The Northwest Fund For The Environment | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 23-7134880
Foundation Overview
Based in Seattle, WA, The Northwest Fund For The Environment has awarded 334 grants totaling $3,051,800 to organizations in Washington, California and 7 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $300 to $22,000, with a median award of $10,000.
Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$3,051,800
Total Assets
$9,691,712
Median Grant (all grants)
$10,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
69
Median Grant
$2,500
% Median Grant Decline
-75%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
February 2026
Foundation Intelligence
Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies
New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: N/A
0 of 69 recipients (0%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.
Geographic Focus
Washington
67% of grants are awarded in Washington, with additional funding distributed across 9 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Washington, funding concentrates in Seattle (54%), Bellingham (5%), Quilcene (5%).
Funding Trajectory
+45%
Moderate 45% growth trend over 7 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.
Program Areas
General Purposes + 4 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (64%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Northwest Fund For The Environment's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal Outfitters | $1,000 | Nespelem, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Aboriginal Outfitters | $5,000 | Nespelem, WA, US | Environmental Organization Building Fund | 2024 |
| American Rivers Inc | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| American Rivers Inc | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Protecting And Restoring Yakima And Chehalis River Basins - Nw Office | 2024 |
| American Whitewater | $1,000 | Springfield, OR, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| American Whitewater | $10,000 | Springfield, OR, US | Watchdogging Dam Proposals And Advancing Removal In Washington State | 2024 |
| Cascade Forest Conservancy | $1,000 | Vancouver, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Cascade Forest Conservancy | $10,000 | Vancouver, WA, US | Protecting The Green River Valley From Mining | 2024 |
| Center For Environmental Law & Policy | $20,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting And Restoring Washington's Instream Water Resources | 2024 |
| Center For Environmental Law & Policy | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | $20,000 | Portland, OR, US | Clean Water Action Project | 2024 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | $1,000 | Portland, OR, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Communities For A Healthy Bay | $10,000 | Tacoma, WA, US | Tacoma Tideflats Planning Process And Cwa Enforcement | 2024 |
| Communities For A Healthy Bay | $1,000 | Tacoma, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Friends Of The Earth | $10,000 | Merrifield, VA, US | Puget Sound And Outer Coast Marine Vessel Traffic Monitoring And Enforcement Program | 2024 |
| Friends Of The Earth | $1,000 | Merrifield, VA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Friends Of The San Juans | $10,000 | Friday Harbor, WA, US | Vessel Traffic Safety, Spill Response, & Stand Up To Oil Campaign | 2024 |
| Friends Of The San Juans | $1,000 | Friday Harbor, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Front And Centered | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Heal Act Implementation | 2024 |
| Front And Centered | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Futurewise | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Futurewise | $20,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting Farms, Forests And Water Habitats | 2024 |
| Hanford Challenge | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Tank Waste And Hanford Clean Up Watchdogging | 2024 |
| Hanford Challenge | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Staff-directed Funds To Area Of Greatest Need | 2024 |
| Hanford Challenge | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Northwest Center For Alternatives To Pesticides | $1,000 | Eugene, OR, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Northwest Center For Alternatives To Pesticides | $10,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Pesticide Education For Farmworkers And Health Professionals | 2024 |
| Okanogan Highlands Alliance | $1,000 | Tonasket, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Okanogan Highlands Alliance | $10,000 | Tonasket, WA, US | Buckhorn Mine Cwa Litigation And Watchdogging | 2024 |
| Olympic Forest Coalition | $10,000 | Quilcene, WA, US | Olympic Peninsula Public Lands Project | 2024 |
| Olympic Forest Coalition | $1,000 | Quilcene, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Puget Sound Sage | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Local Elected Leadership Institute | 2024 |
