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Commonspirit Washington

Foundation · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 91-0564491 Website

COMMONSPIRIT WASHINGTON is an affiliate of CommonSpirit Health, based in Phoenix, Arizona. Its 2025 filing lists its filing type as 990T. It makes grants to organizations, with most of its 2025 grant dollars going to recipients in Washington.

Key facts about Commonspirit Washington

In short: Commonspirit Washington gave $2.3M across 33 grants in 2025 (avg $70K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
91-0564491
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$2,294,846
Grants made (2025)
33
Average grant
$69,541
Median grant
$46,362
Total assets
$1,147,131,491
Primary geography
Washington (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Deadline
The listed application period for the 2027 project cycle ran July 20 through September 18, 2026.

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.1B

-2.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.3M

+97.2% YoY

Grant Count

33

+106.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$70K

-4.4% YoY

How Commonspirit Washington gives

  • 15% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 167% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The mission stated on the filing is: “As an affiliate of CommonSpirit Health, we make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all.”

VMFH’s Community Health Improvement Grants program prioritizes needs identified in local hospital Community Health Needs Assessments. The website names access to health care, chronic disease prevention, behavioral health, and violence prevention. VMFH also says projects should serve vulnerable or underserved populations and involve at least two collaborating partners with distinct, substantive roles.

Examples of supported organizations illustrate a range of community work. Pierce County Project Access says its mission is to help Pierce County residents in need find pathways to health services. Vine Maple Place says it works to stop family homelessness by helping single parents and children build stability and self-sufficiency. East African Community Services describes its work as supporting cradle-to-career success for the East African community in King County, while the Somali Health Board says it works to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in Somali immigrant communities.

Grantmaking

The 2025 filing reports 33 grants totaling $2,294,846. Grants ranged from $12,564 to $437,500, with a median of $46,362. The largest were $437,500 to MultiCare Health Systems and $201,241 to Pierce County Project Access, both for program support. Other substantial grants included $100,000 each to Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center and Vine Maple Place, and $96,000 to Multicultural Child & Family.

Review Cycle

** The listed application period for the 2027 project cycle ran July 20 through September 18, 2026. This is a past cycle.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2025 filing shows that most grant dollars went to Washington recipients. VMFH describes its Community Health Improvement Grants as serving communities around Puget Sound.

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of all 33 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

TacomaSeattleFederal WayBremertonEnumclawMaple ValleyPortlandPoulsboRentonTukwilaAustinCharlottesvilleCovingtonDallasDes MoinesEnglewoodGrahamKentLakebayMinneapolis

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M6 grants20203 grants20215 grants20221 grants202316 grants202433 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Multicare Health Systems: $438KMulticare Health Systems$438KPierce County Project Access: $201KPierce County Project Access$201KKitsap Immigrant Assisstance Center: $100KKitsap Immigrant AssisstanceCenter$100KVine Maple Place: $100KVine Maple Place$100KMulticultural Child & Family: $96KMulticultural Child & Family$96KGame of Life Foundation: $93KGame of Life Foundation$93KYMCA of Pierce & Kitsap Cty: $90KYMCA of Pierce & Kitsap Cty$90KCascade Public Schools: $87KCascade Public Schools$87KMarvin Williams Recreation Ctr: $75KMarvin Williams Recreation Ctr$75KEmergency Food Network: $75KEmergency Food Network$75K

