Jerry H Walton Foundation
Invitation OnlySedro Woolley, Washington · EIN 45-3144785 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$358K
Organizations funded30
Typical grant$12,000
Total assets$11.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $8,000 and $15,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
0% of grants went outside Washington.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham Food Bank | Bellingham, WA | To purchase healthy food and essentials for food bank families. | $20,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Whatcom County | Bellingham, WA | To support a critical facility upgrade at their kids' world childcare center located on northwest avenue. | $20,000 |
| Skagit Valley Family YMCA | Mount Vernon, WA | To support the skagit y's sedro-woolley rec center remodel. | $20,000 |
| Brigid Collins | Bellingham, WA | To support crime victim services to children and non-offending family members. | $15,000 |
| Community Action of Skagit County | Mount Vernon, WA | To provide comprehensive human services to low-income and under-resourced individuals and families in skagit county. | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity in Whatcom County | Bellingham, WA | For down payment assistance to the lowest income level eligible families in the program. | $15,000 |
| Helping Hands Food Bank | Sedro Woolley, WA | To provide food, non-food essentials, job-skills training, and other service programs to people in need. | $15,000 |
| Lydia Place | Bellingham, WA | To provide essential housing and wraparound services for families with children experiencing or at risk of homelessness. | $15,000 |
| Northwest Youth Services | Bellingham, WA | Prevention of youth homelessness. | $15,000 |
| Skagit Dvsas | Mount Vernon, WA | To continue and expand vital services for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors and their children. | $15,000 |
| Skagit Friendship House | Mount Vernon, WA | To sustain and strengthen their women and children's shelter. | $15,000 |
| Skagit Habitat for Humanity | Mount Vernon, WA | For capacity building and general operations. | $15,000 |
| Skookum Kids | Bellingham, WA | To provide funding for their emergency shelter for children entering foster care. | $13,000 |
| Children of the Valley | Mount Vernon, WA | To provide a safe, compassionate, and enriching after-school program for at-risk, low-income children throughout the valley. | $12,000 |
| Whatcom Family YMCA | Bellingham, WA | To support vital youth programming for teens in whatcom county and to ensure their accessibility for all families. | $12,000 |
| Wild Bird Charity | Bellingham, WA | Support for the weekend food bag program for children experiencing food insecurity in whatcom county. | $12,000 |
| Anacortes Family Center | Anacortes, WA | To serve homeless women, children, & families in crisis by providing shelter in addition to comprehensive transformational services. | $10,000 |
| Angels for Angels | Seattle, WA | To support the welcome home project to address the urgent and ongoing challenges of housing instability, poverty, and social disconnection… | $10,000 |
| Blue Skies for Children | Bellingham, WA | To support enrichment and provide essential items for homeless, low-income, and foster youth. | $10,000 |
| Road2home | Bellingham, WA | To address housing instability. | $10,000 |
| Secret Harbor | Burlington, WA | Provide skilled mental health services to kids, which aren't covered by state reimbursements for the basic care of foster children. | $10,000 |
| Skagit Valley College Foundation | Mount Vernon, WA | Support for the head start & eceap program for low-income families. | $10,000 |
| Camp Korey | Mount Vernon, WA | Support camp programs for children with serious medical conditions and their families. | $8,000 |
| Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center | Bellingham, WA | To help young people, particularly those who are most vulnerable, through conflict prevention and intervention. | $8,000 |
| Family Promise of Skagit Valley | Sedro Woolley, WA | To provide stable, transitional housing for families in need. | $7,500 |
| Washington Vocational Services | Everett, WA | To support the adult transition to independence center for young adults with disabilities. | $7,500 |
| Whatcom Center for Early Learning | Bellingham, WA | To work with families with children ages 0-3 years who have developmental delays and disabilities. | $7,500 |
| Skagit Community Foundation | Mount Vernon, WA | To support the disaster relief fund | $5,000 |
| Whatcom Community Foundation | Bellingham, WA | Support for resilience fund - disaster relief. | $5,000 |
| Wild Whatcom | Bellingham, WA | To alleviate access barriers for youth participants in their outdoor weekend and summer camp programs. | $5,000 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Action of Skagit County | Mount Vernon, WA | To provide comprehensive human services to low-income and under-resourced individuals and families in skagit county. | $20,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity in Whatcom County | Bellingham, WA | For down payment assistance to the lowest income level eligible families in the program. | $15,000 |
| Youthnet | Mount Vernon, WA | To serve young people navigating foster care, homelessness, and other challenges. | $12,500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $357,500 | 33 |
| 2024 | $290,000 | 32 |
| 2023 | $292,500 | 28 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 14, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202621349349102407
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 45-3144785
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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