The Pride Foundation
The Pride Foundation is a public charity based in Seattle, Washington, that supports LGBTQ+ communities across Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington through grantmaking, scholarships, advocacy, research, education, and leadership development.
The Pride Foundation at a glance
In short: The Pride Foundation gave $4.2M across 137 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), top state Washington. 44% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,238,000
- +59.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 137
- -1.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,934
- +61.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $52,917,224
- +1.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 44% first-time grantees (60 of 137, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Washington (45% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Pride Foundation
- How to Apply
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The Community Grants Program used both proactive grantmaking and an open application process in its 2024 cycle; the application closed October 11, 2024. The foundation’s current funding page says applications for Community Grants and the Fortitude Fund are closed. Its Community Care Fund information describes a responsive, rolling fund, but the current funding page does not list it as open.
- Review Cycle
- The Community Grants application deadline of October 11, 2024, and the Fortitude Fund deadline of September 29, 2025, are past.
- Deadline
- The Community Grants application deadline of October 11, 2024, and the Fortitude Fund deadline of September 29, 2025,…
- Contact
Mailing address: 2014 East Madison St 300, Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206) 323-3318
Website: https://pridefoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
8 open opportunities from The Pride Foundation
Community Grants Program
The Pride Foundation
Amount
$10,000 - $70,000 over two years
Deadline
Deadline not published
Fortitude Fund
The Pride Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Friends of Alan Turing Fund Scholarship Grant
The Pride Foundation
Amount
Approximately US $4,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who The Pride Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Allied Media Projects ($142K). Together the top 10 received $861K.
Grant Size Distribution
527 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 487 grants of 527 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation identifies Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington as its Northwest region and the geographic focus of its organizational grantmaking. In filing year 2025, the largest shares of reported grant dollars went to Washington (45%), Oregon (18%), Montana (11%), Alaska (9%), and Idaho (7%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 137 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Pride Foundation open to new grantees?
44%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 60 of 137 grantees (44%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $27K; repeat grants $34K. How we count
Medians: $18K first-time, $30K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $673K (2020) to $4.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 137 grants totaling $4.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Media Projects Detroit, MI | To support the LGBTQ+ community | $142,000 |
| Coalition Against Violence Boise, ID | To support the LGBTQ+ community | $97,000 |
| Lavender Rights Project Tacoma, WA | To support the LGBTQ+ community | $90,000 |
| Native Movement Fairbanks, AK | To support the LGBTQ+ community | $90,000 |
| Rods House Yakima, WA | To support the LGBTQ+ community | $82,000 |
| Powerful Voices Tacoma, WA | To support the LGBTQ+ community | $77,000 |
| Utopia Washington Kent, WA | To support the LGBTQ+ community | $77,000 |
| Pizza Klatch Olympia, WA | To support the LGBTQ+ community | $72,000 |
| Matthew Shepard Foundation Casper, WY | To support the LGBTQ+ community | $67,500 |
| Stonewall Olympia, WA | To support the LGBTQ+ community | $66,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $52,917,224 | $10,549,999 | $9,312,043 | $4,238,000 | 137 | $3,194,066 |
| 2024 | $51,971,227 | $6,986,249 | $6,804,812 | $2,663,541 | 139 | $2,362,374 |
| 2023 | $49,020,896 | $9,096,986 | $4,329,484 | $1,017,075 | 39 | $2,466,002 |
| 2022 | $48,670,409 | $8,851,157 | $5,599,857 | $2,307,955 | 113 | $4,843,393 |
| 2021 | $46,183,751 | $9,450,100 | $5,329,633 | $1,870,780 | 99 | $2,743,926 |
| 2020 | $35,132,182 | $4,421,444 | $4,172,898 | $673,492 | 70 | $1,817,056 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s mission is to fuel transformational movements to advance equity and justice for LGBTQ+ people throughout the Northwest. Its stated vision is for all LGBTQ+ people to live safely and openly as their whole selves in their home communities.
Its Community Grants Program prioritizes organizations serving Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color and Trans and Gender Nonconforming people, particularly where leadership reflects those communities. It also prioritizes grassroots and rural organizations that have limited access to mainstream funding. Eligible organizations must have 501(c)(3) status or fiscal sponsorship and be based in one of the five Northwest states.
Grantees’ own missions illustrate the range of organizations supported. Rod’s House says it builds connections with young people, helps them feel respected and secure, and works toward ending youth homelessness in the Yakima Valley. Pizza Klatch says it fosters resilience among LGBTQ+ youth and supports safe, positive school experiences. Native Movement describes its work as engaging communities around Indigenous rights, the rights of Mother Earth, and healthy, sustainable communities. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
The foundation also provides scholarships for post-secondary education and leadership development. Its 2024 filing describes scholarships paid directly to educational institutions for students pursuing a range of post-secondary programs.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 137 grants totaling $4,238,000. Grants ranged from $5,500 to $142,000, with a median of $30,000. The largest reported grants included $142,000 to Allied Media Projects, $97,000 to Coalition Against Violence, $90,000 each to Lavender Rights Project and Native Movement, and $82,000 to Rod’s House. The reported purpose for these grants was to support the LGBTQ+ community.
