,406,655 |
| David and AMY Fulton Foundation | 1 | $17,341,300 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 3 | $12,913,000 |
| Aven Foundation | 45 | $8,984,361 |
| The Herbert Jones Foundation | 20 | $8,164,405 |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | 4 | $6,414,586 |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | 10 | $5,762,800 |
| Eagle Foundation | 3 | $5,750,000 |
| Wyncote Foundation | 24 | $4,691,666 |
| Gary E Milgard Family Foundation - Mark | 40 | $4,572,000 |
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation | 5 | $4,316,500 |
| Clean Water Here Foundation | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| Waverley Street Foundation | 3 | $3,666,672 |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | City | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Path | Seattle | 73 | $135,218,861 |
| University of Washington | Seattle | 122 | $103,016,614 |
| Museum of Flight Foundation | South Seattle | 3 | $51,035,000 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | Seattle | 24 | $30,834,032 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle | 30 | $23,903,819 |
| David and AMY Fulton Fund | Bellevue | 1 | $17,341,300 |
| Villagereach | Seattle | 10 | $16,810,244 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | Seattle | 17 | $10,753,086 |
| World Vision | Federal Way | 61 | $10,402,378 |
| Lakeside School | Seattle | 3 | $10,060,000 |
| Camber Collective LLC | Seattle | 4 | $5,828,120 |
| Reprohub | Seattle | 3 | $5,244,711 |
| Audere | Seattle | 4 | $5,132,938 |
| Friends of Seattle Waterfront | Seattle | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| Excellent Schools Washington | Spokane | 1 | $4,448,735 |
| Washington State Charter Schools Association | Seattle | 5 | $4,000,401 |
| World Vision Thrive | Federal Way | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| Malaria NO More Fund | Seattle | 1 | $3,450,000 |
| Fred Hutch Cancer Research CTR | Seattle | 1 | $3,249,282 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla | 6 | $3,059,281 |
1,078 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Washington on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $720,407,630 across 4,664 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, The Aldarra Foundation, The Satterberg Foundation Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in Washington concentrate in education (370), health & medical (285), human services (244). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a Washington recipient was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $51,000,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Recipients in Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Bellevue, Bellingham received the most reported foundation grants in Washington. UseGrants publishes a page for each Washington city with enough distinct funders and recipients to report on.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
