Economic Opportunity Institute

Legal Foundation of Washington

Seattle, WA

The Legal Foundation of Washington funds civil legal aid, impact litigation, policy reform, and systemic advocacy benefiting low-income people across Washington State. Its 2024 grants had a median amount of $60,000 and ranged from about $12,700 to $675,000. It accepts applications through its online portal for available grant opportunities, but the information provided does not say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Proteus Fund Inc

Waltham, MA

Proteus Fund supports social justice initiatives advancing racial, gender, queer, and disability justice and inclusive democracy, primarily through national grantmaking and collaborative funds. Its 2024 grants ranged from $25,000 to $2 million, with a median of $50,000. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests; its RISE Together Fund has a separate, time-limited open call.

Madrono Foundation

Denver, CO

The Madroño Foundation funds organizations advancing social and environmental justice, including work in reproductive health, climate protection, refugee services, and poverty alleviation. Recent grants ranged from $5,000 to $50,000, with a median of $50,000, and the largest share went to California, followed by Washington, Colorado, Montana, and Minnesota. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation

Burbank, CA

The foundation funds social justice and community-led work, especially criminal justice reform, affordable housing preservation, environmental justice, and civic empowerment, using a place-based approach. In 2024, grants ranged from $275 to $500,000, with a median of $10,000; most grant dollars went to California, with additional funding in New York, Louisiana, Washington, DC, and North Carolina. It makes grants by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Sellen Community Foundation

Wilmington, DE

Myrtle L Atkinson Foundation

Menlo Park, CA

The Myrtle L Atkinson Foundation supports a varied mix of conservation, religious and humanitarian services, medicine, education, and community programs, with most 2024 funding going to California organizations and additional grants across several states. Its 55 grants ranged from $2,000 to $55,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts requests by letter describing the need, the organization’s financial status, and a board member; there are no submission deadlines.

Marguerite Casey Foundation

Seattle, WA

The Marguerite Casey Foundation supports community organizations, scholars, and initiatives advancing democracy, economic justice, community organizing, and power for excluded communities. Its 2024 grants ranged from $200 to $1.5 million, with a median of $50,000, and went to organizations in multiple states; grants are invitation-only, and it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Little Family Legacy Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including those focused on animal welfare, children and families, hunger relief, and racial justice, with most 2024 funding going to Washington state. Its 14 grants in 2024 ranged from $1,500 to $4,500, with a median of $2,750. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Casey Family Programs

Seattle, WA

Casey Family Programs funds child welfare, foster care prevention, and efforts to improve the safety and well-being of children and families, including work with nonprofits, public agencies, and Tribal communities. Its 2024 grants ranged from $50 to $555,000, with a median of $1,000, and it works across the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and with Tribal Nations. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Gates Foundation

Seattle, WA

The Gates Foundation funds work to reduce disease and poverty, improve health and gender equality in lower-income countries, and support education and economic mobility in the United States, especially Washington State; it works in more than 140 countries. Its 2024 grants had a median of $500,000, with awards ranging from $1 to $350.5 million. It generally does not accept unsolicited proposals, but periodically offers opportunities through published requests for proposals.

M J Murdock Charitable Trust

Vancouver, WA

The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust funds nonprofit capacity-building and projects in arts and culture, civic and community services, education, health and environmental stewardship, and scientific research across Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Its 2024 median grant was $87,000, with awards ranging from $4,000 to about $1.55 million. Eligible organizations can submit a Letter of Inquiry; full applications are by invitation.

Seattle Foundation

Seattle, WA

Seattle Foundation supports community-led solutions, racial and economic equity, policy and systems change, and a broad range of community needs through donor-recommended and foundation-directed grants. Its 2024 median grant was $6,000, and its giving primarily serves Greater Seattle and Washington, with some grants made nationally and internationally.