Foundations that fund human services in Washington
These 25 foundations made grants to human services in Washington in the most recent IRS filing I have for each. None of them ticked the box for giving only to preselected organizations, and each filing gives application instructions or a website. That doesn't prove a foundation takes applications, and some on this list may not. The text below is copied from the filings, most of them for tax year 2024, so check a foundation's website or call before you apply.
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Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc
- $50,000 to Vine Maple Place, Maple Valley: Operating support
- $35,000 to Neighborhood House Inc, Seattle: Out of school time program
- $35,000 to Chief Seattle Club, Seattle: Operating support
How to apply: Only online applications are accepted. Visit www.libertymutualfoundation.org to apply online.
Deadlines: There are no submission deadlines. Liberty mutual foundation has rolling reviews of applications.
Restrictions: Liberty mutual foundation does not provide philanthropic support for: individuals; foundations that are primarily grantmaking agencies; religious organizations requesting funds for sectarian activities; fraternal, social or political...
The Firstenburg Foundation
- $50,000 to Community House on Broadway, Longview: To be applied to emergency shelter
- $45,000 to Washington Gorge Action Programs, Bingen: To be applied as program support for housing & shelter programs
- $43,550 to Fish of Vancouver, Vancouver: To be applied as capacity building
How to apply: The foundation form must be completed including information regarding the organization, project, budget and required attachments.
Deadlines: Submission deadlines coincide with grant cycles, which may vary. Please check website for details.
Restrictions: No grants will be given to/for individuals, religious organizations, international organizations without qualified domestic 501(c)(3) representative, private foundations, endowments, dinners/balls/ticketed events, political purposes,...
Lucky Seven Foundation
- $40,500 to Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project, Seattle: General & Unrestricted
- $20,000 to Uplift Northwest, Seattle: FUNDS FOR Annual empowerment luncheon
- $20,000 to Operation Nightwatch, Seattle: Charitable Event
How to apply: Www.fsrequests.com/luckyseven
Deadlines: Www.fsrequests.com/luckyseven
Restrictions: Www.fsrequests.com/luckyseven
Moccasin Lake Foundation
- $68,250 to Southwest Youth and Family Services, Seattle: Southwest Community Resource Center After School program
- $53,000 to Marys Place Seattle, Seattle: General & Unrestricted
- $50,000 to Mockingbird Society, Seattle: Career and Leadership Development for Young People with lived experience in foster care...
How to apply: Moccasinlakefoundation.org
Deadlines: Moccasinlakefoundation.org
Restrictions: Moccasinlakefoundation.org
Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation
- $20,000 to Disability Rights Washington, Seattle: General operating support
- $7,500 to Chelan Valley Hope, Chelan: Terri's Pantry (Free food and hygiene items)
- $7,000 to Tacoma Urban League, Tacoma: Black Empowerment Center - Small Business Support Initiative
How to apply: Web application at www.umpquabank.com/community. Please provide a project description, financial information, tax status verification and contact information.
Deadlines: March 6th, june 12th, september 4th
Restrictions: LIMITED TO OR, WA, NV, ID, CA, AZ, CO, UT; Priority Focus Areas: Economically Vibrant Communities; Healthy Communities; Inclusive Communities; and Sustainable Communities.
The Bamford Foundation
- $24,262 to Tacoma Community House, Tacoma: Capital campaign
- $20,000 to Raising Girls, Tacoma: Program and general support
- $15,000 to Amara, Tacoma: Pierce county emergency sanctuary program support
How to apply: The bamford foundation has now adopted an online grants portal through which organizations may submit a letter of inquiry. Www.grantinterface.com. See www.bamfordfoundation.org for more information.
Deadlines: For 2024, grant cycles will occur during the winter, spring, and summer quarters.
Restrictions: For 2024, the foundation will focus on leveraging the impact of small (less than 15,000) size grants with both new and existing grant partners. The foundation continues to make grants aligned with four priority giving areas, primarily...
Washington Federal Foundation
- $10,000 to Youthcare, Seattle: Financial literacy
- $3,000 to Family Promise of Skagit Valley, Sedro: Financial literacy
- $3,000 to Generations With Pride, Seattle: Financial literacy
How to apply: Applicants should complete a grant application and provide a copy of the irs letter confirming the organization's exempt status, its mission statement, a copy of the organization's operating and program budget, financial statements, and recently filed form 990 must be submitted....
