Wilburforce Foundation
Historical FunderSeattle, Washington · EIN 94-3137894 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$19.3M
Organizations funded225
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$153.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $40,000 and $110,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | WILBURFORCE FOUNDATION |
|---|---|
| Address | 2034 NE 56TH ST STE 300, SEATTLE WA 98107 |
| Phone | 2066322325 |
| Form and materials | SEE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AT WILBURFORCE.ORG FOR GRANT GUIDELINES |
| Deadlines | SEE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AT WILBURFORCE.ORG FOR GRANT GUIDELINES |
| Restrictions | SEE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AT WILBURFORCE.ORG FOR GRANT GUIDELINES |
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
91% of grants went outside Washington.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Together Rising As an Environmental Community | Seattle, WA | Environmental - general support 2024 | $800,000 |
| Together Rising As an Environmental Community | Seattle, WA | Environmental - general support 2024 | $800,000 |
| Together Rising As an Environmental Community | Seattle, WA | Environmental - general support 2024 | $800,000 |
| Makeway Foundation | Vancouver, CA | Environmental - wilburforce canadian conservation fund | $264,000 |
| Grand Canyon Trust | Flagstaff, AZ | Environmental - general support 2024 | $250,000 |
| Heart of the Rockies Initiative | Missoula, MT | Environmental - general support 2024 | $250,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Environmental - alaska venture fund | $250,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Environmental - salmonstate: transboundary conservation | $250,000 |
| Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative | Bozeman, MT | Environmental - general support 2024 | $250,000 |
| Wildlands Network | Salt Lake City, UT | Environmental - southwest crescent program 2024 | $240,000 |
| The Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | Environmental - community-based, landscape-scale conservation in the high divide and crown of the continent 2024 | $225,000 |
| The Governors of the University of Alberta | Edmonton, CA | Environmental - beacons project support 2024 | $210,000 |
| Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society | Ottawa, CA | Environmental - bc conservation opportunities | $200,000 |
| Coast Conservation Endowment Fund Foundation | Vancouver, CA | Environmental - great bear sea project finance for permanence | $200,000 |
| Sky Island Alliance | Tucson, AZ | Environmental - general support 2024 | $200,000 |
| Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society | Ottawa, CA | Environmental - land use planning in the yukon 2024 | $190,000 |
| The Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | Environmental - protecting americas arctic | $190,000 |
| Ecoadapt | Bainbridge Island, WA | Environmental - general operations and climate adaptation implementation support | $180,000 |
| Headwaters Economics | Bozeman, MT | Environmental - economics support for conservation | $180,000 |
| Wildsight | Kimberley, CA | Environmental - rocky and columbia mountains corridor 2024 | $175,000 |
| Compass Science Communication Inc | Clackamas, OR | Environmental - general support | $175,000 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | Environmental - transboundary crown conservation initiative 2024 | $175,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Environmental - salmonstate: tongass conservation | $175,000 |
| University of Montana Foundation | Missoula, MT | Environmental - transboundary rivers science and policy project 2024 | $175,000 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | Environmental - transboundary research scientist | $175,000 |
| Outdoor Alliance | Washington, DC | Environmental - general support | $160,000 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | Environmental - habitat connectivity in a changing climate, support for blueprint for a resilient cascadia | $160,000 |
| Wild Salmon Center | Portland, OR | Environmental - skeenawild conservation trust: skeena watershed conservation | $155,000 |
| Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska | Juneau, AK | Environmental - seacoast indigenous guardians network | $150,000 |
| Makeway Charitable Society | Vancouver, CA | Environmental - rainforest solutions implementation project and kwiakah first nation | $150,000 |
| Alaska Wilderness League | Washington, DC | Environmental - arctic defense campaign | $150,000 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | Environmental - coexistence with wildlife and mexican wolf recovery 2024 | $150,000 |
| Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources | Madison, WI | Environmental - crown of the continent institute | $150,000 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | Environmental - law and policy projects | $150,000 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | Environmental - law and policy projects | $150,000 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | Eugene, OR | Environmental - wilburforce strategic priorities for the nwsw region 2024 | $150,000 |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | Environmental - tongass conservation | $140,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | Environmental - promoting structural changes in government decisionmaking to safeguard our democracy, public health, and the environment | $140,000 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | Environmental - a climate vulnerability assessment framework for data-poor species | $140,000 |
| Simon Fraser University | Burnaby, CA | Environmental - taku to transboundary: collaborative science to advance watershed resilience | $135,000 |
| Sitka Conservation Society | Sitka, AK | Environmental - general support | $135,000 |
| Boise State University | Boise, ID | Environmental - social and ecological connectivity | $130,000 |
| Conservation Science Partners | Truckee, CA | Environmental - developing innovative science capacity for conservation 2024/25 | $130,000 |
| Resource Media | Beaverton, OR | Environmental - multicultural communications capacity building | $130,000 |
| Friends of Nevada Wilderness | Reno, NV | Environmental - general support 2024 | $125,000 |
| Sageland Collaborative | Salt Lake City, UT | Environmental - general support 2024 | $125,000 |
| The Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | Environmental - blm public lands rule: defense and implementation | $125,000 |
| Sustainability Network | Toronto, CA | Environmental - vision2030: building canadian engo capacity for a greener future | $120,000 |
| Raincoast Conservation Foundation | Sidney, CA | Environmental - protecting wildlife in the great bear rainforest | $120,000 |
| Conservation Lands Foundation | Durango, CO | Environmental - growing an inclusive and equitable community-based conservation movement in the southwest crescent 2024 | $120,000 |
| Conservation Science Partners | Truckee, CA | Environmental - analytics lab initiative 2024 | $120,000 |
| Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center | Ashland, OR | Environmental - general support 2024 | $120,000 |
| Outdoor Alliance | Washington, DC | Environmental - general support | $120,000 |
| Spruce Root | Juneau, AK | Environmental - tongass planning and strategic communications | $120,000 |
| Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project | Las Cruces, NM | Environmental - general support 2024 | $115,000 |
| West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation | Vancouver, CA | Environmental - legal support and learning network for indigenous protected and conserved areas | $110,000 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition | Bozeman, MT | Environmental - general support 2024 | $110,000 |
| Idaho Conservation League | Boise, ID | Environmental - protecting idaho's y2y region 2024 | $110,000 |
| The Institute for New Economics Public Interest Research Association | Victoria, CA | Environmental - skeena watershed conservation coalition: ipca support for the skeena watershed | $105,000 |
| Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative | Bozeman, MT | Environmental - science capacity at y2y | $105,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 225 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19,341,000 | 225 |
| 2023 | $20,174,250 | 227 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533189349103843
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-3137894
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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