| Puget Sound Sage | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Ongoing Cwa Enforcement, General Permit Litigation, And Monitoring Of No Discharge Zone & Salish Sea Threats | 2024 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Re Sources | $1,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Re Sources | $20,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Protecting The Salish Sea: Watchdogging Pollution, Game-changing Policies, And Community Action | 2024 |
| Resource Media A Nonprofit Corporation | $10,000 | Beaverton, OR, US | Pool Of Funds For Responsive Communications For Nwfe Grantees | 2024 |
| Resource Media A Nonprofit Corporation | $1,000 | Beaverton, OR, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Campaign For Snake River Dam Removal | 2024 |
| Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Snake River Waterkeeper Inc | $1,000 | Boise, ID, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Snake River Waterkeeper Inc | $10,000 | Boise, ID, US | Charitable Event | 2024 |
| Spokane Riverkeeper | $10,000 | Spokane, WA, US | Clean Water Defense Program | 2024 |
| Spokane Riverkeeper | $1,000 | Spokane, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $1,000 | San Clemente, CA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $10,000 | San Clemente, CA, US | Defending Conservation Outcomes And Defending Washington's Coast From Plastic Pollution & Climate Change Impacts | 2024 |
| Toxic-free Future | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Toxic-free Future | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Safer Products For Washington | 2024 |
| Transportation Choices Coalition | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation Planning For Equity And Climate Impacts | 2024 |
| Transportation Choices Coalition | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Chehalis Basin Engagement | 2024 |
| Twin Harbors Waterkeeper | $10,000 | Rochester, WA, US | Cwa Enforcement | 2024 |
| Twin Harbors Waterkeeper | $1,000 | Rochester, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Washington Conservation Action Education Fund | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Stand Up To Oil And The Puget Sound Program | 2024 |
| Washington Conservation Action Education Fund | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Washington Wild | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Washington Wild | $2,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Outstanding Resource Water Designation Advocacy | 2024 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | $10,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Cafo Permit Reform | 2024 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | $1,000 | Eugene, OR, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Wild Fish Conservancy | $10,000 | Duvall, WA, US | Ending Industrial Net Pen Aquaculture In Puget Sound | 2024 |
| Wild Fish Conservancy | $1,000 | Duvall, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Wildearth Guardians | $1,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Wildearth Guardians | $10,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | Rewilding Washington | 2024 |
| Young Women Empowered | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Environmental Organization Building Fund | 2024 |
| Young Women Empowered | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Zero Waste Washington | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | 2024 Year-end Fund For Staff Recognition | 2024 |
| Zero Waste Washington | $2,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Plastics Coalition Waste Reduction Policies | 2024 |
| Aboriginal Outfitters | $5,000 | Nespelem, WA, US | Environmental Organization Building Fund | 2023 |
| American Rivers Inc | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Yakima Basin And/or Chehalis Basin Advocacy | 2023 |
| American Whitewater | $10,000 | Cullowhee, NC, US | Dam Proposal And Removal In Wa Watchdogging | 2023 |
| Cascade Forest Conservancy | $10,000 | Vancouver, WA, US | Mt. St. Helens-no Place For A Mine Campaign | 2023 |
| Center For Environmental Law & Policy | $20,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting And Restoring Washington's Instream Water Resources | 2023 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | $20,000 | Hood River, OR, US | Clean Water Action Project | 2023 |
| Communities For A Healthy Bay | $10,000 | Tacoma, WA, US | Tideflats Planning Process, Cwa Enforcement | 2023 |
| Friends Of The Earth | $10,000 | Merrifield, VA, US | Puget Sound And Outer Coast Marine Vessel Traffic Monitoring And Enforcement Program | 2023 |
| Friends Of The San Juans | $10,000 | Friday Harbor, WA, US | Vessel Traffic Safety, Spill Response, Stand Up To Oil Campaign | 2023 |
| Front And Centered | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Heal Act Implementation | 2023 |
| Futurewise | $20,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting Farms, Forests And Water Habitat | 2023 |
| Hanford Challenge | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Tank Waste And Hanford Clean Up Watchdogging | 2023 |
