Kaphan Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 65-1211107

Foundation Overview

Based in Seattle, WA, Kaphan Foundation has awarded 566 grants totaling $139,721,034 to organizations in Washington, California and 13 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $240 to $1,570,977, with a median award of $197,961.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$139,721,034
Total Assets
$478,679,931
Median Grant (all grants)
$197,961

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
86
Median Grant
$225,320
% Median Grant Growth
+8% (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
Relationship-Focused: 23%

20 of 86 recipients (23%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
Washington

Grants are geographically diversified with 33% in Washington and funding distributed across 17 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Washington, funding concentrates in Seattle (90%), Bellevue (4%), Bothell (3%).

Funding Trajectory
+120%

Strong 120% growth in annual giving over 4 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
Education + Community Projects

Dual focus on education (50%) and community projects, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

Where is The Money Going?

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Kaphan 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
A Child's Notebook $6,279 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Amazon Forever $15,900 Iquitos, Foreign, PE To Support Educational Outreach In Remote Communities Of The Peruvian Amazon 2024
American Civil Liberties Union $628,700 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
American Jewish World Service $401,533 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
Arts Fund $149,827 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Asociacion Es Hoy $52,300 Miraflores, LIMA, PE To Support The Advancement Of Education In Remote Communities Of Peru 2024
Brennan Center For Justice $395,156 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
California Rural Legal Assistance Inc $132,361 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2024
Campaign Legal Center $317,957 Washington, DC, US General Support 2024
Capital & Main $107,003 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2024
Casa Latina $76,795 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Cascade Public Media - Crosscut $53,502 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Center For Constitutional Rights $698,763 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
Center For Reproductive Rights $698,763 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
Chances For Children $75,907 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Support 2024
Climate Solutions $251,226 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Code For America $512,976 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2024
Codeorg $202,133 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
College Possible $75,357 St Paul, MN, US General Support 2024
Committee To Protect Journalists $160,392 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
Couldyou $24,377 Oceanside, CA, US General Support 2024
Democracy Now $367,103 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
Doctors Without Borders $353,964 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
Downtown Emergency Service Center - Desc $496,468 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Election Administration Resource Center Dba Ranked Choice Voting $264,835 Kinston, NC, US General Support 2024
Electronic Frontier Foundation $353,964 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2024
Fairvote Wa Foundation $301,827 Bothell, WA, US General Support 2024
Fairvote $698,763 Takoma Park, MD, US General Support 2024
Families Against Mandatory Minimums $132,003 Washington, DC, US General Support 2024
Food Lifeline $123,578 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center $100,535 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center $323,214 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Free Press $157,293 Florence, MA, US General Support 2024
Fuse Washington (For Fuse Innovation Fund) $108,300 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Global Fund For Women $154,804 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2024
Global Partnerships $201,250 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Global Press Institute $530,860 Washington, DC, US General Support 2024
Help Peru Inc $20,000 New York City, NY, US General Support 2024
Hias (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) $202,405 Silver Springs, MD, US General Support 2024
Hopewell Fund $248,858 Washington, DC, US General Support 2024
Innocence Project $337,341 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
International Rescue Committee $353,964 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
Jewish Voice For Peace $202,405 Berkley, CA, US General Support 2024
Kbcs - Bellevue College Foundation $53,502 Bellevue, WA, US General Support 2024
League Of Women Voters Education Fund $264,372 Washington, DC, US General Support 2024
League Of Women Voters Of California Education Fund $53,825 Sacramento, CA, US General Support 2024
Maplight $254,378 Berkley, CA, US General Support 2024
Naacp Legal Defense Fund $395,156 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
National Abortion Federation $508,755 Washington, DC, US General Support 2024
National Center For Family Philanthropy $20,466 Washington, DC, US General Support 2024
National Federation Of Community Broadcasters $25,000 Belgrade, MT, US General Support 2024
Natural Resource Defense Council $496,847 Washington, DC, US General Support 2024
Neo - More Equitable Democracy $264,372 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
Neo - State Infrastructure Fund $525,941 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
Neo -Democracy Rising $105,360 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
Neo -Four Freedoms Fund $606,236 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
Northwest Immigrants Rights Project $508,456 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Ojmche $10,000 Portland, OR, US General Support 2024
Opensecrets (Center For Resp Politics) $299,459 Washington, DC, US General Support 2024
Oregon Center For Voting And Elections $50,000 Corvallis, OR, US General Support 2024
Partners In Democracy $53,272 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2024
Planned Parenthood $698,763 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
Plymouth Housing $404,555 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Pro Publica Inc $419,781 New York, NY, US General Support 2024
Raices $501,191 San Antonio, TX, US General Support 2024
Rainier Scholars $101,953 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Rank The Vote $79,898 Leominster, MA, US General Support 2024