Grant Size Distribution

58 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K21$50–100K4$100–250K3$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS Tacoma, WAPROGRAM SUPPORT$437,500
PIERCE COUNTY PROJECT ACCESS Tacoma, WAPROGRAM SUPPORT$201,241
KITSAP IMMIGRANT ASSISSTANCE CENTER Bremerton, WAPROGRAM SUPPORT$100,000
VINE MAPLE PLACE Maple Valley, WAPROGRAM SUPPORT$100,000
MULTICULTURAL CHILD & FAMILY Tacoma, WAPROGRAM SUPPORT$96,000
GAME OF LIFE FOUNDATION Minneapolis, MNPROGRAM SUPPORT$92,730
YMCA OF PIERCE & KITSAP CTY Tacoma, WAPROGRAM SUPPORT$89,600
CASCADE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Des Moines, WAPROGRAM SUPPORT$87,293
MARVIN WILLIAMS RECREATION CTR Bremerton, WAPROGRAM SUPPORT$75,000
EMERGENCY FOOD NETWORK Charlottesville, WAPROGRAM SUPPORT$75,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants reported
2025 $1,147,131,491 $1,991,111,655 $2,001,669,215 $2,294,846 (33)
2024 $1,170,404,055 $1,821,452,038 $1,882,297,860 $1,163,476 (16)
2023 $958,034,404 $1,585,832,705 $1,732,889,119 $430,439 (1)
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1B$2B$3B202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,147,131,491$1,170,404,055$958,034,404
Revenue$1,991,111,655$1,821,452,038$1,585,832,705
Expenses$2,001,669,215$1,882,297,860$1,732,889,119
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$1,739,618$30,299,183$1,367,395
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Ketul Patel as CEO of VMFH and President of the Northwest Region. Other listed officers and directors include Charleen Tachibana, Region Chief Quality-Safety-Patient Experience Officer; Thomas Kruse, Region Chief Strategy Officer; David Nosacka, Treasurer/SVP and CFO for the Northwest Region; Ryan Pong, Region VP Academic Officer; and Hans Cassagnol, Northwest Region Chief Medical Officer.

Commonspirit Washington is led by Ketul Patel, CEO Vmfh & President Northwest Region since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 20 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ketul Patel

    CEO Vmfh & President Northwest Region

    President & Chief Executive Officer Vmfh → Chief Executive Officer Vmfh, 2023

    Chief Executive Officer Vmfh → CEO Vmfh & President Northwest Region, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dino Johnson

    President St Anthony Hospital

    Chief Operating Officer St Anthony Hospital → President St Anthony Hospital & Interim President St Franc, 2024

    President St Anthony Hospital & Interim President St Franc → President St Anthony Hospital, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    60 hrs/week

    $257K (2021) → $374K (2025)

  • Jennifer Schomburg

    President St Joseph Medical Center

    On filings since 2022

    60 hrs/week

    $228K (2022) → $304K (2025)

  • Lois Erickson

    President St Clare Hospital

    Chief Operating Officer St Clare Hospital → President St Clare Hospital, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    60 hrs/week

    $278K (2022) → $161K (2025)

  • Deepak Devasthali

    President St. Joseph Medical Center

    President St Anne Hospital & Interim President St Elizabet → President St. Joseph Medical Center, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    60 hrs/week

    $279K (2024) → $330K (2025)

  • James Terwilliger

    President & Puget Sound Market

    On filings since 2024

    60 hrs/week

    $996K (2024) → $1.4M (2025)

  • Matthew Metsker Pa-C Mpas Mha Cmpe

    President St Clare Hospital

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $387K (2025)

  • Uli Chi PhD

    Chair

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diann Puls

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Civilla

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Smalley

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Bjork

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Carlile

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Corvi

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregg Meyer Md Msc

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Oppenheimer

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Lee

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sr Anne McNamara Osf

    Director

    Vice Chair → Board Member, 2022

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tod Hamachek

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Hunthausen

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chuck Arnold

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Hohimer

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Moore

    Vice President & Interim Chief Medical Officer

    Vp-Quality -Asc CMO → Vp-Medical Operations & Asc CMO, 2022

    Vp-Medical Operations & Asc CMO → Vice President & Interim Chief Medical Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $496K (2020) → $733K (2025)

  • Sharon Royne

    Former Ke & Vice President Administrative Services

    Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer → Vp-Hr & Chief Hro, 2023

