Medina Foundation

Invitation Only

Seattle, Washington · EIN 91-0745225 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2025)$8.9M

Organizations funded238

Typical grant$25,000

Total assets$117.1M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $15,000 and $35,000.

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.

Human Services53
Children & Youth32
Education27
Housing12
Community Development9
Mental Health8

Where it gives

4% of grants went outside Washington.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
The Seattle Foundation	Seattle, WA	General operating	$2,700,000
Friends of the Children Seattle	Seattle, WA	Emergency funding request	$150,000
Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (Cie)	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$75,000
Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (Cie)	Seattle, WA	General operating	$75,000
Chief Seattle Club	Seattle, WA	Honorary grant	$75,000
Renton Regional Community Foundation	Renton, WA	Honorary grant	$75,000
Foundation for Tacoma Students	Tacoma, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$60,000
Rural Development Initiatives	Coburg, OR	Capacity building in clallam county	$60,000
Wellspring Family Services	Seattle, WA	General operating	$55,000
Boyer Children's Clinic	Seattle, WA	General operating	$50,000
Farestart	Seattle, WA	General operating	$50,000
Food Lifeline	Seattle, WA	General operating	$50,000
Friends of Youth	Kirkland, WA	General operating	$50,000
Kindering	Bellevue, WA	General operating	$50,000
Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center	Tacoma, WA	The next chapter of community care (general operating)	$50,000
National Scouting America Council	Irving, TX	Honorary grant	$50,000
Neighborhood House	Seattle, WA	General operating	$50,000
Northwest Harvest	Seattle, WA	General operating	$50,000
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project	Seattle, WA	Honorary grant	$50,000
Rainier Scholars	Seattle, WA	General operating	$50,000
Step by Step Family Support Center	Milton, WA	Step by step's early learning center	$50,000
Treehouse	Seattle, WA	General operating	$50,000
Vine Maple Place	Maple Valley, WA	General operating	$45,000
Vision House	Renton, WA	General operating	$45,000
Volunteers of America Western Washington	Everett, WA	The village at sky valley	$45,000
Akin (Children's Home Society of Washington)	Seattle, WA	General operating	$40,000
Alternatives to Hunger Dba Bellingham Food Bank	Bellingham, WA	General operating	$40,000
Bayside Housing & Services	Port Hadlock, WA	General operating	$40,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound	Bellevue, WA	General operating	$40,000
Bike Works Seattle	Seattle, WA	Impact initiative	$40,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County	Mount Vernon, WA	General operations	$40,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound	Tacoma, WA	General operating	$40,000
Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (Cie)	Seattle, WA	Impact initiative	$40,000
Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (Cie)	Seattle, WA	Impact initiative	$40,000
College Success Foundation	Bellevue, WA	Honorary grant	$40,000
Community Action of Skagit County	Mount Vernon, WA	General operating	$40,000
El Centro de LA Raza	Seattle, WA	General operating	$40,000
Enterprise for Equity	Olympia, WA	General operating	$40,000
Exodus Housing	Puyallup, WA	General operating	$40,000
First Step Family Support Center	Port Angeles, WA	General operating	$40,000
Grays Harbor Youth Works	Aberdeen, WA	Impact initiative	$40,000
Harvest Against Hunger	Seattle, WA	General operating	$40,000
Holly Ridge Center	Bremerton, WA	General operating	$40,000
Lutheran Community Services Nw	Seattle, WA	Everett community resource center	$40,000
Metropolitan Development Council	Tacoma, WA	General operating	$40,000
Mockingbird Society	Seattle, WA	General operating	$40,000
Multi-Service Center	Federal Way, WA	General operating	$40,000
New Beginnings	Seattle, WA	General operating	$40,000
New Horizons Ministries	Seattle, WA	General operating	$40,000
Olive Crest	Bellevue, WA	General operating	$40,000
Opportunity Council	Bellingham, WA	General operating	$40,000
Puget Sound Voyaging Societycommunity Boat Project	Nordland, WA	Impact initiative	$40,000
Safeplace	Olympia, WA	General operating	$40,000
Seashare	Bainbridge Island, WA	General operating	$40,000
Seattle Foundation	Seattle, WA	Neighbor to neighbor fund	$40,000
Summer Search Seattle	Tukwila, WA	General operating	$40,000
Technology Access Foundation	Seattle, WA	General operating	$40,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County	Olympia, WA	General operating	$35,000
Bridge Receiving Center	Seattle, WA	General operating	$35,000
Child Care Action Council of Thurston County	Olympia, WA	General operating	$35,000

Showing the 60 largest of 238 grants to organizations.

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant (project support)	$400,000
Amara	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$150,000
Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County	Tacoma, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$150,000
Farestart	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$150,000
Food Lifeline	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$150,000
Northwest Harvest	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$150,000
Treehouse	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$150,000
Cocoon House	Everett, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$135,000
Hopeworks Social Enterprises	Everett, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$135,000
Akin (Children's Home Society of Washington)	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$120,000
Alternatives to Hunger Dba Bellingham Food Bank	Bellingham, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$120,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound	Bellevue, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$120,000
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services of Whatcom County	Bellingham, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$120,000
El Centro de LA Raza	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$120,000
Friends of Youth	Kirkland, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$120,000
Harvest Against Hunger	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$120,000
Refugee Women's Alliance	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$120,000
Seashare	Bainbridge Island, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$120,000
Summer Search Seattle	Tukwila, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$120,000
The Mockingbird Society	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$120,000
Volunteers of America Western Washington	Everett, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant (community resource centers)	$120,000
Youthcare	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$120,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County	Olympia, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Child Care Action Council of Thurston County	Olympia, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Domestic Abuse Women's Network (Dawn)	Kent, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Emergency Food Network of Tacoma-Pierce County	Lakewood, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Friends of the Children Seattle	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Hopesparks	Tacoma, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Jumping Mouse Children's Center	Port Townsend, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Mary's Place	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Multi-Service Center	Federal Way, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
New Horizons Ministries	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Northwest Education Access (Formerly Seattle Education Access)	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Olive Crest	Bellevue, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Pike Place Market Foundation	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Rescue Mission	Tacoma, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Roots Young Adult Shelter	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Team Read	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
YWCA Pierce County	Tacoma, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$105,000
Housing Hope	Everett, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$100,000
Atlantic Street Center	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Boyer Children's Clinic	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County	Mount Vernon, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Byrd Barr Place	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Casa Latina	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Chief Seattle Club	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Child Advocacy Center of Snohomish County at Dawson Place	Everett, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Coastal Harvest	Hoquiam, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Connect Casino Road (Fiscal Sponsor Community Foundation of Snohomish Count	Everett, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant (general operating for connect casino road)	$90,000
Degrees of Change	Tacoma, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Family Education and Support Services	Tumwater, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
First Step Family Support Center	Port Angeles, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Friends of the Children Tacoma	Tacoma, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Garden Raised Bounty (Grub)	Olympia, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Helping Hand House	Puyallup, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Jubilee Women's Center	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Lifewire	Bellevue, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Lydia Place	Bellingham, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
New Beginnings	Seattle, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000
Northwest Youth Services	Bellingham, WA	Sunsetting - exit grant	$90,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$8,897,126	437
2024	$4,756,825	246
2023	$4,406,853	239
2021	$3,613,798	245

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Sep 17, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202602609349100020
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 91-0745225
Profile updated Nov 4, 2026

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