Santa Cruz Radio - Natural Bridges $53,502 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2024
Seattle Library Foundation $101,953 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Sightline Institute $572,649 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Sinkumunchis Soccer Peru Foundation Inc $19,000 Weston, FL, US General Support 2024
Sugar Pine Foundation $35,878 South Lake Tahoe, CA, US General Support 2024
The Miami Foundation Fund For Nonprofit News (Newsmatch) $526,680 Miami, FL, US General Support 2024
The Urbanist Fund $15,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Tides Foundation Healthy Democracy Fund $264,372 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2024
Tilth Alliance $53,213 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Town Hall $274,831 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Unite America Institute Inc $1,570,977 Denver, CO, US General Support 2024
Voter Participation Center $264,372 Washington, DC, US General Support 2024
Voting Works $451,803 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2024
Washington Community Alliance $75,000 Bellingham, WA, US General Support 2024
Washington Progress Fund $101,126 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
Wikimedia Foundation $248,234 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2024
World Central Kitchen $353,964 Washington, DC, US General Support 2024
Year Up $101,953 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2024
Youthcare $75,469 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2024
A Child's Notebook $3,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Aclu $619,574 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
American Jewish World Service $417,539 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Arts Fund $159,120 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Brennan Center For Justice $758,310 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
California Rural Legal Assistance Inc $101,108 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2023
Campaign Legal Center $404,432 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Capital & Main $105,932 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2023
Casa Latina $78,220 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Cascade Public Media - Crosscut $54,536 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Center For Constitutional Rights $693,654 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Center For Reproductive Rights $693,654 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Chances For Children $77,701 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Support 2023
Code For America $514,407 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2023
Codeorg $265,200 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
College Advising Corps $78,220 Raleigh, NC, US General Support 2023
College Possible (Was College Access Now) $78,220 St Paul, MN, US General Support 2023
Committee To Protect Journalists $170,014 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Congregation Beth Israel $1,500 Portland, OR, US General Support 2023
Democracy Now $372,723 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Desc $523,770 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Doctors Without Borders $371,280 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Election Administration Resource Center (Rcv) $252,770 Kinston, NC, US General Support 2023
Electronic Frontier Foundation $390,601 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2023
Fairvote $674,011 Takoma Park, MD, US General Support 2023
Fairvote Wa Foundation $252,770 Bothell, WA, US General Support 2023
Families Against Mandatory Minimums $134,690 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Food Lifeline $132,600 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Fred Hutch $565,488 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Free Press $160,206 Florence, MA, US General Support 2023
Fuse Washington (For Fuse Innovation Fund) $101,108 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Global Fund For Women $107,752 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2023
Global Partnerships $209,508 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Global Press Institute $509,339 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Global Wa $1,500 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Hias (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) $212,160 Silver Springs, MD, US General Support 2023
Innocence Project $350,194 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
International Rescue Committee $371,280 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Jewish Voice For Peace $215,504 Berkley, CA, US General Support 2023
Kbcs - Bellevue College Foundation $54,274 Bellevue, WA, US General Support 2023
Knkx Public Radio $240 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Laboratoria $265,200 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2023
Latino Community Fund (Washington Community Alliance) $50,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Maplight $205,931 Berkley, CA, US General Support 2023
Mt Baker Community Club $250 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Naacp Legal Defense Fund $758,310 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
National Abortion Federation $518,557 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
National Center For Family Philanthropy $26,270 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2023
National Federation Of Community Broadcasters $25,000 Belgrade, MT, US General Support 2023
Natural Resource Defense Council $514,407 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Neo -Democracy Rising $48,347 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Neo - More Equitable Democracy $252,770 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Neo - State Infrastructure Fund $505,540 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Neo -Four Freedoms Fund $619,574 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Newsmatch (Miami Foundation) $529,659 Miami, FL, US General Support 2023
Northwest Immigrants Rights Project $515,708 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Ojmche $2,500 Portland, OR, US General Support 2023
Ojmche $10,000 Portland, OR, US General Support 2023
Opensecrets (Center For Resp Politics) $303,324 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2023
Partners In Democracy $54,351 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2023