    Vp-Hr & Chief Hro → Former Ke & Vice President Administrative Services, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $531K (2020) → $407K (2025)

  • Sydney Bersante

    Former Interim President Sjmc

    Pierce Region President → Former Pierce Region President, 2022

    Former Pierce Region President → Former Interim President Sjmc, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $923K (2020) → $169K (2025)

  • Thomas Kruse

    Region Chief Strategy Officer-Nw

    Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer → Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer & Northwest Region, 2024

    Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer & Northwest Region → Region Chief Strategy Officer-Nw, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $727K (2020) → $1M (2025)

  • David Butcherite

    Former Treasurer & Region Vice President Finance Nw

    Treasurer & Div Vice President Finance → Former Treasurer & Div Vice President Finance, 2023

    Former Treasurer & Div Vice President Finance → Former Treasurer & Region Vice President Finance Nw, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    60 hrs/week

    $349K (2021) → $461K (2025)

  • David Weiss

    Former Mkt Vice President Medical Operations

    Market Vice President & Acmo St Anthony Hospital → Mkt Vice President Medical Operations, 2024

    Mkt Vice President Medical Operations → Former Mkt Vice President Medical Operations, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    60 hrs/week

    $406K (2021) → $559K (2025)

  • David Nosacka

    Treasurer, Senior Vice President & CFO Northwest Region

    Treasurer, Senior Vice President & CFO → Treasurer, Senior Vice President & CFO Northwest Region, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    58 hrs/week

    $385K (2022) → $872K (2025)

  • Dianne Aroh

    Region Chief Nursing Officer-Nw

    Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer → Region Chief Nursing Officer-Nw, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    60 hrs/week

    $160K (2022) → $766K (2025)

  • Russell Woolley

    Former COO St Francis & St Anne Hospitals

    Chief Operating Officer St Francis Hospital & St A → COO St Francis Hospital & St Anne Hospital, 2023

    COO St Francis Hospital & St Anne Hospital → Former COO St Francis & St Anne Hospitals, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    $47K (2022) → $0 (2025)

  • Charleen Tachibana RN

    Region Chief Quality-Safety-Patient Exp Officer-Nw

    Senior Vice President, Chief Quality, Safety & Patient Experience O → Region Chief Quality-Safety-Patient Exp Officer-Nw, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    60 hrs/week

    $829K (2023) → $1.6M (2025)

  • Michael Cox

    Former Key Employee & Chief Mission Officer

    Chief Mission Officer → Former Key Employee & Chief Mission Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    60 hrs/week

    $151K (2023) → $381K (2025)

  • Ryan Pong

    Region Vice President Academic Officer Nw

    Div Vp-Academic Officer → Region Vice President Academic Officer Nw, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    60 hrs/week

    $553K (2023) → $754K (2025)

  • Hans Cassagnol

    Chief Medical Officer Nw

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $716K (2025)

  • Ingrid Gerbino

    Chief Innovation Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $662K (2025)

  • Toby Sutton

    Region Chro-Nw

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $596K (2025)

