Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
Historical FunderMissoula, Montana · EIN 36-3606913 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$50M
Organizations funded547
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$1.1B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $20,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | DENNIS PHYLLIS WASHINGTON FOUNDATIO |
|---|---|
| Address | PO BOX 16630, MISSOULA MT 598086630 |
| Phone | 4065231300 |
| Form and materials | GRANT APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE APPLICATION FOUND AT WWW.DPWFOUNDATION.ORG. |
| Deadlines | GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED ON A ROLLING BASIS, WITH DECISIONS GENERALLY MADE WITHIN 90 DAYS. |
| Restrictions | GENERALLY LIMITED TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING IN GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS IN WHICH THE WASHINGTON COMPANIES OPERATE. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
15% of grants went outside Montana.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Montana - Montana Historical Society | Helena, MT | Montana heritage center | $5,000,000 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation | Rancho Mirage, CA | Cardiac and vascular institute building construction | $5,000,000 |
| State of Montana - Montana Historical Society | Helena, MT | Montana heritage center | $5,000,000 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation | Rancho Mirage, CA | Fourth floor of the washington family center specialty clinics building | $5,000,000 |
| Horatio Alger Association of Canada | Toronto, CA | Horatio alger vocational & technical education scholarship program | $5,000,000 |
| University of Montana Foundation | Missoula, MT | Pjw college of education scholars program and institute for positive education | $3,690,000 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation | Rancho Mirage, CA | Washington family health center 2 | $2,500,000 |
| Camosun College Foundation | Victoria, CA | The camosun trades training centre with indigenous first building focus | $1,301,475 |
| Xavier College Preparatory High School | Palm Desert, CA | New field project - grant | $1,250,000 |
| Young Life - Wfr | Antelope, OR | Muddy road | $1,109,821 |
| David Foster Foundation the | Los Angeles, CA | General operations | $1,000,000 |
| University of Montana Foundation - 21St Century Teaching & Learning Initiat | Missoula, MT | 21C-360 | $800,000 |
| University of Montana Foundation - Edready | Missoula, MT | Expansion of edready montana - mathematics and english remediation and skill readiness for students | $700,000 |
| Washington Kids Foundation | North Vancouver, CA | 2024 operational and programmatic support - Q2 | $568,342 |
| Washington Kids Foundation | North Vancouver, CA | 2024 operational and programmatic support - Q1 | $502,830 |
| Mountain Home Montana Inc | Missoula, MT | Opening another door to brighter futures: hillside, a capital campaign for women and children | $500,000 |
| Horatio Alger Association | Alexandria, VA | Educational fund contribution | $500,000 |
| Education Design Lab | Washington, DC | Scaling learner opportunity and economic growth across montana | $500,000 |
| Young Life - Wfr | Antelope, OR | Muddy road | $500,000 |
| Greater Missoula Family YMCA | Missoula, MT | Mike halligan aquatics center | $500,000 |
| Bcit Foundation | Burnaby, CA | The dennis & phyllis washington trades foundation for youth program - building futures together initiative | $461,761 |
| Montana Pediatrics | Missoula, MT | Montana pediatrics after hours expansion | $365,000 |
| Washington Kids Foundation | North Vancouver, CA | 2024 operational and programmatic support - Q4 | $304,984 |
| Washington Kids Foundation | North Vancouver, CA | 2024 operational and programmatic support - Q3 | $299,783 |
| Park County Community Foundation | Livingston, MT | Park county community nonprofit investments | $250,000 |
| Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education | Helena, MT | Montana's future at work | $200,000 |
| Challenge Aspen | Snowmass Village, CO | In honor of jim crown | $187,500 |
| Montana Tech Foundation - Scholarships | Butte, MT | Rolin erickson montana resources opportunity scholarship | $180,000 |
| Treasure State Foundation | Helena, MT | Imagination library - montana | $175,000 |
| Cwb Welding Foundation (Fka Cwa Foundation) | Milton, CA | Building skilled trades and technology-based career possibilities through education, innovation and collaboration | $147,254 |
| Horatio Alger Association | Alexandria, VA | College of idaho scholarship | $120,000 |
| Sarah Mclachlan School of Music Society | Vancouver, CA | Teaching artists at som | $112,820 |
| Mainstreet Uptown Butte | Butte, MT | 2024 - 2026 montana folk festival | $100,000 |