| Northwest Center For Alternatives To Pesticides | $10,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Pesticide Outreach To Farmworkers | 2023 |
| Okanogan Highlands Alliance | $10,000 | Tonasket, WA, US | Buckhorn Mine Cwa Litigation And Watchdogging | 2023 |
| Olympic Forest Coalition | $10,000 | Quilcene, WA, US | Olympic Peninsula Public Lands Project | 2023 |
| Puget Sound Sage | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Local Elected Leadership Institute | 2023 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Cwa Enforcement | 2023 |
| Re Sources | $20,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Protecting The Salish Sea: Watchdogging Pollution, Game-changing Policies, And Community Action | 2023 |
| Resource Media A Nonprofit Corporation | $10,000 | Beaverton, OR, US | Communications Support Fund For Nwfe Grantees | 2023 |
| Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Campaign For Snake River Dam Removal | 2023 |
| Snake River Waterkeeper Inc | $10,000 | Boise, ID, US | Eastern Wa State Cwa Enforcement | 2023 |
| Spokane Riverkeeper | $10,000 | Spokane, WA, US | Clean Water Defense Program | 2023 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $10,000 | San Clemente, CA, US | Defending Conservation Outcomes And Defending Washington's Coast From Plastic Pollution & Climate Change Impacts | 2023 |
| Toxic-free Future | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Safer Products For Washington | 2023 |
| Transportation Choices Coalition | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation Planning For Equity And Climate Impacts | 2023 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Chehalis Basin Engagement | 2023 |
| Twin Harbors Waterkeeper | $10,000 | Rochester, WA, US | Cwa Enforcement | 2023 |
| Washington Conservation Action Education Fund | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Stand Up To Oil And The Puget Sound Program | 2023 |
| Washington Wild | $2,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Outstanding Waters Advocacy | 2023 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | $10,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Cafo Permit Reform | 2023 |
| Wild Fish Conservancy | $10,000 | Duvall, WA, US | Net Pen Outreach Campaign | 2023 |
| Wildearth Guardians | $10,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | Legacy Roads And Trails - Road Removal In Watersheds | 2023 |
| Young Women Empowered | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Environmental Organization Building Fund | 2023 |
| Zero Waste Washington | $2,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Plastics Coaltion Waste Reduction Policies | 2023 |
| Aboriginal Outfitters | $5,000 | Nespelem, WA, US | Environmental Organization Building Fund | 2023 |
| American Rivers Inc | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Yakima Basin And/or Chehalis Basin Advocacy | 2023 |
| American Whitewater | $10,000 | Cullowhee, NC, US | Dam Proposal And Removal In Wa Watchdogging | 2023 |
| Cascade Forest Conservancy | $10,000 | Vancouver, WA, US | Mt. St. Helens-no Place For A Mine Campaign | 2023 |
| Center For Environmental Law & Policy | $20,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting And Restoring Washington's Instream Water Resources | 2023 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | $20,000 | Hood River, OR, US | Clean Water Action Project | 2023 |
| Communities For A Healthy Bay | $10,000 | Tacoma, WA, US | Tideflats Planning Process, Cwa Enforcement | 2023 |
| Friends Of The Earth | $10,000 | Merrifield, VA, US | Puget Sound And Outer Coast Marine Vessel Traffic Monitoring And Enforcement Program | 2023 |
| Friends Of The San Juans | $10,000 | Friday Harbor, WA, US | Vessel Traffic Safety, Spill Response, Stand Up To Oil Campaign | 2023 |
| Front And Centered | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Heal Act Implementation | 2023 |
| Futurewise | $20,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting Farms, Forests And Water Habitat | 2023 |
| Hanford Challenge | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Tank Waste And Hanford Clean Up Watchdogging | 2023 |
| Northwest Center For Alternatives To Pesticides | $10,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Pesticide Outreach To Farmworkers | 2023 |
| Okanogan Highlands Alliance | $10,000 | Tonasket, WA, US | Buckhorn Mine Cwa Litigation And Watchdogging | 2023 |
| Olympic Forest Coalition | $10,000 | Quilcene, WA, US | Olympic Peninsula Public Lands Project | 2023 |
| Puget Sound Sage | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Local Elected Leadership Institute | 2023 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Cwa Enforcement | 2023 |
| Re Sources | $20,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Protecting The Salish Sea: Watchdogging Pollution, Game-changing Policies, And Community Action | 2023 |
| Resource Media A Nonprofit Corporation | $10,000 | Beaverton, OR, US | Communications Support Fund For Nwfe Grantees | 2023 |
| Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Campaign For Snake River Dam Removal | 2023 |