Planned Parenthood $693,113 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Plymouth Housing $421,005 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Plymouth Housing $2,500 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Pro Publica Inc $425,035 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Progress Alliance $101,108 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Raices $518,557 San Antonio, TX, US General Support 2023
Rainier Scholars $106,487 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Rainier Valley Food Bank $500 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Rank The Vote $56,229 Leominster, MA, US General Support 2023
Santa Cruz Radio - Natural Bridges $30,653 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2023
Santa Cruz Radio - Natural Bridges $47,081 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2023
Seattle Foundation - Fund For Inclusive Recovery $209,508 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Seattle Library Foundation $105,507 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Sightline Institute $556,094 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Sugar Pine Foundation $35,973 South Lake Tahoe, CA, US General Support 2023
Tilth Alliance $50,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Town Hall $352,249 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Town Hall $1,500 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Voter Participation Center $233,664 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Voter Participation Center $268,947 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Voting Works $404,432 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2023
Wikimedia Foundation $265,200 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2023
World Central Kitchen $371,280 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Year Up $106,487 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2023
Youthcare $132,600 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2023
Latin American Leadership Foundation $105,754 Vero Beach, FL, US General Support 2023
National Hispanic Institute $3,000 Maxwell, TX, US General Support 2022
Worldreader $561,897 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Plymouth Housing $510,440 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Northwest Immigrants Rights Project $612,528 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Food Lifeline $102,088 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Campaign Legal Center $257,380 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Neo - More Equitable Democracy $257,380 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
World Central Kitchen $411,808 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Newsmatch (Miami Foundation) $463,284 Miami, FL, US General Support 2022
Santa Cruz Radio - Natural Bridges $51,476 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2022
Desc $514,760 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
National Abortion Federation $514,760 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Voter Participation Center $514,760 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Voting Works $514,760 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Center For Reproductive Rights $617,712 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Neo - State Infrastructure Fund $617,712 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Planned Parenthood $617,712 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Northwest Harvest $102,952 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Brennan Center For Justice $423,120 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Fairvote Wa Foundation $254,794 Bothell, WA, US General Support 2022
Casa Latina $99,702 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Earth Economics $50,000 Tacoma, WA, US General Support 2022
Free Press $140,586 Florence, MA, US General Support 2022
Arts Fund $164,017 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Jewish Voice For Peace $210,879 Berkley, CA, US General Support 2022
Seattle Foundation - Fund For Inclusive Recovery $210,879 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Codeorg $269,457 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Pro Publica Inc $316,319 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Electronic Frontier Foundation $374,896 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Raices $421,758 San Antonio, TX, US General Support 2022
Town Hall $421,758 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Code For America $527,198 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Neo -Four Freedoms Fund $632,637 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Seattle Library Foundation $82,009 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Year Up $105,440 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Youthcare $105,440 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Sugar Pine Foundation $34,763 South Lake Tahoe, CA, US General Support 2022
Playing For Change Foundation $58,523 Santa Monica, CA, US General Support 2022
Fred Hutch $592,400 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Chances For Children $102,086 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Support 2022
Fuse Washington (For Fuse Innovation Fund) $101,321 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Global Fund For Women $101,321 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Progress Alliance $101,321 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Rainier Scholars $101,321 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
College Advising Corps $128,954 Raleigh, NC, US General Support 2022
Results Education Fund $147,376 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2022
Election Administration Resource Center (Rcv) $193,431 Kinston, NC, US General Support 2022
Global Partnerships $294,752 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Opensecrets (Center For Resp Politics) $294,752 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2022
Maplight $386,862 Berkley, CA, US General Support 2022
College Possible (Was College Access Now) $64,477 St Paul, MN, US General Support 2022
California Rural Legal Assistance Inc $73,688 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2022
Upaya Social Ventures $82,899 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Center For Constitutional Rights $590,342 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Fairvote $590,342 Takoma Park, MD, US General Support 2022
Natural Resource Defense Council $590,342 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Tilth Alliance $50,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Laboratoria $250,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2022
Global Wa $1,500 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Latino Community Fund (Washington Community Alliance) $25,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Committee To Protect Journalists $154,070 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Kbcs - Bellevue College Foundation $70,432 Bellevue, WA, US General Support 2022
