Open Foundations · Washington

Aven Foundation

Medina, Washington · EIN 912009458. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $9.0M across 48 grants in 2024, a median of $25K each.

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$9.0M
paid in 2024
48
grants paid
$25K
median grant
46%
to first-time recipients
$74.5M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
AVEN FOUNDATION
Address
PO BOX 465, MEDINA, WA, 98039
Phone
4255868011
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NO PARTICULAR FORM
Submission deadline
NO DEADLINES
Restrictions on awards
THE AVEN FOUNDATION PRE-SELECTS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE GRANTS, BUT ALSO ACCEPTS PETITIONS FROM OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE GRANTS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533179349100048. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

childrenstudentsfamiliescommunitycareprovideswashingtonthey

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 48 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Fred Hutch Cancer Research CtrWA$3,249,282FRED HUTCH UNITES INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND COMPASSIONATE CARE TO PREVENT AND ELIMINATE CANCER AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
2Whitman CollegeWA$3,000,000WHITMAN COLLEGE IS A TOP-TIER LIBERAL ARTS SCHOOL WITH ACCOMPLISHED AND FRIENDLY FACULTY AND PASSIONATE AND CURIOUS STUDENTS.
3Cristo Rey JesuitWA$500,000COLLEGE AND CAREER PREPARATORY SCHOOLS EXCLUSIVELY SERVING THE MOST MARGINALIZED POPULATION OF STUDENTS FROM SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS; THOSE IN THE LOWEST INCOME QUARTILE.
4Ryther Child CenterWA$500,000WHERE KIDS FIND HEALING AND HOPE THROUGH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS, THERAPY AND FAMILY SERVICES.
5Bellevue Schools FoundationWA$245,079PARTNERING TO TRANSFORM EDUCATION AND SUPPORT EVERY BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENT.
6Year UpWA$200,000PROVIDES URBAN YOUNG ADULTS WITH OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP SKILLS AND PROVIDE PAID INTERNSHIPS.
7FarestartWA$100,000IN SUPPORT OF TRAINING HOMELESS AND DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS IN FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY JOBS.
8Partnership for LearningWA$100,000PARTNERSHIP FOR LEARNING BRINGS TOGETHER BUSINESS LEADERS AND THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT OF POLICIES THAT DRIVE BETTER EDUCATION OUTCOMES FOR ALL WASHINGTON STUDENTS.
9Washington Women in NeedWA$100,000PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUPPORTS TO HELP WASHINGTON WOMEN FACING BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND CAREERS SO THEY, THEIR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES CAN THRIVE.
10AkinWA$50,000THEIR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP HEALTHY CHILDREN, CREATE STRONG FAMILIES, BUILD ENGAGED COMMUNITIES, AND SPEAK AND ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN.
11HopelinkWA$50,000MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP PEOPLE MAKE LASTING CHANGE. OUR VISION IS A COMMUNITY FREE OF POVERTY.
12Rainier PrepWA$50,000SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS AT RAINIER PREP.
13Special Olympics of WashingtonWA$50,000SPECIAL OLYMPICS WASHINGTON IS THE LEADER IN SPORTS, HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING, EMPOWERING CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES ON AND OFF THE PLAYING FIELD.
14Vine Maple PlaceWA$50,000BREAKS THE GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS BY WORKING WITH SINGLE PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN.
15Ymca of Greater SeattleWA$50,000BUILDING A COMMUNITY WHERE ALL PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG, ARE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL IN SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202020$3.4M
202133$4.4M
202266$5.8M
202356$4.2M
202448$9.0M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Washington94%
Pennsylvania2%
North Carolina2%
Florida2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

John W StantonDIRECTOR · 2024
Theresa E GillespieDIRECTOR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; 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 collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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