Northwest Cooperative Development

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

Abbie Friedman Family Foundation

Las Vegas, NV

Evenor Fund

Columbus, OH

EVENOR FUND supports charitable organizations working in areas including food assistance, education and career pathways, community services, conservation, and disability support. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $16,500, with a median of $5,750, and went to organizations in several states, led by Ohio, Alaska, and Michigan. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Wiener Family Future Foundation Inc

Melville, NY

The foundation supports charitable organizations working in education, health, human services, and the environment, with 2024 grants to recipients in Colorado, Connecticut, New York, California, and Washington. Its 15 grants ranged from $500 to $17,500, with a median of $4,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Mahoney Family Foundation

Garden City, NY

The Mahoney Family Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including universities, religious organizations, public media, and charities, with grants across the U.S.; in 2024, awards ranged from $52 to $25,000, with a median of $1,000. It contributes only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Nehemiah Ventures

Bellevue, WA

Nehemiah Ventures supports a range of charitable organizations, including churches and Christian groups, and organizations addressing food insecurity, homelessness, domestic violence, and youth needs. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $25,000, with a median of $1,000; 80% of grant dollars went to Washington, with the remainder reaching organizations in other states. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

Menlo Park, CA

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation funds education, climate and conservation, the arts, gender equity, governance, democracy, and philanthropy, with work in the San Francisco Bay Area, the U.S. West, nationally, and internationally. Its 2024 grants had a median of $150,000, though awards ranged from $50 to more than $11 million; it often provides long-term general operating support. It generally does not accept unsolicited requests, except through invited open processes.

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.