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Imagination Grants: Advancing Opportunity and Inclusion for People Experiencing Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Wayne D Kuni and Joan E Kuni Foundation

Funding Amount

Up to US $75,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Geography

  • Grants are limited to organizations based in—and directly serving residents of—these two states.

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
  • Applicants using a fiscal sponsor must have an agreement in place at least six months prior to the grant application date, and the fiscal sponsor must demonstrate a five-year history of successful operation.

Other requirements

  • Organizations must have a primary focus of serving people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
  • Programs eligible for funding include education, advocacy, employment, the arts, and supportive, inclusive or independent housing.

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Grants to individuals
  • Not eligible: Fundraising events
  • Not eligible: Reserve funds or debt elimination
  • Not eligible: Tuition assistance or tuition reimbursement
  • Not eligible: Capital campaigns
  • Not eligible: Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran, or disability statuses in the delivery of services and in their employment practices.

Overview

Kuni Foundation
We advance the promise of human potential by investing in cancer research and accelerating the inclusion of individuals experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Imagination Grants: Advancing Opportunity and Inclusion for People Experiencing Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Program Focus
Imagination Grants serve as a catalyst for strengthening or expanding the capabilities of an organization in service to its mission. These one-year grants are intended to fulfill an unmet need or provide a spark to advance initiatives or access additional funding in pursuit of broader community goals.

Eligibility

Organizations must have a primary focus of serving people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Programs eligible for funding include education, advocacy, employment, the arts, and supportive, inclusive or independent housing.
Grants are limited to organizations based in—and directly serving residents of—these two states.
Organizations must be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Applicants using a fiscal sponsor must have an agreement in place at least six months prior to the grant application date, and the fiscal sponsor must demonstrate a five-year history of successful operation.

Ineligibility

Capital campaigns
Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran, or disability statuses in the delivery of services and in their employment practices.

What Wayne D Kuni and Joan E Kuni Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024
42
Total given
$7.61M
Median grant
$25K
Range
$200–$2.03M
  • By dollars: Washington 78%, Oregon 22%, Virginia <1%. Top recipient cities: Portland, OR; Vancouver, WA; Seattle, WA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Example grants

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Seattle, WA

    Innovative research and compassionate care to prevent and elimate cancer and infection…

    $899K

  • Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR

    To help make a healthier world through research, health care and education

    $894K

  • Phame Academy · Portland, OR

    Performance program

    $102K

  • City of Vancouver · Vancouver, WA

    Vancouver playground project

    $100K

  • North Pole Studio · Portland, OR

    Increase opportunities for artists with autism and other disabilities

    $46K

IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Developmental disabilities
  • Nonprofits

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