Open Foundations · Washington

Norcliffe Foundation

Seattle, Washington · EIN 916029352. 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 $55.5M across 453 grants in 2024, a median of $20K each.

All Washington foundations · All states

$55.5M
paid in 2024
453
grants paid
$20K
median grant
59%
to first-time recipients
$1.0B
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
JENNIFER BEATTY
Address
600 UNIVERSITY ST STE 2003, SEATTLE, WA, 98101
Phone
2066824820
Form the request should take
APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED THROUGH AN ONLINE GRANT PORTAL AT WWW.NORCLIFFEFOUNDATION.ORG
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED FROM ORGANIZATIONS WITH IRS 501(C)(3) TAX STATUS OPERATING IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION OF WASHINGTON STATE.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202601479349100920. 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.

campaign

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 453 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1One Roof Stadium Partnership Fiscally Sponsored by Seattle Center FoundatioWA$7,112,025MEMORIAL STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT
2Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterWA$4,820,920SOUTH LAKE UNION CAMPUS EXPANSION: EXCEPTIONAL SPACE ENABLES EXTRAORDINARY SCIENCE
3Valley Medical CenterWA$3,000,000CANCER CARE CENTER
4Mary's PlaceWA$2,367,120BURIEN FAMILY SHELTER AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
5Bishop Blanchet High SchoolWA$2,130,843IGNITE BE THE LIGHT CAMPAIGN
6Seattle Children's Hospital and Research FoundationWA$2,000,000IT STARTS WITH YES: NEUROSCIENCES AUTISM AND MENTAL HEALTH
75th Avenue Theatre AssociationWA$1,944,220THE NEXT 100 YEARS CAMPAIGN
8Seattle SymphonyWA$1,901,130BENAROYA HALL PUBLIC SPACES ENHANCEMENTS
9Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska Indiana KentuckyWA$1,650,000POWER THE MOVEMENT CAMPAIGN
10Ymca of Pierce and Kitsap CountiesWA$1,500,000PEARL STREET YMCA - PHASE 1A
11ArtsfundWA$1,446,276YOUTH ARTS OPPORTUNITY FUND ENDOWMENT
12Evergreenhealth FoundationWA$1,200,000COMPREHENSIVE MRI SUITE
13Catholic Community ServicesWA$1,000,000GENERAL OPERATING
14Multicare FoundationsWA$1,000,000MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
15Overlake Medical Center FoundationWA$1,000,000ADVANCING CARE TOGETHER CAMPAIGN

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020258$26.5M
2021289$21.5M
2022398$23.4M
2024453$55.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Washington96%
District of Columbia1%
California1%
Tennessee1%
New York0%

Who decides

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

Amy ShamahTRUSTEE · 2024
Charles M PigottTRUSTEE · 2024
David WrightTREASURER · 2024
Hal WrightTRUSTEE · 2024
James C PigottTRUSTEE · 2024
James HughesTRUSTEE · 2024
Jeff WrightTRUSTEE · 2024
Jennifer BeattyEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SECRETARY · 2024
John PigottTRUSTEE · 2024
Lisa AndersonTRUSTEE · 2024
Mary PigottVICE PRESIDENT · 2024
Michael KenwayTRUSTEE · 2024
Susan PohlPRESIDENT · 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.

Get matched against every grant these foundations actually paid

One foundation is a start. Civly Grant Matching reads your own filings, matches your programs against millions of paid grants by purpose, geography and grant size, and hands back every funder like this one with the deadline, the restrictions and the named trustees attached.

See Grant Matching