Circle of Giving
Funding Amount
$200 - $4,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- No application required from nonprofit organizations.
Other requirements
- Must be a nonprofit organization
- Donors recommend organizations
- No formal application process required
- Contact: Email Laura Garner at lgarner@rentonfoundation.org to participate or recommend an organization.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Applications
- Not eligible: Instead
- Not eligible: Donors recommend organizations they are passionate about
Overview
A donor initiative created in 1999 to award grants to local nonprofits. The foundation does not accept applications; instead, donors recommend organizations they are passionate about.
Geographic Scope: South King County, Renton area
Focus Areas:
- Basic needs
- Education
- Arts
- Nonprofit infrastructure and operations costs
Eligibility:
- Must be a nonprofit organization
- Donors recommend organizations
- No formal application process required
Process: Donors are asked to recommend organizations. The group usually meets at the end of the year. No application required from nonprofit organizations.
How to Apply
Application Process
No formal application required. The Circle of Giving operates through donor recommendations:
- Donors participate by recommending a nonprofit organization they are passionate about
- A group of donors meets at the end of the year
- The group collectively decides how to grant funds back to the community
- Grants are awarded to recommended organizations
To Participate as a Donor:
- Contact Laura Garner at lgarner@rentonfoundation.org
- Indicate willingness to participate in the 2026 Circle of Giving
- Or make a direct gift via the foundation's website
What Renton Regional Community Fndn actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 85
- Total given
- $1.15M
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $5,000–$100K
- By dollars: Washington 93%, Oregon 3%, Maryland 2%. Top recipient cities: Seattle, WA; Renton, WA; Kent, WA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 45% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
The Salvation Army · Seattle, WA
Housing health and basic services
$100K
Way Back Inn · Renton, WA
Housing health and basic services
$91K
Skyway Coalition · Seattle, WA
Housing health and basic services
$40K
Habitat for Humanity Seattle · Renton, WA
Housing health and basic services
$30K
Pediatric Interim Care Center · Kent, WA
Housing health and basic services
$30K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Unrestricted nonprofits
- Arts
- Education
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