  • Robert Lemon

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miriam Chambliss

    Corporate Secretary & Vice President General Counsel Northwest R

    Corporate Secretary & Vice President General Counsel → Corporate Secretary & Vice President General Counsel Northwest R, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (35)
  • Former: Kerry Shannon (2023–2024) — Senior Vice President & Chief Integration Officer
  • Former: Narine Frangulyan (2023–2024) — Rn-Patient Care Bedside Non-Exempt Cert
  • Former: Ian Worden (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Michael Anderson (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
  • Former: Rose Shandrow (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President & Chief Mission Officer
  • Former: Dhyan Lal (2021–2023) — Div Vice President Payer Strategy-Account Care
  • Former: Michael Hoffman (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Patricia Ellisor (2021–2023) — Former Interim Senior Vice President & Cno
  • Former: Cary Evans (2023) — Div Vp-Public Policy-Advocacy
  • Former: James Terriwilliger (2023) — Senior Vice President & COO
  • Former: Roger Ng (2023) — Cardiologist Invasive
  • Former: Anthony McLean (2020–2022) — Former King Region President
  • Former: Dean Field (2020–2022) — Div Vice President Clin Informatics
  • Former: Khalid Aslam (2020–2022) — Hospitalist Internal Medicine
  • Former: Laurie Brown RN (2020–2022) — Former Chief Experience Officer
  • Former: Mike Fitzgerald (2020–2022) — Former Treasurer & CFO
  • Former: Sister Ruth Goodwin Osf (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Theresa Rambosek (2020–2022) — Former Secretary
  • Former: Ashwin Shivakumar (2021–2022) — Div Director Inpatient Svcs
  • Former: Robert Valencia (2021–2022) — Corporate Secretary & Div Vp-Gen
  • Former: Timothy Ohaver (2022) — Chief Operating Officer St Joseph Medical Center
  • Former: Denny Hunthausen (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Julius Larosa (2020–2021) — Hospitalist Internal Medicine
  • Former: Kathy Bressler (2020–2021) — Former St. Claire Hospital President
  • Former: Kurt Schley (2020–2021) — Former St. Anthony Hospital President
  • Former: Linda Burkhardt (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Meta Dooley (2020–2021) — Former Senior Vp-Strt Pln & Development
  • Former: Willard Wagner (2020–2021) — Former Key Employee
  • Former: Wesley Zhen (2021) — Hospitalist Internal Medicine
  • Former: Aparna Ananth MD (2020) — Mkt Vice President Medical Operations
  • Former: Daniel Wuthrich (2020) — Former Hce
  • Former: Mike Hoffman (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Sister Jude Connelly (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Sr Anne McNamara (2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Susheel Ramasahayam (2020) — Hospitalist-Internal Medicine

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Charleen Tachibana RN — Region Chief Quality-Safety-Patient Exp Officer-NW: $1.6MCharleen Tachibana RNRegion Chief…$1.6MJames Terwilliger — President, Puget Sound Market (Thru 02/25): $1.4MJames TerwilligerPresident, Puget Sound Market…$1.4MThomas Kruse — Region Chief Strategy Officer-NW: $1.0MThomas KruseRegion Chief Strategy Officer-NW$1.0MDavid Nosacka — Treasurer/SVP&CFO Northwest Region: $872KDavid NosackaTreasurer/SVP&CFO Northwest…$872KDianne Aroh — Region Chief Nursing Officer-NW (Thru 2/25): $766KDianne ArohRegion Chief Nursing Officer-NW…$766KRyan Pong — Region VP Academic Officer NW: $754KRyan PongRegion VP Academic Officer NW$754KKimberly Moore — VP/Interim Chief Medical Officer (Thru 05/24): $733KKimberly MooreVP/Interim Chief Medical…$733KHans Cassagnol — Chief Medical Officer NW: $716KHans CassagnolChief Medical Officer NW$716KIngrid Gerbino — Chief Innovation Officer: $662KIngrid GerbinoChief Innovation Officer$662KToby Sutton — Region Chro-NW: $596KToby SuttonRegion Chro-NW$596KDavid Weiss — Former MKT VP Medical Operations: $559KDavid WeissFormer MKT VP Medical Operations$559KDavid Butcherite — Former Treasurer/Region VP Finance NW: $461KDavid ButcheriteFormer Treasurer/Region VP…$461KSharon Royne — Former Ke/VP Administrative Services: $407KSharon RoyneFormer Ke/VP Administrative…$407KMatthew Metsker Pa-C Mpas Mha Cmpe — President St Clare Hospital: $387KMatthew Metsker Pa-C…President St Clare Hospital$387KMichael Cox — Former Key Employee/Chief Mission Officer: $381KMichael CoxFormer Key Employee/Chief…$381KDino Johnson — President St Anthony Hospital: $374KDino JohnsonPresident St Anthony Hospital$374KDeepak Devasthali — President St. Joseph Medical Center: $330KDeepak DevasthaliPresident St. Joseph Medical…$330KJennifer Schomburg — President St Joseph Medical Center (Thru 7/24): $304KJennifer SchomburgPresident St Joseph Medical…$304KSydney Bersante — Former Interim President SJMC: $169KSydney BersanteFormer Interim President SJMC$169KLois Erickson — President St Clare Hospital (Thru 5/24): $161KLois EricksonPresident St Clare Hospital…$161K