| Special Olympics Montana | Great Falls, MT | 2024-2026 state summer games | $100,000 |
| Butte Rescue Mission | Butte, MT | Center of hope renovation | $100,000 |
| Mainstreet Uptown Butte | Butte, MT | 2024 - 2026 montana folk festival | $100,000 |
| Code Girls United | Kalispell, MT | Code girls united after school coding program | $80,000 |
| Mct Inc | Missoula, MT | Mentoring montana youth through theater participation: touring with the missoula children's theatre | $75,000 |
| Child Bridge | Bigfork, MT | Trauma-Informed parent coaching for foster families who care for abused and neglected children | $75,000 |
| East End Boys Club Society | Burnaby, CA | East end boys club society | $72,425 |
| Power to Be | Victoria, CA | Power to be programs 2022-2024 | $70,503 |
| Spark Arts Ignite Learning | Missoula, MT | Supporting a comprehensive arts education ecosystem in mcps | $70,000 |
| Great Falls Symphony | Great Falls, MT | Support youth programs for a sustainable future | $60,000 |
| Washington Kids Foundation | North Vancouver, CA | Start up costs for cotquitlam centre | $55,270 |
| Montana World Affairs Council | Missoula, MT | Global education initiatives for montana classrooms and communities | $55,000 |
| Equitable Giving Circle | Portland, OR | Csa program | $50,000 |
| Montana Meth Project | Missoula, MT | Montana meth project - 2024 meth and fentanyl prevention program | $50,000 |
| Butte Family YMCA | Butte, MT | Active teens 2023 - 2025 | $50,000 |
| Montana Food Bank Network Inc | Missoula, MT | Mfbn child nutrition programs | $50,000 |
| Young Life - Scholarships and Operations | Missoula, MT | Af91: mountain west young life move the mountains part 2 | $50,000 |
| Salvation Army - Butte | Butte, MT | Case management offering connection for butte families. | $50,000 |
| Gallatin Valley YMCA Inc | Bozeman, MT | Camp gold rush for the gallatin valley YMCA inc | $40,000 |
| Family Tree Center | Billings, MT | Family tree nurturing center universal home visiting program | $40,000 |
| Leadership Montana | Bozeman, MT | Leadership montana curriculum | $40,000 |
| Vancouver Opera Association | Vancouver, CA | Vancouver operas education outreach programs | $36,723 |
| Covenant House Vancouver | Vancouver, CA | Rights of passage program | $36,019 |
| Intermountain Deaconess Children's Services | Helena, MT | Bozeman therapeutic education services (tes) summer program | $35,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Richland County | Sidney, MT | Out-Of-School time socio-emotional learning program | $35,000 |
| Washington Kids Foundation | North Vancouver, CA | New vehicle for victoria operations | $34,691 |
| American National Red Cross | Great Falls, MT | Tribal and rural disaster resiliency program | $30,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 547 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation | Rancho Mirage, CA | Cardiac and vascular institute building construction | $15,000,000 |
| University of Montana Foundation | Missoula, MT | Missoula college diesel program | $5,760,000 |
| Camosun College Foundation | Victoria, | The camosun trades training centre with indigenous first building focus | $2,442,368 |
| Mountain Home Montana Inc | Missoula, MT | Opening another door to brighter futures: hillside, a capital campaign for women and children | $500,000 |
| Cwb Welding Foundation (Fka Cwa Foundation) | Milton, | Building skilled trades and technology-based career possibilities through education, innovation and collaboration | $208,749 |
| Child Bridge | Bigfork, MT | Trauma-Informed parent coaching for foster families who care for abused and neglected children | $150,000 |
| Montana World Affairs Council | Missoula, MT | Scholarships for academic worldquest | $110,000 |
| Montana Tech Foundation | Butte, MT | Scholarships for butte vocational training at highlands college | $105,000 |
| Butte Rescue Mission | Butte, MT | Center of hope renovation | $100,000 |
| Leadership Montana | Bozeman, MT | Leadership montana curriculum | $80,000 |
| Montana Food Bank Network Inc | Missoula, MT | Mfbn child nutrition programs | $70,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Missoula County | Missoula, MT | 2023 winter play match | $60,000 |
| American National Red Cross | Great Falls, MT | Tribal and rural disaster resiliency program | $60,000 |
| Montana Nonprofit Association | Helena, MT | Engage montana: nonprofits as catalytic forces for community volunteerism | $60,000 |
| Greater Missoula Family YMCA | Missoula, MT | 2024 youth project | $60,000 |
| Montana Meth Project | Missoula, MT | Montana meth project - 2024 meth and fentanyl prevention program | $50,000 |
| Montana Court Appointed Special Advocates (Dba Casa of Missoula Inc) | Missoula, MT | An advocate for every child | $40,000 |
| Friends of the Children - Montana | Missoula, MT | Educational and behavioral health support for youth through long-term professional mentoring | $40,000 |
