Food Assistance grants for nonprofits in Washington
269 private foundations reported 598 food assistance grants to organizations in Washington on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $30.7M in all. 136 of them are based in Washington.
Foundations that fund food assistance in Washington
20 of the 269: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of food assistance 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- Food Lifeline, Seattle - General support$2,147
- West Seattle Food Bank, Seattle - General support$1,516
- Thurston County Food Bank, Olympia - General support$1,000
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Gave $2.2M in 2025
The Avista Foundation
Spokane, WA · latest return: tax year 2025- Second Harvest Inland Northwest, Spokane - Toms Turkey Drive$15,490
- Second Harvest Inland Northwest, Spokane - Bite2Go 25 26$12,750
- Northwest Harvest, Seattle - Annual Food Pantry Donation$7,500
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Path, Seattle - Delivery of solutions to improve global health; empower women and girls; enterics, diagnostics, genomics &…$4,169,416
- University of Washington Foundation, Seattle - Empower women and girls; maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health$2,904,771
- Path, Seattle - Empower women and girls; maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health$2,500,000
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Gave $56.5M in 2024
The Norcliffe Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Vashon Maury Community Food Bank, Vashon - Community resource hub & new food bank$275,000
- Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank, North Bend - Building together: a community without hunger capital campaign$50,000
- Community Action of Skagit County, Mount Vernon - Feeding our community$25,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Second Harvest Inland Northwest, Spokane - Matching gifts$952
- Food Lifeline, Seattle - Matching gifts$300
- Food Lifeline, Seattle - Volunteer program$270
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Gave $50.6M in 2024
Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Teen Feed, Seattle - Teen feed meal program & operating support$45,000
- Second Harvest Inland Northwest, Spokane - Operating support$35,000
- Food Lifeline, Seattle - Operating support$30,000
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Gave $5M in 2025
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc
Billings, MT · latest return: tax year 2025- Spokane Edible Tree Project, Spokane - Neighbors Feeding Neighbors$25,000
- Second Harvest Inland Northwest, Spokane - Neighbors Feeding Neighbors$17,000
- South Beach Food Bank Services, Westport - Neighbors Feeding Neighbors$5,750
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Storehouse Food Bank, Woodinville - Food banks & pantries$2,500
- Emergency Food Network of Tacoma and Pierce County, Lakewood - Food, agriculture and nutrition$550
- Fields of Grace, Richland - Food, agriculture and nutrition$500
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Gave $3.2M in 2024
Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation
Lake Oswego, OR · latest return: tax year 2024- Chelan Valley Hope, Chelan - Terri's Pantry (Free food and hygiene items)$7,500
- Second Harvest Inland Northwest, Spokane - Feeding Communities Initiative$6,000
- Okanogan County Community Action Council Inc, Okanogan - Nutrition Program: Farm to Foodbank Project$6,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Ocean Shores Food Bank, Ocean Shores - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,000
- Second Harvest Inland Northwest, Spokane - Matching contribution (general operating support)$529
- West Seattle Food Bank, Seattle - Matching contribution (general operating support)$500
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Gave $4.8M in 2024
The Kroger Co Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · latest return: tax year 2024- Sumner Community Food Bank, Sumner - Organization's charitable purpose$25,000
- Food Lifeline, Seattle - Organization's charitable purpose$18,000
- West Seattle Food Bank, Seattle - Organization's charitable purpose$2,000
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Shell USA Company Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Miracle Food Network Inc, Ferndale$5,500
- Alternatives to Hunger, Bellingham$5,000
- Second Harvest Inland Northwest, Spokane$1,281
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Gave $12.1M in 2024
Schultz Family Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Food Lifeline, Seattle - Further charitable goals$100,000
- Backpack Brigade, Seattle - Further charitable goals$25,000
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Grousemont Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Food Lifeline, Seattle - General & unrestricted$50,000
- Food Lifeline, Seattle - Staff wellness support$50,000
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Medina Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2025- Food Lifeline, Seattle - General operating$50,000
- Project Feast, Kent - General operating$20,000
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Gave $20.5M in 2024
Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation
Wilsonville, OR · latest return: tax year 2024- Feest (Food Empowerment Education & Sustainability Team), Seattle - General operating (daffodil grant)$40,000
- Spokane Edible Tree Project, Spokane - General operating (sunflower grant)$5,000
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Gave $50M in 2024
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
Missoula, MT · latest return: tax year 2024- Backpack Brigade, Seattle - Food purchasing$10,000
- Spokane Valley Partners, Spokane Valley - Partners inland northwest food bank$10,000
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Gave $3.4M in 2024
International Paper Company Foundation
Memphis, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Multi-Service Center, Federal Way - Multi-Service center food banks$3,500
- Making a Difference Foundation, Tacoma - Eloise's cooking pot food bank delivery program$3,000
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Gave $1.9M in 2024
Analog Devices Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Edmonds Food Bank, Edmonds - General support$412
- Mukilteo Food Bank, Mukilteo - General support$103
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Wyncote Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Food Lifeline, Seattle - Support for ongoing programs$500,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Washington organizations that received food assistance grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Food Lifeline Seattle | 10 | $801,417 |
| Second Harvest Inland Northwest Spokane | 9 | $91,454 |
| West Seattle Food Bank Seattle | 6 | $54,216 |
| Backpack Brigade Seattle | 5 | $45,148 |
| Sumner Community Food Bank Sumner | 3 | $40,234 |
| Spokane Edible Tree Project Spokane | 3 | $30,529 |
| Miracle Food Network Ferndale | 3 | $20,522 |
| Hunger Intervention Program Seattle | 3 | $20,268 |
| Edmonds Food Bank Edmonds | 3 | $895 |
| Greenhouse Community Center Deer Park | 3 | $532 |
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 food assistance, 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 269 foundations, 88 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.