Other 2025 recipients included Utopia Washington ($77,000), Pizza Klatch ($72,000), Matthew Shepard Foundation ($67,500), and Stonewall ($66,000). The filing also lists awards to organizations outside the five-state service region, including Allied Media Projects in Michigan and the Matthew Shepard Foundation in Wyoming.
The foundation’s website says its 2024–2026 Community Grants cycle awarded $2,732,000 to 106 organizations. That cycle is closed. The website also reports that the 2025 Fortitude Fund cycle awarded $1,750,000 to 132 organizations; its stated final deadline was September 29, 2025, and the cycle is closed. The website currently reports no open grant opportunities.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kathryn Carter as CEO; Jimbo Worm as Director of Finance; Jose Romero as Director of Advocacy; Ira Wade Harris as Director of Programs; Jamila Taylor as Director of Community; Helen Stillman as Assistant Director of Community; and Lynne Nguyen as Senior Operations Manager. It also lists Jason Bergevin, Carol Cheney, and Christopher Coburn as presidents.
The Pride Foundation is led by Kathryn Carter, CEO on every filing since 2020; 7 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kathryn Carter
CEO
On filings since 2020
32 hrs/week
$160K (2020) → $235K (2025)
Christopher Coburn
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Bergevin
President
Director → Co-President, 2023
Co-President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Cheney
President
Director → Co-President, 2023
Co-President → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jimbo Worm
Director of Finance
Director of Finance & Operations → Director of Finance & Ops, 2023
Director of Finance & Ops → Director of Finance, 2025
On filings since 2020
32 hrs/week
$110K (2020) → $185K (2025)
Jose Romero
Director of Advoc.
Director of Community Advocacy → Director of Advoc., 2025
On filings since 2023
32 hrs/week
$106K (2023) → $129K (2025)
Ira Wade Harris
Director of Programs
On filings since 2024
32 hrs/week
$114K (2024) → $124K (2025)
Jamila Taylor
Director of Community
New on the 2025 filing
32 hrs/week
$122K (2025)
Greg Mullins
Director
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Ann Martinson
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melanie Lyons
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susie Matsuura
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Steele
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joey Lopez
Director
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lora Volkert
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ankita Patel
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aud Pleas
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kailey Carter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kendall Clawson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
M Eliatamby-O'Brien
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Qurat ul Ain
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Helen Stillman
Assistant Director of Committee
Director of Community Engagement → Assistant Director of Committee, 2025
On filings since 2024
32 hrs/week
$117K (2024) → $109K (2025)
Lynne Nguyen
Senior Ops. Mngr.
New on the 2025 filing
32 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
Brandy Pirtle-Guiney
Vice President
President → President & Vice President, 2023
President & Vice President → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Fussell
Treasurer
Vice President → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Loki Gale Tobin
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mitchell Chen
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josef Krebs
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Nathan C. Harris (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Omni Romero (2024) — Director of Advocacy
- Former: Jason Kildall (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jean-Paul Willynck (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Paige Rappleye (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Ricardo Lopez (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Steve Gunn (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kim Stone (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jedidiah Chavez (2023) — Director of Community Engagement
- Former: Ben Bakkenta (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Emilie Jackson-Edney (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Caryn Brooks (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Julie Stratton (2021) — Director
- Former: Nicole Browning (2020) — Director
- Former: Tara Smith (2020) — Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $235K, to Kathryn Carter (CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Pride Foundation
How much does The Pride Foundation give each year?
The Pride Foundation gave $4.2M across 137 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.7M across 139 grants.
What is The Pride Foundation's typical grant size?
The Pride Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $30,934, across 137 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Pride Foundation that year got $27K on average.
Where does The Pride Foundation give grants?
The Pride Foundation's top state is Washington, with 45% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Oregon (18%) and Montana (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Seattle, WA (30 grants), Portland, OR (16 grants), Missoula, MT (7 grants) and Anchorage, AK (5 grants).
Does The Pride Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 137 grants with a stated purpose on The Pride Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To support the LGBTQ+ community" (137 grants).
Who are The Pride Foundation's largest grantees?
The Pride Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Allied Media Projects ($142,000), Coalition Against Violence ($97,000) and Lavender Rights Project ($90,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 8% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Pride Foundation?
The Pride Foundation reported $52.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.5M.
What does The Pride Foundation fund?
The foundation’s mission is to fuel transformational movements to advance equity and justice for LGBTQ+ people throughout the Northwest. Its stated vision is for all LGBTQ+ people to live safely and openly as their whole selves in their home communities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Pride Foundation?
The Community Grants Program used both proactive grantmaking and an open application process in its 2024 cycle; the application closed October 11, 2024. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Pride Foundation's EIN?
The Pride Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1325007. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 13, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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