Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Rolling — applications accepted year-round
Tracked since
April 2026

From the program guidelines: “We also accept proposals for our Discretionary Fund on a rolling basis.”

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Eligible organizations

  • Serve individuals and communities in Greater Boston (Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Chelsea, Quincy, Randolph, and Somerville), Greater Puget Sound, and select counties of Washington State (King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, Kitsap and Spokane counties)Have not received funding from Liberty Mutual…

Geography

  • Located in Washington and adhere to eligibility criteria, including not having applied within the last 12 months

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Individuals
  • Not eligible: Foundations that are primarily grant-making agencies.
  • Not eligible: Organizations requesting funds for sectarian activitiesFraternal, social, labor or political organizationsTrips, tours and transportation.
  • Not eligible: Deficit spending or debt liquidationConferences, forums or special events.
  • Not eligible: Organizations that have applied within the past 12 months.
  • Not eligible: Nonfunctionally integrated supporting organizations, as classified by the IRSOrganizations that have submitted a proposal within the past 12 months

Overview

The Liberty Mutual Foundation, through the Safeco Insurance Fund, offers discretionary grants to support nonprofits in Washington State. Established in 2006, the fund focuses on empowering vulnerable communities by funding initiatives in education, youth workforce development, housing stability, and climate resiliency. Grants are available for both single and multi-year programs, with a continuous review process. Organizations must be located in Washington and adhere to eligibility criteria, including not having applied within the last 12 months.

Liberty Mutual Foundation provides grant funding to nonprofit organizations that align closely with our strategic grantmaking framework. Single and multi-year grant requests are accepted through open requests for proposals (RFPs) in six priority areas. We also accept proposals for our Discretionary Fund on a rolling basis.

Eligibility

Are registered as a 501(c)(3)Align strongly with at least one of the Foundation’s RFP initiativesServe individuals and communities in Greater Boston (Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Chelsea, Quincy, Randolph, and Somerville), Greater Puget Sound, and select counties of Washington State (King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, Kitsap and Spokane counties)Have not received funding from Liberty Mutual Foundation within the past 12 months

Ineligibility

Liberty Mutual Foundation does not provide funding toIndividualsFoundations that are primarily grant-making agenciesOrganizations requesting funds for sectarian activitiesFraternal, social, labor or political organizationsTrips, tours and transportationDeficit spending or debt liquidationConferences, forums or special eventsOrganizations that have applied within the past 12 monthsNonfunctionally integrated supporting organizations, as classified by the IRSOrganizations that have submitted a proposal within the past 12 months

Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc's IRS filings)

1 grant in Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc's 2021 filings reference “Liberty Mutual Foundation- Discretionary Grants for Washington State” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

What Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024
706
Total given
$50.58M
Median grant
$35K
Range
$2,500–$11.03M
  • By dollars: Massachusetts 63%, Delaware 22%, Washington 7%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Seattle, WA; Dorchester, MA.
  • 17% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 11% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Newark, DE

    Lm torchbearer

    $11.03M

  • St Mary's Center for Women and Children · Dorchester, MA

    Urgent & transformative capital project doubling the number of families experiencing…

    $1M

  • Groundwork USA · Yonkers, NY

    Climate safe neighborhoods

    $500K

  • SBP · New Orleans, LA

    Integrated community-based preparedness: capacity building + digital tools

    $500K

  • Boston Private Industry Council · Boston, MA

    Pic 2024 summer jobs

    $362K

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

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Education
  • Workforce development
  • Housing
  • Environment

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