Capital & Main $103,284 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2022
Families Against Mandatory Minimums $129,105 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Hias (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) $197,961 Silver Springs, MD, US General Support 2022
Wikimedia Foundation $249,603 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Long Now $25,821 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Doctors Without Borders $296,942 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Innocence Project $296,942 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
International Rescue Committee $296,942 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Worldreader $335,673 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
American Jewish World Service $395,922 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Democracy Now $395,922 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Naacp Legal Defense Fund $395,922 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Global Press Institute $490,599 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Sightline Institute $490,599 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Cascade Public Media - Crosscut $51,642 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Aclu $593,883 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Neo - Funders Committee For Civic Participation $6,455 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
National Center For Family Philanthropy $49,884 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2022
National Hispanic Institute $3,000 Maxwell, TX, US General Support 2022
Worldreader $561,897 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Plymouth Housing $510,440 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Northwest Immigrants Rights Project $612,528 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Food Lifeline $102,088 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Campaign Legal Center $257,380 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Neo - More Equitable Democracy $257,380 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
World Central Kitchen $411,808 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Newsmatch (Miami Foundation) $463,284 Miami, FL, US General Support 2022
Santa Cruz Radio - Natural Bridges $51,476 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2022
Desc $514,760 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
National Abortion Federation $514,760 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Voter Participation Center $514,760 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Voting Works $514,760 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Center For Reproductive Rights $617,712 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Neo - State Infrastructure Fund $617,712 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Planned Parenthood $617,712 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Northwest Harvest $102,952 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Brennan Center For Justice $423,120 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Fairvote Wa Foundation $254,794 Bothell, WA, US General Support 2022
Casa Latina $99,702 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Earth Economics $50,000 Tacoma, WA, US General Support 2022
Free Press $140,586 Florence, MA, US General Support 2022
Arts Fund $164,017 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Jewish Voice For Peace $210,879 Berkley, CA, US General Support 2022
Seattle Foundation - Fund For Inclusive Recovery $210,879 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Codeorg $269,457 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Pro Publica Inc $316,319 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Electronic Frontier Foundation $374,896 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Raices $421,758 San Antonio, TX, US General Support 2022
Town Hall $421,758 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Code For America $527,198 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Neo -Four Freedoms Fund $632,637 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Seattle Library Foundation $82,009 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Year Up $105,440 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Youthcare $105,440 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Sugar Pine Foundation $34,763 South Lake Tahoe, CA, US General Support 2022
Playing For Change Foundation $58,523 Santa Monica, CA, US General Support 2022
Fred Hutch $592,400 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Chances For Children $102,086 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Support 2022
Fuse Washington (For Fuse Innovation Fund) $101,321 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Global Fund For Women $101,321 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Progress Alliance $101,321 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Rainier Scholars $101,321 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
College Advising Corps $128,954 Raleigh, NC, US General Support 2022
Results Education Fund $147,376 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2022
Election Administration Resource Center (Rcv) $193,431 Kinston, NC, US General Support 2022
Global Partnerships $294,752 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Opensecrets (Center For Resp Politics) $294,752 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2022
Maplight $386,862 Berkley, CA, US General Support 2022
College Possible (Was College Access Now) $64,477 St Paul, MN, US General Support 2022
California Rural Legal Assistance Inc $73,688 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2022
Upaya Social Ventures $82,899 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Center For Constitutional Rights $590,342 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Fairvote $590,342 Takoma Park, MD, US General Support 2022
Natural Resource Defense Council $590,342 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Tilth Alliance $50,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Laboratoria $250,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2022
Global Wa $1,500 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Latino Community Fund (Washington Community Alliance) $25,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Committee To Protect Journalists $154,070 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Kbcs - Bellevue College Foundation $70,432 Bellevue, WA, US General Support 2022
Capital & Main $103,284 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2022
