Washington First Robotics
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$2.1M
Foundation funders
23
Grants recorded
70
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Washington First Robotics?
Washington First Robotics is funded by 23 grantmakers, led by For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) ($1.3M), National Council for Community Development Inc ($200K), Seattle Foundation ($130K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.1M in grants to Washington First Robotics between 2019–2025.
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2019) to $915K (2024). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $567K.
What grants has Washington First Robotics received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) | Program Support | $534,430 |
| 2025 | Oregon Robotics Tournament & Outreach Program | TEAM SUPPORT TO PARTICIPATE IN FIRST PROGRAMS | $17,700 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $6,363 |
| 2025 | Bluescope Foundation North America | EDUCATION - STEAM | $6,000 |
| 2025 | L3HARRIS Foundation Inc | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $2,500 |
| 2025 | The Avista Foundation | Dollars for Doers | $200 |
| 2024 | For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) | Program Support | $577,400 |
| 2024 | National Council for Community Development Inc | ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANT | $200,000 |
| 2024 | M J Murdock Charitable Trust | NEW OUTREACH STAFF | $28,000 |
| 2024 | M J Murdock Charitable Trust | NEW OUTREACH STAFF | $28,000 |
| 2024 | PWC Foundation Inc | EDUCATION | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Seattle Foundation | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $12,000 |
| 2024 | Alaska Airlines Foundation | This project focuses on rural school districts, low-income students, and, where possible, minority youth across underserved pockets of the state. Grant funds will be designated toward capacity building for expansion in Title 1 schools and districts that do not currently have STEM afterschool programs in place in order to serve the community members who felt the effects of the pandemic-related learning loss and prolonged isolation the hardest. FIRST Washington will develop 12 new program teams (6 FLL, 4 FTC, and 2 FRC) in areas that currently do not have similar afterschool STEM programming. In addition, we will provide support to 10 existing program teams that are struggling to raise all the funds needed to participate. | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Moccasin Lake Foundation | FRC Team Fund | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Credit Unions in the State of Washington | DONATION | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Bluescope Foundation North America | EDUCATION - STEAM | $6,000 |
| 2024 | Oregon Robotics Tournament & Outreach Program | TEAM SUPPORT TO PARTICIPATE IN FIRST PROGRAMS | $6,000 |
| 2024 | Seattle Foundation | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Seattle Foundation | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | $829 |
| 2024 | GE Aerospace Foundation | MATCHING GIFT | $500 |
| 2024 | GE Aerospace Foundation | MATCHING GIFT | $500 |
| 2023 | For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) | Program Support | $65,408 |
| 2023 | The Blackbaud Giving Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $62,910 |
| 2023 | Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation 091898 | GENERAL OPERATING | $18,750 |
| 2023 | Alaska Airlines Foundation | FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Washington engages youth ages 6-18 in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, technology, engineering, and math skills, inspire innovation, and foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership. We strive to bring STEM equity, access, and inclusion to the most disadvantaged youth in communities lacking resources so that ALL youth can develop 21st-century workforce/life skills, so that the STEM pipeline includes more diversity, and so that we can solve the STEM workforce shortage for local businesses. | $15,000 |
| 2023 | Oregon Robotics Tournament & Outreach Program | TEAM SUPPORT TO PARTICIPATE IN FIRST PROGRAMS | $12,000 |
| 2023 | Seattle Foundation | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT. | $10,000 |
| 2023 | Seattle Foundation | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT. | $2,000 |
| 2023 | Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation | Redmond Robotics | $1,500 |
| 2023 | Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation | Chickenados Robotics Team | $1,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 70 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Washington First Robotics?
Washington First Robotics is funded by 23 grantmakers, led by For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) ($1.3M), National Council for Community Development Inc ($200K), Seattle Foundation ($130K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.1M in grants to Washington First Robotics between 2019–2025.
Who is Washington First Robotics's largest funder?
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is the largest recorded funder of Washington First Robotics, with $1.3M across 6 grants (2020–2025).
How much grant funding has Washington First Robotics received?
IRS 990 filings record $2.1M in grants to Washington First Robotics across 70 grants from 23 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Washington First Robotics's?
Grantable's AI matches your organization against 200,000+ grantmakers — including every funder on this page — using their real giving history.
You, clicking into all 23 funders
~2.7 hrs
at ~7 min per funder profile
Your agents, the same 23
~1 min
every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning
Grant data is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings via Grantable's GrantGraph™. Filings are published on a delay; recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Washington First Robotics's?