Restrictions: Grants are focused on applicants from communities with branches of washington federal bank
Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust
- $90,000 to Pink Lemonade Project, Vancouver: General operating (daffodil grant)
- $50,000 to Powerful Voices, Seattle: General operating (rose grant)
- $40,000 to Open Arms Perinatal Services, Seattle: General operating (rose grant)
How to apply: Online form submission through our website.
Deadlines: No
Restrictions: Focus is oregon.
Ellison Foundation
- $100,000 to Vine Maple Place, Maple Valley: Homelessness
- $50,000 to Vision House, Renton: Homelessness
- $50,000 to Kidvantage, Issaquah: Human services
How to apply: Ellison-foundation.org
Forest Foundation
- $18,000 to Tacoma Community House, Tacoma: General operating support
- $10,000 to Eatonville Area Council, Eatonville: General operating support
- $10,000 to Amara, Tacoma: Operating - pierce county foster care programs
How to apply: Go to www.forestfound.org website, click "begin application", click "apply", and submit a "letter of inquiry" through the online application process.
Deadlines: Go to website, click "guidelines" link, then click "application timeline" link
Restrictions: See attached "forest foundation mission & other foundation details"
Gary E Milgard Family Foundation- Sunshine
- $30,000 to Sibling Strong, Port Orchard: Pierce county support
- $25,000 to The Tears Foundation, Puyallup: Cali's gift program
- $15,000 to The Wishing Well Foundation, Puyallup: Furniture bank
How to apply: A letter of inquiry is the first step in the grant application process. The letter of inquiry is reviewed, and if approved, the applicant will be requested to provide a full application.
Deadlines: There is no deadline for submitting a letter of inquiry.
Restrictions: All applicant organizations must qualify as tax-exempt organizations under the internal revenue code. Certain proposals are ineligible for funding, such as: annual funds, galas, or other special event fundraising activities; sectarian...
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- $15,000 to Puyallup Valley St Francis House, Puyallup: General operating
- $15,000 to Tacoma Urban League, Tacoma: General operating
- $15,000 to Hopesparks, Tacoma: General operating
How to apply: Applications should be submitted using our application form
Restrictions: Yes, see our application form
The Avista Foundation
- $10,000 to Ywca Spokane, Spokane: Women of Achievement Award
- $5,000 to Spokane Eastside Reunion Association, Spokane: Fresh Soul Youth Job Training
- $4,000 to Active4youth, Spokane: Busses for Free Cross Country Program
How to apply: The filing names a contact. Use the filings link above.
Deadlines: Various
Restrictions: The Avista Foundation a community investment program of Avista Corporation provides funding to non-profit organizations addressing the needs of communities and citizens served by Avista Utilities in Eastern Washington Northern Idaho...
Woodworth Family Foundation
- $100,000 to Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center, Tacoma: Operations
- $20,000 to Tacoma Community House, Tacoma: Uniting communities capital building campaign
- $15,000 to Puyallup Food Bank, Puyallup: General operations for food
How to apply: Applicants should submit a letter of inquiry-- see website for details.
Deadlines: No submission deadlines
Restrictions: Must be a 501(c)(3) to apply.
First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation Inc
- $10,000 to Community Cancer Fund, Spokane: General Operating Support
- $10,000 to Rayce Rudeen Foundation, Liberty Lake: General Operating Support
- $10,000 to Dawn - Domestic Abuse Womens Network, Kent: General Operating Support
How to apply: Refer to Foundation website for online application.
Deadlines: Refer to Foundation website for online application.
Restrictions: The grants are intended to serve the communities of interest to First Interstate Bank.
Fred & Gretel Biel Charitable Trust
- $5,000 to Hopelink, Redmond: Unrestricted general
- $5,000 to Vine Maple Place, Maple Valley: Unrestricted general
- $5,000 to Westside Baby, Seattle: Unrestricted general
How to apply: See bank of america philanthropic website
Deadlines: May 1
Restrictions: Only 501 c (3) organizations whose purpose is to feed, clothe, and otherwise assist poor people and their families
Wilkins Charitable Foundation
- $5,000 to Veteran Rites Inc, Tacoma: Support healing for women
- $5,000 to Vision House, Renton: Unrestricted general
- $5,000 to Westside Baby, Seattle: Provide basics for children
How to apply: Forms available at bank of america philanthropic website
Restrictions: See philanthropic website
Hazel Miller Foundation
- $25,000 to Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds: Financial assistance
- $20,000 to Washington Kids in Transition, Lynnwood: Financial assistance
- $10,000 to Anything Helps, Seattle: Financial assistance
How to apply: The filing names a contact. Use the filings link above.
