The Nick And Leslie Hanauer Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 26-1593306
Foundation Overview
Based in Seattle, WA, The Nick And Leslie Hanauer Foundation has awarded 167 grants totaling $19,023,489 to organizations in Washington, District of Columbia and 11 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $1,000,000, with a median award of $40,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
5 of 12 recipients (42%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
51% of grants are awarded in Washington, with additional funding distributed across 13 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Washington, funding concentrates in Seattle (98%), Eastsound (1%), Renton (1%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 80% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Nick And Leslie Hanauer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Solutions | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2023 |
| Democracy Journal | $85,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2023 |
| Economic Policy Institute | $65,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2023 |
| National Employment Law Project | $40,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2023 |
| Washington Progress Fund | $40,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2023 |
| Working Washington | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2023 |
| Washington State Budget And Policy Center | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2023 |
| American Compass Inc | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2023 |
| American Economic Liberties Project | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2023 |
| Codeorg | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2023 |
| Royal Albert Hall America Inc | $30,047 | New York, NY, US | Contribution | 2023 |
| The American Prospect Inc | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2023 |
| Climate Solutions | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Democracy Journal | $85,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Economic Policy Institute | $65,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Center For American Progress | $40,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| National Employment Law Project | $50,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Washington Progress Fund | $40,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Working Washington | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Workmoney Inc | $1,000,000 | Milwaukee, WI, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Washington State Budget And Policy Center | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Children In Conflict | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Civic Education Fund | $10,000 | Calabasas, CA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund Lp | $350,000 | Washington Dc, MD, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Plymouth Housing Group | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Harvard College Rso Account | $25,000 | Dorchester, MA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Roosevelt Forward Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| The Rand Corporation | $500,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Washington Bus Education Fund | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Climate Solutions | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Democracy Journal | $85,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Economic Policy Institute | $65,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Center For American Progress | $40,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| National Employment Law Project | $50,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Washington Progress Fund | $40,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Working Washington | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Workmoney Inc | $1,000,000 | Milwaukee, WI, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Washington State Budget And Policy Center | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Children In Conflict | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Civic Education Fund | $10,000 | Calabasas, CA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund Lp | $350,000 | Washington Dc, MD, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Plymouth Housing Group | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Harvard College Rso Account | $25,000 | Dorchester, MA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Roosevelt Forward Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| The Rand Corporation | $500,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Washington Bus Education Fund | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Climate Solutions | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Democracy Journal | $85,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Economic Policy Institute | $65,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Center For American Progress | $40,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| National Employment Law Project | $50,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Washington Progress Fund | $40,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Working Washington | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Workmoney Inc | $1,000,000 | Milwaukee, WI, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Washington State Budget And Policy Center | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Children In Conflict | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Civic Education Fund | $10,000 | Calabasas, CA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund Lp | $350,000 | Washington Dc, MD, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Plymouth Housing Group | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Harvard College Rso Account | $25,000 | Dorchester, MA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Roosevelt Forward Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| The Rand Corporation | $500,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Washington Bus Education Fund | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2022 |
| Climate Solutions | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| Democracy Journal | $85,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| Economic Policy Institute | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| National Ms Society | $15,000 | Waltham, MA, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences | $28,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| Wa State Budget And Policy Center | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| National Forest Foundation | $266,484 | Missoula, MT, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| Ancient Egypt Research Associates | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| Center For American Progress | $40,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| Democracy And Pluralism Foundation | $50,000 | Stockholm, N/A, SW | Contribution | 2021 |
| Forterra | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| National Employment Law Project | $50,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| Washington Progress Fund | $40,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| Working Washington | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| Workmoney Inc | $250,000 | Milwaukee, WI, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| Yale University Development | $62,500 | New York, NY, US | Contribution | 2021 |
| Alliance For Education | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Climate Solutions | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Democracy Journal | $85,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Economic Opportunity Institute | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Economic Policy Institute | $80,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Fair Work Center | $1,000,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Forterra | $20,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Media Matters For America | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| National Employment Law Project | $50,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences | $26,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | $10,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| University Of Washington | $250,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Irvin Camacho Gonzalez Health Fund | $5,000 | Denver, CO, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| The Nature Conservancy | $25,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| United Way Of King County | $750,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Center For American Progress | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Core Economic Education | $200,000 | London, N/A, UK | Contribution | 2020 |
| El Dorado Foundation Inc | $25,000 | Scottsdale, AZ, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Grandmothers Against Gun Violence | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Orcas Island Community Foundation | $62,000 | Eastsound, WA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Rprime Foundation | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Seattle Foundation | $1,000,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Stanford University | $16,840 | Stanford, CA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Washington State Budget And Policy Center | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2020 |
| Climate Solutions | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Democracy Journal | $85,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Economic Policy Institute | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Friends Of Waterfront Seattle | $333,333 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Fundacion Teleton Usa Rehabilitation Center | $5,000 | San Antonio, TX, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| League Of Education Voters | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Proteus Fund | $25,000 | Amherst, MA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences | $30,800 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Seattle Childrens Hospital | $500,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Seattle City Club | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| The Franklin And Eleanor Roosevelt Institute | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | $10,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| United Way | $200,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Washington Progress Fund | $60,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| The American Prospect | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Cascade Public Media | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Center For American Progress | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $35,100 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Hopewell Fund | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| International Documentary Association | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Contributionn | 2018 |
| Media Matters For America | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| National Employment Law Project | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Tides Center Raise Wages Now Project | $500,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Santa Fe Institute | $40,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Seattle Symphony | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Working Washington | $20,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2018 |
| Democracy Journal | $85,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| Economic Policy Institute | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| Forterra Nw | $133,750 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| Friends Of Waterfront Seattle | $333,334 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| League Of Education Voters | $150,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences - Annual Fund | $830,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| Seattle Athenaeum (folio) | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| Seattle Childrens Hospital Foundation | $500,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| Seattle City Club | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| The Franklin And Eleanor Roosevelt Institute | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| United Way | $180,801 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| Washington Progress Fund | $60,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| Climate Solutions | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| Code For America Labs Inc | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| Fundacion Teleton Usa Rehabilitation Center | $5,000 | San Antonio, TX, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| Proteus Fund | $25,000 | Amherst, MA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| The If Project | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | $10,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| University Of Washington | $50,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2017 |
| Citizens University | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| Democracy Journal | $85,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| Economic Policy Institute | $37,500 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| Forterra Nw | $25,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| Friends Of Waterfront Seattle | $50,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| Highland Pre-school | $1,000 | Renton, WA, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| Institute For New Economic Thinking | $128,000 | New York, NY, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| International Documentary Association | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| League Of Education Voters | $150,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| Media Matters For America | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences - Annual Fund | $835,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| Seattle Athenaeum (folio) | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| Seattle Childrens Hospital Foundation | $500,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| Seattle City Club | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| The Franklin And Eleanor Roosevelt Institute | $22,000 | New York, NY, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| United Way | $200,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| Washington Progress Fund | $45,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| Washington Progress Fundwin Win Network | $8,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Contribution | 2016 |
| Year Up | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | Contribution | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 26-1593306 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 1932 1ST AVE STE 1000 Seattle, WA 98101-1063 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Nick And Leslie Hanauer Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Director | Nick Hanauer |
|---|---|
| Director | Leslie Hanauer |
Forms 990-PF
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