Whole Systems Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 23-7346102
Foundation Overview
Based in Port Townsend, WA, Whole Systems Foundation has awarded 145 grants totaling $265,553 to organizations in Oregon, Colorado and 8 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $500 to $7,000, with a median award of $1,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
4 of 20 recipients (20%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
41% of grants are awarded in Oregon, with additional funding distributed across 9 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Oregon, funding concentrates in Portland (41%), Ashland (29%), Eugene (15%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 31% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (67%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Whole Systems Foundation'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klamath Siskiyou Wild | $4,000 | Ashland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2023 |
| Trees Water People | $1,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | The Developing World | 2023 |
| Environmental Law Alliance Worldwid | $1,500 | Eugene, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2023 |
| Alan Kapuler Phd | $6,500 | Corvallis, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2023 |
| Post Carbon Institute | $2,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Energy And The Environment | 2023 |
| Foundation Earth | $500 | Washington, DC, US | Environmental Education | 2023 |
| Xerces Society | $500 | Portland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2023 |
| Solar Cookers International | $1,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | The Developing World | 2023 |
| Local Futures Society | $1,000 | East Hardwick, VT, US | Environmental Education | 2023 |
| Soil Haaiti | $1,000 | Sherburne, NY, US | Developing World | 2023 |
| Global Footprint Network | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | Environmental Education | 2023 |
| Oregon League Of Conservation Voter | $1,000 | Portland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2023 |
| Oregon Wild | $500 | Portland, OR, US | Wilderness/habaitat Preservation | 2023 |
| Our Climate | $1,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | Empowering The Next Generation | 2023 |
| Plant Initiative | $1,000 | White Bear Lake, MN, US | Environmental Education | 2023 |
| Post Growth | $500 | Ashland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2023 |
| Off Grid Retreats | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Environmental Education | 2023 |
| Cultural Survival | $1,500 | Cambridge, MA, US | Wilderness/habaitat Preservation | 2023 |
| Seacology Foundation | $1,500 | Berkeley, CA, US | Wilderness/habaitat Preservation | 2023 |
| San Francisco Zen Center | $4,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Energy And The Environment | 2023 |
| Klamath Siskiyou Wild | $4,000 | Ashland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2022 |
| Trees Water People | $500 | Fort Collins, CO, US | The Developing World | 2022 |
| Environmental Law Alliance Worldwid | $1,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2022 |
| Alan Kapuler Phd | $5,000 | Corvallis, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2022 |
| Post Carbon Institute | $1,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Energy And The Environment | 2022 |
| Xerces Society | $500 | Portland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2022 |
| Solar Cookers International | $1,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | The Developing World | 2022 |
| Local Futures Society | $1,000 | East Hardwick, VT, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Soil Haaiti | $2,000 | Sherburne, NY, US | Developing World | 2022 |
| Global Footprint Network | $1,500 | Oakland, CA, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Oregon League Of Conservation Voter | $1,000 | Portland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Earth Justice | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | Energy And The Environment | 2022 |
| Our Climate | $1,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | Empowering The Next Generation | 2022 |
| Soul Fire | $500 | Ashland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Eric Gilman Llc | $1,000 | Setauket, NY, US | Habitat Preservation | 2022 |
| Plant Initiative | $1,000 | White Bear Lake, MN, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Post Growth | $1,000 | Ashland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Klamath Siskiyou Wild | $4,000 | Ashland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2022 |
| Trees Water People | $500 | Fort Collins, CO, US | The Developing World | 2022 |
| Environmental Law Alliance Worldwid | $1,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2022 |
| Alan Kapuler Phd | $5,000 | Corvallis, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2022 |
| Post Carbon Institute | $1,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Energy And The Environment | 2022 |
| Xerces Society | $500 | Portland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2022 |
| Solar Cookers International | $1,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | The Developing World | 2022 |
