Greater Spokane Action

Community Building Foundation

Spokane, WA

Social Venture Partners

Seattle, WA

Social Venture Partners supports community-led nonprofits, especially those centering Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other Communities of Color, with grants and capacity-building; its focus is King County, Washington. In 2025, grants ranged from $10,000 to $30,000, with a median of $10,000. It describes specific partnership opportunities rather than a general application process, and no current open cycle is specified.

Empire Health Community Advocacy Fund

Spokane, WA

The fund supports health care access, community health, research and policy advocacy, including community storytelling, voter education and general operating support. In 2024 it made 24 grants of $10,000 to $93,500, with a median award of $17,356; grants went to organizations in Washington. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund

Spokane, WA

The Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund supports smaller and startup nonprofits and projects that build capacity and address barriers for vulnerable communities, primarily in the Inland Northwest of Eastern Washington and the Idaho Panhandle. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,500 to $407,799, with a median of $8,500. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Pride Foundation

Seattle, WA

The Pride Foundation funds LGBTQ+ community organizations, grassroots advocacy, and post-secondary scholarships across Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, prioritizing smaller LGBTQ+-led groups and communities facing systemic barriers. Recent Community Grants ranged from $10,000 to $70,000 over two years, averaging $8,733 per year; its current cycle is closed, and future opportunities are expected in early 2027. It has offered open applications, but no current application is available.

Inatai Foundation

Seattle, WA

Inatai Foundation funds community-rooted organizations, especially those led by people most affected by inequity, advancing racial justice and equity through areas such as policy advocacy, organizing, and community capacity-building. Its grantmaking focuses on Washington; 2024 itemized grants ranged from $5,100 to $1.5 million, with a median of $201,000.

Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc

South Burlington, VT

The foundation supports grassroots social and environmental justice organizing nationally and community programs focused on basic needs and equity in Vermont. Its former national program offered grants averaging $20,000, up to $30,000, but that program is closed; 2024 grants had a $2,000 median and ranged widely. It is not accepting applications to the closed national program, and the profile does not state whether other programs currently accept unsolicited requests.

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.

Gates Foundation

Seattle, WA

The Gates Foundation funds work on global health, poverty reduction, gender equality, economic opportunity, and U.S. education, primarily in low-income countries and the United States. Its 2024 grants had a median of $500,000, though amounts varied widely. It generally does not accept unsolicited requests; organizations are usually invited to apply, with occasional published funding opportunities.

M J Murdock Charitable Trust

Vancouver, WA

The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust funds nonprofit capacity-building projects, including program and staff expansion, capital improvements, and equipment or technology, across areas such as education, health, arts, and community services. Its 2024 grants ranged from $4,000 to about $1.55 million, with a median of $87,000; it focuses on Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, and also considers projects with more than half their impact there. Applicants start with an eligibility assessment and, if eligible, submit a Letter of Inquiry; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Avista Foundation

Spokane, WA

The Avista Foundation supports 501(c)(3) nonprofits working in education, basic needs and poverty, and economic and cultural vitality. Its 2025 grants had a median of $1,000, though awards ranged from $20 to $350,000, and it serves communities in eastern Washington, northern Idaho, parts of southern Oregon, Sanders County, Montana, and Juneau, Alaska.

Scholar Fund

Seattle, WA

Scholar Fund supports community organizations and programs addressing childcare, college access, economic hardship, and barriers to resources, with a focus on underserved communities. Its 2023 grants had a median of $23,486 and ranged from $5,036 to $1,313,081; 98% of grant dollars went to Washington recipients. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.