Bellingham, Washington · EIN 611862747. It paid $3.7M across 53 grants in 2025, a median of $6K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.
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These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.
From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202612589349100836. Entries appear as filed.
These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.
These are the 15 largest of the 53 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Children of the Setting Sun Productions | WA | $2,500,000 | Support the Organization's capital campaign which is to raise funds to build their new Setting Sun institute, which showcases the culture and history of the Coast Salish People |
| 2 | University of Washington Foundation | WA | $249,000 | Support for the innocation and research at UW's Kidney Research Institute. |
| 3 | Chuckanut Health Foundation | WA | $150,000 | Support the Community Health Cohort project: local non-profit organizations gather and engage in a collaborative network |
| 4 | Nami Whatcom | WA | $124,000 | Support new position of Executive Director |
| 5 | Vamos Outdoors Project | WA | $90,000 | Support outdoor and academic programs serving Latine, Migrant, Multilingual, and Newcomer youth and families in Whatcom and Skagit counties |
| 6 | Chuckanut Health Foundation | WA | $80,000 | Support Oasis, a fiscal sponsorship, which provides guidance and knowledge for thos navigating local services during a crisis. |
| 7 | Immigrant Resources and Immediate Support (iris) | WA | $80,000 | Support general programming of providing urgent and unmet mneeds of immigrants in Whatcom and Skagit counties |
| 8 | Common Threads Farm | WA | $51,000 | Support farm-to-table school outreach program |
| 9 | Individuals With Ckd Various Under | WA | $40,169 | Provide for housing, utilities, medications, clothing, vitamins, dental services assistance |
| 10 | Pflag | WA | $35,000 | Support general programming of building support for the LGBTQ+ community and their families, friends and allies |
| 11 | Bellingham Queer Collective | WA | $15,000 | Support general programming of building community and providing support to LGBTQIA+ individuals |
| 12 | Chuckanut Health Foundation | WA | $10,000 | Support Oasis, a fiscal sponsorship, for their general diabetes prevention fund |
| 13 | Ferndale Public Schools Foundation | WA | $10,000 | Support the Multicultural Community Event, celebrating the different cultures of Ferndale |
| 14 | Nami Whatcom | WA | $10,000 | Support a portion of salaries for staff who lead the Latine Outreach Program and Peer / Youth efforts |
| 15 | Northwest Washington Indian Health Board | WA | $10,000 | Support youth attending the national conference, Youth Gathering of Native Americans |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | $568K |
| 2021 | 35 | $2.1M |
| 2022 | 19 | $1.5M |
| 2023 | 35 | $2.1M |
| 2024 | 44 | $2.1M |
| 2025 (partial year) | 53 | $3.7M |
Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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