| Local Futures Society | $1,000 | East Hardwick, VT, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Soil Haaiti | $2,000 | Sherburne, NY, US | Developing World | 2022 |
| Global Footprint Network | $1,500 | Oakland, CA, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Oregon League Of Conservation Voter | $1,000 | Portland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Earth Justice | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | Energy And The Environment | 2022 |
| Our Climate | $1,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | Empowering The Next Generation | 2022 |
| Soul Fire | $500 | Ashland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Eric Gilman Llc | $1,000 | Setauket, NY, US | Habitat Preservation | 2022 |
| Plant Initiative | $1,000 | White Bear Lake, MN, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Post Growth | $1,000 | Ashland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Klamath Siskiyou Wild | $4,000 | Ashland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2022 |
| Trees Water People | $500 | Fort Collins, CO, US | The Developing World | 2022 |
| Environmental Law Alliance Worldwid | $1,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2022 |
| Alan Kapuler Phd | $5,000 | Corvallis, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2022 |
| Post Carbon Institute | $1,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Energy And The Environment | 2022 |
| Xerces Society | $500 | Portland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2022 |
| Solar Cookers International | $1,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | The Developing World | 2022 |
| Local Futures Society | $1,000 | East Hardwick, VT, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Soil Haaiti | $2,000 | Sherburne, NY, US | Developing World | 2022 |
| Global Footprint Network | $1,500 | Oakland, CA, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Oregon League Of Conservation Voter | $1,000 | Portland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Earth Justice | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | Energy And The Environment | 2022 |
| Our Climate | $1,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | Empowering The Next Generation | 2022 |
| Soul Fire | $500 | Ashland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Eric Gilman Llc | $1,000 | Setauket, NY, US | Habitat Preservation | 2022 |
| Plant Initiative | $1,000 | White Bear Lake, MN, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Post Growth | $1,000 | Ashland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2022 |
| Klamath Siskiyou Wild | $5,000 | Ashland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2021 |
| Trees Water People | $1,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | The Developing World | 2021 |
| Environmental Law Alliance Worldwid | $1,400 | Eugene, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2021 |
| Alan Kapuler Phd | $6,000 | Corvallis, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2021 |
| Post Carbon Institute | $1,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Energy And The Environment | 2021 |
| Foundation Earth | $600 | Washington, DC, US | Environmental Education | 2021 |
| Xerces Society | $500 | Portland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2021 |
| Solar Cookers International | $1,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | The Developing World | 2021 |
| Local Futures Society | $1,000 | East Hardwick, VT, US | Environmental Education | 2021 |
| Soil | $1,000 | Sherburne, NY, US | Developing World | 2021 |
| Global Footprint Network | $1,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Environmental Education | 2021 |
| Jordon Fishersmith | $1,000 | Nevada City, CA, US | Environmental Education | 2021 |
| Oregon League Of Conservation Voter | $1,000 | Portland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2021 |
| Dan Grossman Media | $4,053 | Washington, DC, US | Environmental Education | 2021 |
| Oregon Wild | $500 | Portland, OR, US | Wilderness/habaitat Preservation | 2021 |
| Earth Justice | $500 | Washington, DC, US | Energy And The Environment | 2021 |
| Klamath Siskiyou Wild | $5,000 | Ashland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2020 |
| Trees Water People | $2,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | The Developing World | 2020 |
| Environmental Law Alliance Worldwid | $2,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2020 |
| Alan Kapuler Phd | $5,000 | Corvallis, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2020 |
| Post Carbon Institute | $1,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Energy And The Environment | 2020 |
| Foundation Earth | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | Environmental Education | 2020 |
| Xerces Society | $1,000 | Portland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2020 |
| Solar Cookers International | $1,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | The Developing World | 2020 |
| Local Futures Society | $1,000 | East Hardwick, VT, US | Environmental Education | 2020 |
| Soil | $1,000 | Sherburne, NY, US | Developing World | 2020 |
| Global Footprint Network | $1,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Environmental Education | 2020 |