| Snake River Waterkeeper Inc | $10,000 | Boise, ID, US | Eastern Wa State Cwa Enforcement | 2023 |
| Spokane Riverkeeper | $10,000 | Spokane, WA, US | Clean Water Defense Program | 2023 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $10,000 | San Clemente, CA, US | Defending Conservation Outcomes And Defending Washington's Coast From Plastic Pollution & Climate Change Impacts | 2023 |
| Toxic-free Future | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Safer Products For Washington | 2023 |
| Transportation Choices Coalition | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Puget Sound Regional Council Transportation Planning For Equity And Climate Impacts | 2023 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Chehalis Basin Engagement | 2023 |
| Twin Harbors Waterkeeper | $10,000 | Rochester, WA, US | Cwa Enforcement | 2023 |
| Washington Conservation Action Education Fund | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Stand Up To Oil And The Puget Sound Program | 2023 |
| Washington Wild | $2,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Outstanding Waters Advocacy | 2023 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | $10,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Cafo Permit Reform | 2023 |
| Wild Fish Conservancy | $10,000 | Duvall, WA, US | Net Pen Outreach Campaign | 2023 |
| Wildearth Guardians | $10,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | Legacy Roads And Trails - Road Removal In Watersheds | 2023 |
| Young Women Empowered | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Environmental Organization Building Fund | 2023 |
| Zero Waste Washington | $2,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Plastics Coaltion Waste Reduction Policies | 2023 |
| Center For Environmental Law And Policy | $7,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting And Restoring Washington's Instream Water Resources | 2022 |
| Re Sources | $10,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Protecting The Salish Sea: Watchdogging Pollution, Game-changing Policies, And Community Action | 2022 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $7,500 | San Clemente, CA, US | Defending Conservation Outcomes And Defending Washington's Coast From Plastic Pollution & Climate Change Impacts | 2022 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | $10,000 | Hood River, OR, US | Clean Water Action Project | 2022 |
| Front And Centered | $7,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Heal Implementation | 2022 |
| Futurewise | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting Farms, Forests And Water Habitats | 2022 |
| Olympic Forest Coalition | $7,500 | Quilcene, WA, US | Olympic Peninsula Public Lands Project | 2022 |
| Spokane Riverkeeper | $10,000 | Spokane, WA, US | Spokane River Clean Water Defense Program | 2022 |
| Toxic Free Future | $7,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Achieving Toxic-free Homes, Communities And Environment Through Safer Products For Washington | 2022 |
| American Whitewater | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Cascade Forest Conservancy | $13,000 | Vancouver, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Friends Of The San Juans | $15,000 | Friday Harbor, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hanford Challenge | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Northwest Center For Alternative To Pesticides | $15,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Resource Media | $15,000 | Beaverton, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Washington Environmental Council | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | $15,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Kettle Range Conservation Group | $5,000 | Republic, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| One America | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Orca Network | $13,000 | Freeland, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Transportation Choices Coalition | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | $12,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Wild Earth Guardians | $10,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Aboriginal Outfitters | $5,000 | Riverside, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Young Women Empowered | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group | $5,000 | Mt Vernon, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Center For Responsible Forestry | $5,000 | Tacoma, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Puget Sound Sage | $9,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Local Elected Leadership Institute | 2022 |
| Center For Environmental Law And Policy | $7,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting And Restoring Washington's Instream Water Resources | 2022 |
