Washington · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Human Services in Washington

Imperigo has identified 950 funders that made 17,310 grants totaling $1.5B to 1,075 human services organizations in Washington, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Human Services Funding in Washington

Total granted $1.5B
Funders 950
Grants 17,310
Organizations funded 1,075

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
34 grants to 12 organizations · largest $428K · through 2024 · 19.1% of their giving
$2.8M
27. Bayview Manor Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $559K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.6M
28. Better Next Year Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $2.5M · through 2024 · 43.3% of their giving
$2.5M
29. United Way of Spokane County
64 grants to 19 organizations · largest $156K · through 2024 · 39.4% of their giving
$2.4M
30. Washington Progress Fund
27 grants to 10 organizations · largest $425K · through 2024 · 30.1% of their giving
$2.3M
31. Eliseo Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $967K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.2M
32. Knights of Columbus Seattle Council No 676
27 grants to 7 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024 · 25.6% of their giving
$2.2M
33. Community Foundation of Snohomish County
12 grants to 12 organizations · largest $4.0M · through 2019 · 10.2% of their giving
$4.1M
34. United Way of Pierce County
46 grants to 12 organizations · largest $228K · through 2025 · 34.1% of their giving
$2.0M
35. Kitsap Community Foundation
58 grants to 19 organizations · largest $268K · through 2023 · 28.2% of their giving
$1.8M
36. Adoption Exchange Association Inc DBA National Adoption Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.8M · through 2024 · 41.8% of their giving
$1.8M
37. The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound
130 grants to 40 organizations · largest $76K · through 2024 · 15.7% of their giving
$2.2M
38. One Roof Foundation
37 grants to 24 organizations · largest $399K · through 2024 · 23.1% of their giving
$1.6M
39. Bailie Memorial Youth Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $375K · through 2024 · 92.1% of their giving
$1.5M
40. United Way of Whatcom County
32 grants to 6 organizations · largest $90K · through 2024 · 30.8% of their giving
$1.5M
41. Catholic Community Foundation of the Archdiocese of Seattle
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 30.5% of their giving
$1.5M
42. Windermere Foundation
103 grants to 41 organizations · largest $123K · through 2024 · 18.2% of their giving
$1.6M
43. University Christian Church Legacy Foundation
26 grants to 8 organizations · largest $109K · through 2025 · 32.3% of their giving
$1.3M
44. United Way of Clallam County
47 grants to 10 organizations · largest $102K · through 2023 · 37.8% of their giving
$1.3M
45. The Whitehorse Foundation
30 grants to 9 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 15.0% of their giving
$1.7M
46. Bainbridge Community Foundation
74 grants to 21 organizations · largest $209K · through 2024 · 14.1% of their giving
$1.7M
47. Renton Regional Community Fndn
92 grants to 35 organizations · largest $36K · through 2024 · 21.8% of their giving
$1.2M
48. North Central Accountable Community of Health
12 grants to 8 organizations · largest $187K · through 2023 · 21.0% of their giving
$1.1M
49. United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties
53 grants to 18 organizations · largest $58K · through 2024 · 21.8% of their giving
$1.0M
50. Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc DBA Global Refuge
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.3M · through 2022 · 1.8% of their giving
$11.7M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to human services 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. 19 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 human services 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 human services funding in Washington, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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