| Jordon Fishersmith | $2,500 | Nevada City, CA, US | Environmental Education | 2020 |
| Oregon League Of Conservation Voter | $1,000 | Portland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2020 |
| Klamath Siskiyou Wild | $5,000 | Ashland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2018 |
| Trees Water People | $2,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | The Developing World | 2018 |
| Environmental Law Alliance Worldwid | $3,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2018 |
| Alan Kapuler Phd | $1,000 | Corvallis, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2018 |
| Post Carbon Institute | $2,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Energy And The Environment | 2018 |
| Foundation Earth | $2,000 | Washington, DC, US | Environmental Education | 2018 |
| Xerces Society | $1,000 | Portland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2018 |
| Solar Cookers International | $1,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | The Developing World | 2018 |
| Local Futures Society | $2,000 | East Hardwick, VT, US | Environmental Education | 2018 |
| Our Climate | $2,000 | Portland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2018 |
| Soil | $1,000 | Sherburne, NY, US | Developing World | 2018 |
| Global Footprint Network | $3,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Environmental Education | 2018 |
| Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting | $4,000 | Washington, DC, US | Environmental Education | 2018 |
| Northwest Earth Institue | $1,500 | Portland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2018 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $1,500 | Washington, DC, US | Energy And The Environment | 2018 |
| Klamath Siskiyou Wild | $5,000 | Ashland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2017 |
| Trees Water People | $1,500 | Fort Collins, CO, US | The Developing World | 2017 |
| Environmental Law Alliance Worldwid | $3,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2017 |
| Alan Kapuler Phd | $7,000 | Corvallis, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2017 |
| Post Carbon Institute | $1,500 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Energy And The Environment | 2017 |
| Foundation Earth | $2,000 | Washington, DC, US | Environmental Education | 2017 |
| Xerces Society | $1,000 | Portland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2017 |
| Solar Cookers International | $1,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | The Developing World | 2017 |
| Local Futures Society | $2,000 | East Hardwick, VT, US | Environmental Education | 2017 |
| Oregon League Of Conservation Voter | $1,500 | Portland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2017 |
| Our Climate | $3,000 | Portland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2017 |
| Soil | $1,000 | Sherburne, NY, US | Developing World | 2017 |
| Global Footprint Network | $4,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Environmental Education | 2017 |
| Klamath Siskiyou Wild | $6,000 | Ashland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2016 |
| Trees Water People | $3,000 | Fort Collins, CO, US | The Developing World | 2016 |
| Environmental Law Alliance Worldwid | $3,500 | Eugene, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2016 |
| Alan Kapuler Phd | $7,000 | Corvallis, OR, US | Energy And The Environment | 2016 |
| Siskiyou Singers | $500 | Ashland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2016 |
| Post Carbon Institute | $1,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Energy And The Environment | 2016 |
| Northwest Earth Institute | $1,500 | Portland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2016 |
| Western Lands Project | $2,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2016 |
| Foundation Earth | $2,000 | Washington, DC, US | Environmental Education | 2016 |
| Xerces Society | $2,000 | Portland, OR, US | Wilderness/habitat Preservation | 2016 |
| Solar Cookers International | $1,500 | Sacramento, CA, US | The Developing World | 2016 |
| Local Futures | $2,000 | East Hardwick, VT, US | Environmental Education | 2016 |
| Oregon League Of Conservation Voter | $1,500 | Portland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2016 |
| Earth Justice | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Envrionmental Education | 2016 |
| Our Climate | $4,000 | Portland, OR, US | Environmental Education | 2016 |
| Corporate Accountability Internatio | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Environmental Education | 2016 |
| Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Environmental Education | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 23-7346102 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 200 CUB ROAD Port Townsend, WA 98368-0000 |
Key People (4)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Whole Systems Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Treasurer | Norton Smith |
|---|---|
| Vice President | Zachary Smith |
| President | Melanie Smith |
| Secretary | Adam Smith |
Forms 990-PF
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- Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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