Contact

Mailing address: 3033 N 3Rd Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013
Phone: (253) 680-4005
Website: https://vmfh.org

Frequently asked questions about Commonspirit Washington

How much does Commonspirit Washington give each year?

Commonspirit Washington gave $2.3M across 33 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 16 grants.

What is Commonspirit Washington's typical grant size?

Commonspirit Washington's median grant in 2025 was $46,362, and its average grant was $69,541, across 33 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Commonspirit Washington give grants?

Commonspirit Washington gives mostly in Washington: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tacoma, WA (7 grants), Seattle, WA (6 grants), Federal Way, WA (3 grants) and Bremerton, WA (2 grants).

Does Commonspirit Washington give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 33 grants with a stated purpose on Commonspirit Washington's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (33 grants).

Who are Commonspirit Washington's largest grantees?

Commonspirit Washington's largest 2025 grantees include Multicare Health Systems ($437,500), Pierce County Project Access ($201,241) and Kitsap Immigrant Assisstance Center ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 32% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Commonspirit Washington?

Commonspirit Washington reported $1.1B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0B.

What does Commonspirit Washington fund?

The mission stated on the filing is: “As an affiliate of CommonSpirit Health, we make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all.” VMFH’s Community Health Improvement Grants program prioritizes needs identified in local hospital Community Health Needs Assessments. The website names access to health care, chronic disease prevention, behavioral health, and violence prev…

How do I apply for a grant from Commonspirit Washington?

The 2025 filing reports 33 grants totaling $2,294,846. Grants ranged from $12,564 to $437,500, with a median of $46,362. The largest were $437,500 to MultiCare Health Systems and $201,241 to Pierce County Project Access, both for program support. Other substantial grants included $100,000 each to Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center and Vine Maple Place, and $96,000 to Multicultural Child & Family. The filing reports that 94% of 2025 grant dollars went to Washington recipients, 4% to Minnesota, a…

What is Commonspirit Washington's EIN?

Commonspirit Washington's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-0564491. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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The Arizona Community Foundation funds eligible nonprofits and community-serving organizations across arts and culture, education, community development, health and human services, the environment, and other areas, primarily in Arizona and sometimes nationally. Its 2025 median grant was $17,760; it accepts competitive applications during grant cycles, while donor-advised grants cannot be applied for.

Assets

$1.2B

Grants

1,174

Total Given

$92.9M

The Picerne Family Charitable Foundation

Phoenix, AZ

The Phoenix-based Picerne Family Charitable Foundation funds nonprofits and programs in education, arts, health and mental health, older-adult services, affordable housing, equity, and the environment. Its 2025 grants had a median of $1,250, though amounts varied widely; specific programs offer awards up to $15,000 and serve areas including Southern California, San Diego, and Orange County. The profile describes application processes for certain programs but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited general requests.

Assets

$23.9M

Grants

672

Total Given

$2.5M

Seattle Foundation

Seattle, WA

Seattle Foundation funds community-led work advancing racial and economic equity in Greater Seattle, including housing, economic opportunity, climate justice, democracy, arts, and organizing; some programs support specific medical or performing-arts needs. Its 2024 grants ranged from $60 to $7 million, with a median of $6,000. It accepts unsolicited requests through program-specific applications or letters of inquiry.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$1.4B

Grants

5,379

Total Given

$177.9M

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