| Re Sources | $10,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Protecting The Salish Sea: Watchdogging Pollution, Game-changing Policies, And Community Action | 2022 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $7,500 | San Clemente, CA, US | Defending Conservation Outcomes And Defending Washington's Coast From Plastic Pollution & Climate Change Impacts | 2022 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | $10,000 | Hood River, OR, US | Clean Water Action Project | 2022 |
| Front And Centered | $7,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Heal Implementation | 2022 |
| Futurewise | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting Farms, Forests And Water Habitats | 2022 |
| Olympic Forest Coalition | $7,500 | Quilcene, WA, US | Olympic Peninsula Public Lands Project | 2022 |
| Spokane Riverkeeper | $10,000 | Spokane, WA, US | Spokane River Clean Water Defense Program | 2022 |
| Toxic Free Future | $7,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Achieving Toxic-free Homes, Communities And Environment Through Safer Products For Washington | 2022 |
| American Whitewater | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Cascade Forest Conservancy | $13,000 | Vancouver, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Friends Of The San Juans | $15,000 | Friday Harbor, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hanford Challenge | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Northwest Center For Alternative To Pesticides | $15,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Resource Media | $15,000 | Beaverton, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Washington Environmental Council | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | $15,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Kettle Range Conservation Group | $5,000 | Republic, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| One America | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Orca Network | $13,000 | Freeland, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Transportation Choices Coalition | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | $12,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Wild Earth Guardians | $10,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Aboriginal Outfitters | $5,000 | Riverside, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Young Women Empowered | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group | $5,000 | Mt Vernon, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Center For Responsible Forestry | $5,000 | Tacoma, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Puget Sound Sage | $9,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Local Elected Leadership Institute | 2022 |
| Center For Environmental Law And Policy | $7,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting And Restoring Washington's Instream Water Resources | 2022 |
| Re Sources | $10,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Protecting The Salish Sea: Watchdogging Pollution, Game-changing Policies, And Community Action | 2022 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $7,500 | San Clemente, CA, US | Defending Conservation Outcomes And Defending Washington's Coast From Plastic Pollution & Climate Change Impacts | 2022 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | $10,000 | Hood River, OR, US | Clean Water Action Project | 2022 |
| Front And Centered | $7,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Heal Implementation | 2022 |
| Futurewise | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting Farms, Forests And Water Habitats | 2022 |
| Olympic Forest Coalition | $7,500 | Quilcene, WA, US | Olympic Peninsula Public Lands Project | 2022 |
| Spokane Riverkeeper | $10,000 | Spokane, WA, US | Spokane River Clean Water Defense Program | 2022 |
| Toxic Free Future | $7,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Achieving Toxic-free Homes, Communities And Environment Through Safer Products For Washington | 2022 |
| American Whitewater | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Cascade Forest Conservancy | $13,000 | Vancouver, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Friends Of The San Juans | $15,000 | Friday Harbor, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hanford Challenge | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Northwest Center For Alternative To Pesticides | $15,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Resource Media | $15,000 | Beaverton, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Washington Environmental Council | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | $15,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Kettle Range Conservation Group | $5,000 | Republic, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| One America | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Orca Network | $13,000 | Freeland, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Transportation Choices Coalition | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | $12,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Wild Earth Guardians | $10,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Aboriginal Outfitters | $5,000 | Riverside, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Young Women Empowered | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group | $5,000 | Mt Vernon, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Center For Responsible Forestry | $5,000 | Tacoma, WA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Puget Sound Sage | $9,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Local Elected Leadership Institute | 2022 |
