Public Charity

THE BUNGIE FOUNDATION

THE BUNGIE FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in BELLEVUE, WA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $6.3M revenue, $4.8M expenses, $5.9M total assets. IRS filings disclose 542 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $10.3M.

EIN: 272313989 BELLEVUE, WA Private Grantmaking Foundations NTEE: T20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.3M
Total Expenses$4.8M
Total Assets$5.9M
Grants Given542
Grant Total$10.3M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE BUNGIE FOUNDATION REDUCES DISTRESS AND SUFFERING IN CHILDREN THROUGH ENTERTAINMENT AND PARTNERS WITH HUMANITARIAN AID ORGANIZATIONS IN TIMES OF NATURAL DISASTER AND CRISIS.

Where $100 goes at The Bungie Foundation

How The Bungie Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 2 years.

$69 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$18 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $69 for programs

$36
The little lights program launched in 2012
53% of program spending
$22
The Bungie Foundation makes grants for humanitarian need based on current global needs such as natural disasters
32% of program spending
$11
The Bungie Foundation partners with make-a-wish alaska & washington chapter to grant wishes in two ways - we host children and their families at bungie to give them…
15% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to The Bungie Foundation

Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2022 Form 990-PF.

Often funds new orgs 58% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Officers & Directors

SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER Austin Schlichtman
DIRECTOR, BUNGIE FOUNDATION DIR. Christine Edwards
DIRECTOR David Aldridge
DIRECTOR Jana Macdougall
SENIOR PRODUCER Jarrod Luty
DIRECTOR Jennifer Clark

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$9,002,720 497 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$1,099,840 43 grants
Health & Medicine
$36,439 1 grant
Unspecified
$126,930 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.3M $4.8M $5.9M
2024 $3.1M $1.9M $4.1M
2023 $3.5M $4.4M $2.5M
2022 $4.8M $5.7M $3.8M
2020 $2.5M $1.6M $3.0M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.5M to $6.3M (+156%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, and 4 other states.

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