Deadlines: Grant applications will be accepted at any time and will be evaluated on a quarterly basis.
Restrictions: See foundation website at: http://hazelmillerfoundation.org/apply-for-a-grant/
The Russell Family Foundation
- $25,000 to Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish, Gig Harbor: General operating support
- $8,000 to Food Backpacks 4 Kids, Gig Harbor: General operating support
- $5,000 to Food Backpacks 4 Kids, Gig Harbor: General operating support
How to apply: Letters of inquiry are received through an online grant making program (foundant technologies) that is accessed through the trff website and may be invited to submit full proposals. The information and materials requested vary for each program but typically include project...
Deadlines: Grant cycle deadlines may be accessed on the trff website.
Restrictions: Employee matching gifts and discretionary grants must be given to a nonprofit 501(c)(3) or completed through expenditure responsibility if it is for a charitable purpose.
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation
- $5,000 to Family Promise of Grays Harbor, Aberdeen: Human services
- $5,000 to Hoff Foundation, Everett: Human services
- $5,000 to Families Unlimited Network, University Place: Human services
How to apply: See grant application guidelines at www.schulzefamilyfoundation.org
Deadlines: See grant application guidelines at www.schulzefamilyfoundation.org
Restrictions: See grant application guidelines at www.schulzefamilyfoundation.org
R & H Rosen Family Foundation
- $50,000 to Jewish Family Service, Seattle: Annual operating fund
- $25,000 to Jewish Family Service, Seattle: Older adult services care for holocaust survivors
- $25,000 to Jewish Family Service, Seattle: Countering anti-semitism
How to apply: There is no prescribed form. Applications should include a description of the organization, its mission and how it is carried out; current and prior year financial data, and current and future year budget. Applicants must demonstrate 501(c)(3) status.
Deadlines: Applications can be made any time. The grants are generally determined by nov of the preceding year.
Restrictions: Recipients must further the primary purpose of the organization which include providing for the religious, scientific, cultural and charitable needs of jewish organizations and their constituents, as well as to other organizations which...
The Allstate Foundation
- $50,000 to Abused Deaf Womens Advocacy Services, Seattle: Supporting deaf and deafblind survivors
- $10,000 to Ampowering, Redmond: Helping hands group grants
- $5,000 to Abused Deaf Womens Advocacy Services, Seattle: 2024 social media education and awareness campaign
How to apply: Letter of proposal
Deadlines: Proposal reviewed as received
Restrictions: Must be within the united states
The Kroger Co Foundation
- $20,000 to Vine Maple Place, Maple Valley: Organization's charitable purpose
- $12,000 to Puyallup Food Bank, Puyallup: Organization's charitable purpose
- $5,000 to Central Kitsap Food Backpacks 4 Kids, Bremerton: Organization's charitable purpose
How to apply: All grant requests must be submitted through the versaic grants management platform located at thekrogerco.versaic.com/login. Grant requests include information related to the organization and it's charitable purpose and details related to the request.
Deadlines: Grants are processed quarterly with application deadlines in january, april, july, and october.
Restrictions: Grants are only approved to 501(c)(3) organizations
Kawabe Memorial Fund
- $8,000 to Asian Counseling & Referral Service, Seattle: Food bank, nutrition &
- $4,500 to Sound Generations, Seattle: Food assistance for older
- $4,000 to Elderwise, Seattle: Unrestricted general
How to apply: There is no letter of inquiry or preapplication phase. If your project fits the guidelines, submit a proposal providing the following 1) organization name and address, contact person & phone number
Deadlines: Grant requests are reviewed quarterly. Applicants will be notified by mail of committee's funding de
Restrictions: Grants will be awarded in the following three catagories: 1) human services - general operating and project support for institutions & social service agencies devoted to the care of
Wyman Youth Trust
- $5,000 to Generations With Pride, Seattle: Social & health
- $3,500 to Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds: Art culture
- $2,500 to Summit Community Center, Seattle: Civic
How to apply: Letter of proposal with description and history of the organization description of project and financial need information on board of trustees and directors annual operating budget applications accepted by mail only
Deadlines: June 15 arts and culture, december 1 social health service, sept 15 civic education
Restrictions: Not for profit organization with proof of 501(c)3 status
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