| Alliance For A Just Society | $2,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Native Organizers Alliance Training | 2021 |
| American Rivers | $15,000 | Washington, DC, US | Improving River Ecosystem Function In The Yakima And Chehalis River Basins | 2021 |
| Center For Environmental Law And Policy | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting And Restoring Washington's Instream Water Resources | 2021 |
| Citizens For A Healthy Bay | $20,000 | Tacoma, WA, US | Leveraging Research And Policy To Combat Pollution In Tacoma | 2021 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | $10,000 | Hood River, OR, US | Clean Water Action Project | 2021 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | $5,000 | Hood River, OR, US | Comunidades: Amplifying Voices For Environmental And Social Justice | 2021 |
| Friends Of The Columbia River Gorge | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | Defending The Gorge Management Plan | 2021 |
| Friends Of The Earth | $15,000 | Washington, DC, US | Salish Sea Orca Protection, Oil Spill Prevention & Maritime Safety Campaign | 2021 |
| Friends Of The Snoqualmie Valley Trail And River | $3,000 | North Bend, WA, US | Ensuring Proper Mitigation Of The Snoqualmie River During Periods Of Low-flow | 2021 |
| Front And Centered | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Heal Implementation | 2021 |
| Futurewise | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting Farms, Forests And Water Habitats | 2021 |
| Nimiipuu Protecting The Environment | $5,000 | Pullman, WA, US | Environmental Movement Building Initiative | 2021 |
| Northwest Environmental Advocates | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | Challenging The Puget Sound Nutrient General Permit | 2021 |
| Not An Alternative | $10,000 | Vashon, WA, US | Salmon People, Whale People: Building Alliances And Strategies To Protect And Restore Ocean-to-river Ecosystems | 2021 |
| Okanogan Highlands Alliance | $15,000 | Tonasket, WA, US | Buckhorn Mine Accountability Project | 2021 |
| Olympic Forest Coalition | $10,000 | Quilcene, WA, US | Olympic Peninsula Public Lands Project | 2021 |
| Puget Sound Sage | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Local Elected Leadership Institute | 2021 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | $20,000 | Seattle, WA, US | The Puget Sound Leadership, Clean Water Enforcement And Regulation Project | 2021 |
| Re Sources | $10,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Protecting The Salish Sea: Watchdogging Pollution, Game-changing Policies, And Community Action | 2021 |
| Snake River Waterkeeper | $12,000 | Boise, ID, US | 2021-22 Clean Water Act Enforcement & Litigation | 2021 |
| Spokane Riverkeeper | $10,000 | Spokane, VI, US | Spokane River Clean Water Defense Program | 2021 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $10,000 | San Clemente, CA, US | Defending Conservation Outcomes And Defending Washington's Coast From Plastic Pollution & Climate Change Impacts | 2021 |
| Toxic Free Future | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Achieving Toxic-free Homes, Communities And Environment Through Safer Products For Washington | 2021 |
| Twin Harbors Waterkeeper | $12,000 | Cosmopolis, WA, US | Twin Harbors Clean Water Project | 2021 |
| Washington Wild | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Grassroots Mobilization Supporting Washington States First Outstanding Resource Water Designation | 2021 |
| Wild Fish Conservancy | $11,000 | Duvall, WA, US | Our Sound, Our Salmon 2021-22: Taking Back Our Sound | 2021 |
| Zero Waste Washington | $2,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Plastic Free Washington Communication Support | 2021 |
| American Whitewater | $10,000 | Cullowhee, NC, US | Protecting And Restoring Washingtons Wild Rivers Threatened By Dams | 2020 |
| Cascade Forest Conservancy | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | Mount St. Helens No Mine Campaign | 2020 |
| Center For Biological Diversity | $9,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Legal Challenge Of Puget Sound Fish-farming Approval | 2020 |
| Center For Environmental Law And Policy | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting And Restoring Washington's Instream Water Resources - Year 1 Of 4 | 2020 |
| Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support - Environmental Movement Building Initiative | 2020 |
| Friends Of Pierce County | $3,000 | Gig Harbor, WA, US | Saving Shorelines | 2020 |
| Friends Of The San Juans | $15,000 | Friday Harbor, WA, US | Protecting The Salish Sea From Increases In Vessel Traffic Threats And Impacts | 2020 |
| Friends Of The Snoqualmie Valley Trail And River | $3,000 | North Bend, WA, US | Ensuring Proper Mitigation Of The Snoqualmie River During Periods Of Low-flow | 2020 |
