Top Giving Foundations: WA

Foundations have far-ranging interests. With some research, you’ll find one that's a “fit” for your work.

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They’re prescreened: they have a staff, issue RFPs, or otherwise indicate interest in receiving grant proposals. Some foundations are omitted, even though they award large grants, because they don’t accept unsolicited grant proposals. We list up to forty foundations for each state.

Foundation Name Total Annual Giving
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation $4,280,463,865
The Seattle Foundation $75,578,476
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation $42,890,595
M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust $40,607,621
The Marguerite Casey Foundation $26,688,486
The Norcliffe Foundation $25,575,261
Community Foundation for Southwest Washington $15,376,729
Legal Foundation of Washington $15,065,517
The Wilburforce Foundation $11,209,421
The Starbucks Foundation $10,064,556
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation $8,076,080
The Stewardship Foundation $6,655,231
Community Foundation of North Central Washington $6,602,188
Innovia Foundation $5,845,076
The Russell Family Foundation $5,702,404
The Bullitt Foundation $5,020,252
Samis Foundation $4,715,868
Yakima Valley Community Foundation $4,213,018
PACCAR Foundation $4,106,190
Whatcom Community Foundation $3,931,345
The Medina Foundation $3,813,720
Campion Advocacy Fund $3,052,714
Ben B. Cheney Foundation, Inc. $2,783,296
ArtsFund $2,519,350
Bainbridge Community Foundation $2,242,659
Banfield Foundation $2,217,726
Grays Harbor Community Foundation $2,060,905
Kitsap Community Foundation $2,055,757
Windermere Foundation $2,011,153
Blue Mountain Community Foundation $1,977,459
Discuren Charitable Foundation $1,696,254
San Juan Island Community Foundation $1,659,042
Orcas Island Community Foundation $1,430,475
Laird Norton Foundation $1,321,931
Northwest Children's Fund $1,275,325
Community Foundation of Snohomish County $1,269,158
Pride Foundation $1,243,596
Gottfried & Mary Fuchs Foundation $1,234,150
Sherwood Trust $1,227,115
James B. Pendleton Charitable Trust $1,220,142