| Young Life of Canada | Blaine, WA | Vancouver island fondo | $40,000 |
| Big Sky Film Institute | Missoula, MT | Big sky film institute youth education programs | $40,000 |
| Home Resource | Missoula, MT | Youth development: future green careers | $40,000 |
| Empowermt | Missoula, MT | Empowermt's youth leadership pathway | $40,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butte Silver Bow Inc | Butte, MT | 2024 operating support | $40,000 |
| Great Falls Community Food Bank | Great Falls, MT | Backpacks4kids | $35,000 |
| Haven | Bozeman, MT | Supporting survivors and reducing the incidence of domestic violence in gallatin county montana | $30,000 |
| Horses Spirits Healing Inc | Billings, MT | Equine assisted services addressing special needs of veterans and their family members | $30,000 |
| Friends of the British Columbia Cancer Foundation US | Tumwater, WA | Childhood cancer research at bc cancer: uncovering more effective strategies to target metastatic disease | $30,000 |
| Cohesion Dance Project | Helena, MT | Community movement and arts expansion project | $20,000 |
| Montana State University Foundation Inc | Bozeman, MT | Dental care for uninsured preschool children on montana tribal reservations | $20,000 |
| The Montana Actors' Theatre | Havre, MT | Mat youth education program | $20,000 |
| Alpine Artisans Inc | Seeley Lake, MT | Alpine artisans arts enrichment in the seeley-swan and blackfoot valleys | $20,000 |
| Central Montana Childcare Alliance | Lewistown, MT | Increasing childcare options in central montana | $20,000 |
| Community Leadership & Development Inc | Billings, MT | Youth works -- a leadership & character development program for youth in south billings | $20,000 |
| Regional Access Mobility Program of Montana Inc | Missoula, MT | Ada-Compliant aluminum ramps for residential access | $20,000 |
| Senior Mobile Home Repair Program | Kalispell, MT | Senior mobile home repair program | $20,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Yellowstone County | Billings, MT | Trauma- informed environments | $20,000 |
| Montana Youth Diabetes Alliance | Columbia Falls, MT | Montana youth diabetes alliance | $20,000 |
| The Momentum Group Dba Create Common Good | Meridian, ID | Workforce development in food service | $15,000 |
| The Nurturing Center | Kalispell, MT | Child care scholarship opportunities | $15,000 |
| Bozeman Art Museum | Bozeman, MT | Program support for the bozeman art museum | $15,000 |
| Giraffe Laugh | Garden City, ID | Expanding access to early childhood education for generational change. | $12,000 |
| Sacajawea Elementary Inclusive Playground Project | Great Falls, MT | Sacajawea elementary school inclusive playground project - for children of all abilities | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lewistown | Lewistown, MT | Finding your place in space and how it relates | $10,000 |
| Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence | Hailey, ID | Thrive kids early learning and child care scholarships | $10,000 |
| Moving Mountains Foundation | Missoula, MT | Pediatric skilled service delivery and educational programming project | $10,000 |
| The Clay Studio of Missoula | Missoula, MT | Clay studio after school program | $10,000 |
| North Valley Music School | Whitefish, MT | Scholarships | $10,000 |
| Helena Symphony | Helena, MT | Intrepid credit union symphony under the stars | $10,000 |
| Big Timber After School Club | Big Timber, MT | Enrichment and health opportunities | $10,000 |
| Positivity Outward | Sherman Oaks, CA | Expansion of positivity outward mentoring app to native youth and first-generation college students | $10,000 |
| National Inclusion Project Inc | Research Triangle Park, NC | Inclusivity training for recreational professionals | $10,000 |
| Butte Community Fitness Foundation - Snflinga | Butte, MT | Snoflinga winter festival 2025 and 2026 | $10,000 |
| Mile High Nordic Ski Education Foundation | Butte, MT | Elementary school learn to ski program | $7,500 |
| Mission Valley Live | Polson, MT | Performing arts education for students and seniors | $6,000 |
| Missoula Writing Collaborative | Missoula, MT | Creative writing in title 1 missoula schools | $5,000 |
| Our Kids | Libby, MT | Christmas holiday toys and needs | $5,000 |
| American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland Northwest | Spokane, WA | Peer-To-Peer support programs | $2,500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $50,004,658 | 604 |
| 2023 | $47,892,018 | 638 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 15, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533199349100113
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-3606913
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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