| Hanford Challenge | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting The Columbia River From Hanfords Toxic Legacy | 2020 |
| Institute For Washington's Future | $5,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Environmental Movement Building Initiative Grant To Community To Community | 2020 |
| Northwest Center For Alternatives To Pesticides | $10,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Pesticide Reform And Farm Worker Self-advocacy In The Yakima Valley | 2020 |
| Olympic Forest Coalition | $10,000 | Quilcene, WA, US | General Support - Year 5 Of 5 | 2020 |
| One America | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Outreach And Organizing In Yakima County | 2020 |
| Our Children's Trust | $12,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Youth Atmospheric Trust Litigation In Washington | 2020 |
| Pacific Rivers Council | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | Chehalis: A Watershed Moment | 2020 |
| Re Sources | $10,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Protecting The Salish Sea: Watchdogging Pollution, Game-changing Policies, And Community Action- Year 1 Of 4 | 2020 |
| Resource Media | $10,000 | Beaverton, OR, US | Lewis River Hydropower: Communications And Strategy Support | 2020 |
| Resource Media | $6,000 | Beaverton, OR, US | Keeper Communication | 2020 |
| Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition | $14,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Stakeholder Talks To Restore The Lower Snake River And Its Salmon | 2020 |
| Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group | $3,000 | Mount Vernon, WA, US | Leveraging Future Resources For Watershed Recovery | 2020 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $7,500 | San Clemente, CA, US | Defending Conservation Outcomes And Defending Washington's Coast From Plastic Pollution & Climate Change Impacts- Year 1of 4 | 2020 |
| Transportation Choices Coalition | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Furthering An Equitable Puget Sound Through Smart Land Use And Sustainable Transportation | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited | $10,000 | Twisp, WA, US | Washingtons Salmon And Water Quality: More Precious Than Gold | 2020 |
| Washington Environmental Council | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Fossil Fuel Campaigns | 2020 |
| Washington Environmental Council | $300 | Seattle, WA, US | Event Contribution | 2020 |
| Washington Wild | $3,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Grassroots Mobilization Against Mining Threat In The Skagit Headwaters | 2020 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | $15,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Sustainable Agriculture Campaign | 2020 |
| Wild Earth Guardians | $15,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | Rewilding Washington Campaign | 2020 |
| American Whitewater | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting And Restoring Washington's Wild Rivers | 2018 |
| Washington Environmental Council | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Stand Up To Oil Campaign | 2018 |
| Transportation Choices Coalition | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Connecting Land Use And Transportation | 2018 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $15,000 | San Clemente, CA, US | Protecting Washington's Coast | 2018 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $2,500 | San Clemente, CA, US | 2018 Mrc Summit | 2018 |
| Snake River Waterkeeper | $1,000 | Boise, ID, US | 2019 Free The Snake Flotilla | 2018 |
| Shunpike | $3,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Unleash The Brilliance Project | 2018 |
| Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition | $12,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Advancing Columbia/snake Wild Salmon Restoration | 2018 |
| Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition | $1,500 | Seattle, WA, US | 2019 Free The Snake Flotilla | 2018 |
| Resource Media | $7,500 | Beaverton, OR, US | Cafo Pollution - Shaping The Conversation | 2018 |
| Re Sources | $22,000 | Belingham, WA, US | Clean Water Program | 2018 |
| Pilchuck Audubon Society | $2,500 | Snohomish, WA, US | Urban Growth Area Compliance Project | 2018 |
| Our Children's Trust | $5,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Youth Atmospheric Trust Litigation | 2018 |
| One America | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Engaging Immigrant And Refugee Communities In Sw Wa | 2018 |
| Olympic Forest Coalition | $10,000 | Quilcene, WA, US | Protecting The Aquatic Ecosystems Of The Olympic Peninsula | 2018 |
| Ncap | $10,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Clean Water For Washington's Salmon | 2018 |
| Native Fish Society | $3,000 | Oregon City, OR, US | Grassroots Engagement For Wild Fish In Wa | 2018 |
| Methow Valley Citizens Council | $3,000 | Twisp, WA, US | Citizen Action For A Climate Ready Methow | 2018 |
