Funding Amount

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Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

  • Puget Sound Corridor, WA; Blaine County, ID; Los Angeles, CA; and Portland, OR.
  • Grants are geographically limited to: Puget Sound Corridor, WA; Blaine County, ID; Los Angeles, CA; and Portland, OR

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • Applications for funding requests must fall within the Foundation’s Focus & Areas of Giving

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: No grants to individuals
  • Not eligible: Any organization two years in a row
  • Not eligible: No multiple-year funding

Overview

Overview

Elizabeth A. Lynn Foundation

Elizabeth Lynn began the Elizabeth A. Lynn Foundation in 1984 to help strengthen the individuals and community that surrounded her and her family. Today, Elizabeth’s children and grandchildren continue her legacy by giving back to the communities in which they reside (Puget Sound Corridor in WA; Blaine County, ID; Los Angeles, CA; and Portland, OR). The Foundation supports both academic and educational programs that promote all types of learning through tutoring, mentoring, career training, and enrichment programs for all ages.

Focus & Areas of Giving: Education

The Foundation supports both academic and educational programs that promote all types of learning through tutoring, mentoring, career training, and enrichment programs for all ages.

Geographic Focus

Puget Sound Corridor, WA; Blaine County, ID; Los Angeles, CA; and Portland, OR.

Types of Support

Building/Renovation, Capital campaigns, Equipment, General operating support, Program development, Scholarship funds.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Only qualifying 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations are eligible for grants. 
* Applications for funding requests must fall within the Foundation’s Focus & Areas of Giving.
* Grants are geographically limited to: Puget Sound Corridor, WA; Blaine County, ID; Los Angeles, CA; and Portland, OR.

Ineligibility

* No grants to individuals.
* Foundation will not fund any organization two years in a row, and no multiple-year funding.

What Elizabeth a Lynn Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025
18
Total given
$448K
Median grant
$23K
Range
$15K–$55K
  • By dollars: Washington 57%, Idaho 20%, Minnesota 7%. Top recipient cities: Seattle, WA; Bellevue, WA; Hailey, ID.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 50% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Elizabeth Gregory Home · Seattle, WA

    Educational programs

    $55K

  • Arch Community Housing Trust · Hailey, ID

    Educational programs

    $30K

  • Seattle Jazzed · Seattle, WA

    Educational programs

    $30K

  • Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation · Center City, MN

    Educational programs

    $30K

  • Outdoors for All Foundation · Bellevue, WA

    Educational programs

    $30K

IRS Form 990-PF, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

educationtutoringmentoringnonprofits

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