Washington · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in Washington

Imperigo has identified 435 funders that made 5,461 grants totaling $535.4M to 339 environment & conservation organizations in Washington, with a median grant of $14K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Environment & Conservation Funding in Washington

Total granted $535.4M
Funders 435
Grants 5,461
Organizations funded 339

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Marine Stewardship Council
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.7M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$29.3M
2. The Chicago Community Trust
17 grants to 8 organizations · largest $30.0M · through 2023 · 1.6% of their giving
$120.8M
3. Whatcom Community Foundation
33 grants to 12 organizations · largest $884K · through 2024 · 21.0% of their giving
$5.9M
4. Seattle Foundation
1,479 grants to 94 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$23.8M
5. Hollis Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.8M · through 2024 · 25.3% of their giving
$3.1M
6. Yakima Greenway Endowment
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.2M
7. Icicle Fund
24 grants to 10 organizations · largest $325K · through 2024 · 14.5% of their giving
$1.2M
8. Community Foundation of Ncw
33 grants to 15 organizations · largest $816K · through 2023 · 5.6% of their giving
$2.7M
9. Bainbridge Community Foundation
36 grants to 14 organizations · largest $145K · through 2024 · 9.6% of their giving
$1.1M
10. Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
103 grants to 15 organizations · largest $578K · through 2024 · 4.0% of their giving
$2.4M
11. The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound
50 grants to 11 organizations · largest $153K · through 2024 · 7.3% of their giving
$1.0M
12. United Association of Journeymen & 290 Local
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2022 · 52.0% of their giving
$350K
13. Washington Progress Fund
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $145K · through 2024 · 9.6% of their giving
$723K
14. Blue Mountain Community Foundation
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $445K · through 2024 · 4.5% of their giving
$1.5M
15. Open Philanthropy Action Fund
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $761K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$2.5M
16. One Call for All
29 grants to 7 organizations · largest $113K · through 2024 · 7.8% of their giving
$765K
17. United States Energy Foundation
17 grants to 8 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$5.6M
18. Orcas Island Community Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 4.9% of their giving
$1.1M
19. Blue Wave Postcard Movement
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$250K
20. Lighthouse Environmental Programs
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2025 · 47.9% of their giving
$222K
21. Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal Defense
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $700K · through 2024 · 6.3% of their giving
$700K
22. Silicon Valley Community Foundation
25 grants to 12 organizations · largest $15.0M · through 2024
$21.1M
23. Vancouver Rotary Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $146K · through 2019 · 72.3% of their giving
$146K
24. Washington Women's Foundation
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $100K · through 2020 · 9.3% of their giving
$310K
25. Kitsap Community Foundation
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $256K · through 2023 · 6.4% of their giving
$401K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to environment & conservation work in Washington, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 15 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering environment & conservation work, with an address in Washington. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable environment & conservation funding in Washington, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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