Community Development grants for nonprofits in Washington
275 private foundations reported 834 community development grants to organizations in Washington on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $54.8M in all. 129 of them are based in Washington.
Foundations275
Grants on record834
Total granted$54.8M
Their typical grant$10,000
Foundations that fund community development in Washington
20 of the 275: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of community development grants to Washington organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Confederated Lower Chinook Tribes and Bands, Bay Center - General support$1,507
- Bellingham Makerspace, Bellingham - General support$570
- Ncwedd, Wenatchee - General support$483
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Ken Birdwell Foundation (Dba Magic Cabinet)
Bellevue, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Rvc Seattle, Seattle - Capacity building support$100,000
- Rvc Seattle, Seattle - Capacity building support$100,000
- Rvc Seattle, Seattle - Capacity building support$100,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Frolic Institute, Seattle - In support of neighborhood revitalization$500,000
- Seattle Foundation, Seattle - In support of neighborhood revitalization$500,000
- Seattle Foundation, Seattle - In support of neighborhood revitalization$450,000
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Gave $3.2M in 2024
Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation
Lake Oswego, OR · latest return: tax year 2024- African Community Housing & Development, Seatac - Funds will support ACHD's holistic work supporting the African Diaspora immigrant and refugee community,…$15,000
- Spokane Area Workforce Development Council, Spokane - Operations and programming across the WorkSource Spokane campus$15,000
- Tacoma Urban League, Tacoma - Black Empowerment Center - Small Business Support Initiative$7,000
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Gave $4.2M in 2024
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd
Providence, RI · latest return: tax year 2024- Wear Blue Run to Remember, Dupont - General support to civic agency$15,000
- World Vision, Federal Way - Matching gift to civic agency$8,014
- World Vision Inc, Federal Way - Matching gift to civic agency$4,801
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Junior Achievement of Washington, Auburn - International economic development$2,500
- Maple Valley Rotary Foundation, Maple Valley - Community improvement, capacity building$760
- Castle Rock Community Development Alliance, Castle Rock - Community improvement, capacity building$500
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Gave $2.2M in 2025
The Avista Foundation
Spokane, WA · latest return: tax year 2025- Spokane Area Business Foundation, Spokane - Support the Safe & Healthy Spokane Taskforce$50,000
- Spokane Area Business Foundation, Spokane - Support the Safe & Healthy Spokane Taskforce$50,000
- Gonzaga University, Spokane - Opportunity NE Resident Leadership & Workforce Development Program$20,000
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Gave $1.2M in 2024
The Gap Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Cocoon House, Everett - For civic & community engagement$1,350
- Helping Hand House, Puyallup - For civic & community engagement$500
- Greater Metro Parks Foundation, Tacoma - For civic & community engagement$250
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Gave $42.6M in 2024
The Satterberg Foundation Inc
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Economic Opportunity Institute, Seattle - General operating support$125,000
- Interim Community Development Assoc, Seattle - General operating support$125,000
- Teamchild, Seattle - General operating support$125,000
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Medina Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2025- Metropolitan Development Council, Tacoma - General operating$40,000
- Seashare, Bainbridge Island - General operating$40,000
- Technology Access Foundation, Seattle - General operating$40,000
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Gave $56.5M in 2024
The Norcliffe Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Teamchild, Seattle - General operating$50,000
- Shared Spaces Foundation, Tukwila - Community kitchen and kellogg island$40,000
- 501 Commons, Seattle - General operating$20,000
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Gave $19.3M in 2024
Wilburforce Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Together Rising As an Environmental Community, Seattle - Environmental - general support 2024$800,000
- Together Rising As an Environmental Community, Seattle - Environmental - general support 2024$800,000
- Together Rising As an Environmental Community, Seattle - Environmental - general support 2024$800,000
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Alliance for a Just Society, Seattle - Core support for native organizers alliance and project support for institutional strengthening$515,000
- Momsrising Education Fund, Bellevue - Core support for the maternal justice program to broaden the base of support for reproductive rights and…$200,000
- Rural Development Institute, Seattle - General support$200,000
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Gave $303.9M in 2024
W K Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Alliance for a Just Society, Seattle - Promise of an Equitable Future$525,000
- Alliance for a Just Society, Seattle - Health and Health Equity$200,000
- Alliance for a Just Society, Seattle - Promise of an Equitable Future$110,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Nourishing Networks Central, Bellevue - Matching gifts$100
- Beck's Place, Monroe - Volunteer program$100
- Phinney Neighborhood Association, Seattle - Volunteer program$50
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Friends of Seattle Waterfront, Seattle - Community engagement grantmaking$5,000,000
- Interim Community Development Association, Seattle - Community engagement grantmaking$250,000
- White Center Community Development Association, Seattle - Community engagement grantmaking$150,000
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Gave $116.6M in 2024
M J Murdock Charitable Trust
Vancouver, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Friends of Seattle Waterfront, Seattle - Downtown shoreline construction$1,000,000
- Leadership Foundations, Tacoma - New program staff$227,000
- Washington Nonprofits, Seattle - Special track for nonprofit support organizations$125,000
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- The GSBA Foundation, Seattle - Small Business Support$50,000
- Career Path Services Employment & Training, Spokane - Career Path Services Workforce Development Expansion$40,000
- Goodwill of the Olympics & Rainier Region, Tacoma - Goodwill Veterans Workforce Readiness Initiative$40,000
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Allen Family Philanthropies
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Friends of Seattle Waterfront, Seattle - To support cultural programming at waterfront park$1,518,612
- Rhizome Action Network Inc, Seattle - To support civic service fellowship: washington state pilot$189,200
- Southeast Effective Development, Seattle - To support building the future of cam$75,000
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Gave $185.4M in 2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Alliance for a Just Society, Seattle - Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation$600,000
- National Urban Indian Family Coalition, Seattle - Strengthening civic engagement$350,000
- Shared Spaces Foundation, Tukwila - Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels$50,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Washington organizations that received community development grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Technology Access Foundation Seattle | 5 | $166,751 |
| Alliance for a Just Society Seattle | 4 | $2,280,000 |
| Teamchild Seattle | 4 | $175,821 |
| Friends of Seattle Waterfront Seattle | 3 | $7,518,612 |
| Interim Community Development Association Seattle | 3 | $375,112 |
| Leadership Foundations Tacoma | 3 | $293,538 |
| Seashare Bainbridge Island | 3 | $63,866 |
| 501 Commons Seattle | 3 | $50,091 |
| Pike Place Market Foundation Seattle | 3 | $37,155 |
| Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship Tukwila | 3 | $16,200 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Washington that we classify as community development, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 275 foundations, 105 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.