| Hanford Challenge | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting The Columbia River From Nuclear Waste | 2018 |
| Geos Institute | $5,000 | Ashland, OR, US | Leveraging Public Health For Fish Health | 2018 |
| Friends Of The San Juans | $15,000 | Friday Harbor, WA, US | Reducing Risks To The Salish Sea | 2018 |
| Center For Environmental Law And Policy | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting Washington's Instream Water Resources | 2018 |
| Center For Environmental Law And Policy | $3,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Enloe Dam Esa Litigation | 2018 |
| Center For Diversity & The Environment | $3,000 | Portland, OR, US | Environmental Professionals Of Color | 2018 |
| Cascade Forest Conservancy | $2,500 | Portland, OR, US | Mt St Helens No Place For A Mine | 2018 |
| Brinnon Group | $3,000 | Brinnon, WA, US | Sustainable Development For Black Point | 2018 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | $20,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Protecting Wa Waters From Industrial Agriculture | 2018 |
| Wild Earth Guardians | $15,000 | Sante Fe, NM, US | Rewilding Washington | 2018 |
| American Rivers | $15,000 | Washington, DC, US | River Protection And Restoration In The Yakima River Basin | 2017 |
| Cascade Forest Conservancy | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | Gifford Pinchot Watershed And Aquatic Habitat Program | 2017 |
| Cascade Forest Conservancy | $3,000 | Portland, OR, US | Mount St. Helens No Mine Campaign | 2017 |
| Center For Justice | $22,000 | Spokane, WA, US | Spokane Riverkeeper Non Point Agricultural Runoff And Cwa Enforcement Projects | 2017 |
| Citizens For A Healthy Bay | $15,000 | Tacoma, WA, US | Mobilizing The Community To Prevent Fossil Fuel Export In Tacoma | 2017 |
| Columbia Institute For Water Policy | $3,000 | Spokane, WA, US | Mill Canyon Biosolids Appeal Project | 2017 |
| Columbia Institute For Water Policy | $500 | Spokane, WA, US | Washington Water Conference Sponsorship | 2017 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | $22,000 | Hood River, OR, US | Clean Water Columbia | 2017 |
| Friends Of The Earth | $18,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | Pacific Northwest Marine Conservation & Fossil Fuel Export Campaign | 2017 |
| Futurewise | $22,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Farms & Forests And Water, Fish And Wildlife Habitat Programs | 2017 |
| Futurewise | $3,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Amplify Promise Program Support | 2017 |
| Kooskooskie Commons | $3,000 | Walla Walla, WA, US | Revisioning Mill Creek; Gaining Community Support For Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration | 2017 |
| Latino Community Fund | $3,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Engaging Latinos In Yakima County For Clean Water, Clean Air And Healthy Communities | 2017 |
| Okanogan Highlands Alliance | $15,000 | Tonasket, WA, US | Buckhorn Mine Closure And Reclamation Project Support | 2017 |
| Olympic Forest Coalition | $10,000 | Quilcene, WA, US | Ofco General Support Year 2 Of 5 | 2017 |
| Our Children's Trust | $3,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Washington Atmospheric Trust Litigation | 2017 |
| Pacific Rivers Council | $15,000 | Portland, OR, US | Modernizing The Columbia River Treaty: Setting The Stage For Negotiations. | 2017 |
| Pilchuck Audubon Society | $3,000 | Snohomish, WA, US | Snohomish County Comprehensive Land Use Plan 2017-2019 | 2017 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | $22,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Puget Soundkeeper Program | 2017 |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Puget Sound Water Quality Tour | 2017 |
| Re Sources | $3,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Get Out The Vote And Voter Education Project | 2017 |
| Resource Media | $2,500 | Beaverton, OR, US | Communications Support For Outer Coast Programs | 2017 |
| Resource Media | $7,000 | Beaverton, OR, US | Defending Efforts To Protect Water Quality In Washington State | 2017 |
| Snake River Waterkeeper | $12,000 | Boise, ID, US | 2017-18 Lower Snake River Tmdl Lawsuit & Dams Litigation Campaign | 2017 |
| Toxic Free Future | $13,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems From Emerging Toxics In Products | 2017 |
| Washington Progress Fund | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Amplify Promise Program | 2017 |
| Wild Fish Conservancy | $15,000 | Duvall, WA, US | Wfc Strategic Initiative: No New Net Pens | 2017 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 23-7134880 |
| Website | http://www.nwfund.org |
| Address | 1904 THIRD AVE STE 917 Seattle, WA 98101-0000 |
Key People (11)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Northwest Fund For The Environment's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Audrey Clungeon |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Steve Dubiel |
| Trustee, Vp | Chris Golde |
| Treas, Trustee | James Harless |
| Trustee | Nicole Herron |
Forms 990-PF
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