Families Against Mandatory Minimums $129,105 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Hias (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) $197,961 Silver Springs, MD, US General Support 2022
Wikimedia Foundation $249,603 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Long Now $25,821 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Doctors Without Borders $296,942 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Innocence Project $296,942 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
International Rescue Committee $296,942 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Worldreader $335,673 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
American Jewish World Service $395,922 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Democracy Now $395,922 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Naacp Legal Defense Fund $395,922 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Global Press Institute $490,599 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Sightline Institute $490,599 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Cascade Public Media - Crosscut $51,642 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Aclu $593,883 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Neo - Funders Committee For Civic Participation $6,455 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
National Center For Family Philanthropy $49,884 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2022
National Hispanic Institute $3,000 Maxwell, TX, US General Support 2022
Worldreader $561,897 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Plymouth Housing $510,440 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Northwest Immigrants Rights Project $612,528 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Food Lifeline $102,088 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Campaign Legal Center $257,380 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Neo - More Equitable Democracy $257,380 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
World Central Kitchen $411,808 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Newsmatch (Miami Foundation) $463,284 Miami, FL, US General Support 2022
Santa Cruz Radio - Natural Bridges $51,476 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2022
Desc $514,760 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
National Abortion Federation $514,760 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Voter Participation Center $514,760 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Voting Works $514,760 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Center For Reproductive Rights $617,712 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Neo - State Infrastructure Fund $617,712 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Planned Parenthood $617,712 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Northwest Harvest $102,952 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Brennan Center For Justice $423,120 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Fairvote Wa Foundation $254,794 Bothell, WA, US General Support 2022
Casa Latina $99,702 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Earth Economics $50,000 Tacoma, WA, US General Support 2022
Free Press $140,586 Florence, MA, US General Support 2022
Arts Fund $164,017 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Jewish Voice For Peace $210,879 Berkley, CA, US General Support 2022
Seattle Foundation - Fund For Inclusive Recovery $210,879 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Codeorg $269,457 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Pro Publica Inc $316,319 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Electronic Frontier Foundation $374,896 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Raices $421,758 San Antonio, TX, US General Support 2022
Town Hall $421,758 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Code For America $527,198 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Neo -Four Freedoms Fund $632,637 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Seattle Library Foundation $82,009 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Year Up $105,440 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Youthcare $105,440 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Sugar Pine Foundation $34,763 South Lake Tahoe, CA, US General Support 2022
Playing For Change Foundation $58,523 Santa Monica, CA, US General Support 2022
Fred Hutch $592,400 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Chances For Children $102,086 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Support 2022
Fuse Washington (For Fuse Innovation Fund) $101,321 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Global Fund For Women $101,321 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Progress Alliance $101,321 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Rainier Scholars $101,321 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
College Advising Corps $128,954 Raleigh, NC, US General Support 2022
Results Education Fund $147,376 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2022
Election Administration Resource Center (Rcv) $193,431 Kinston, NC, US General Support 2022
Global Partnerships $294,752 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Opensecrets (Center For Resp Politics) $294,752 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2022
Maplight $386,862 Berkley, CA, US General Support 2022
College Possible (Was College Access Now) $64,477 St Paul, MN, US General Support 2022
California Rural Legal Assistance Inc $73,688 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2022
Upaya Social Ventures $82,899 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Center For Constitutional Rights $590,342 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Fairvote $590,342 Takoma Park, MD, US General Support 2022
Natural Resource Defense Council $590,342 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Tilth Alliance $50,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Laboratoria $250,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2022
Global Wa $1,500 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Latino Community Fund (Washington Community Alliance) $25,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Committee To Protect Journalists $154,070 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Kbcs - Bellevue College Foundation $70,432 Bellevue, WA, US General Support 2022
Capital & Main $103,284 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2022
Families Against Mandatory Minimums $129,105 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Hias (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) $197,961 Silver Springs, MD, US General Support 2022
Wikimedia Foundation $249,603 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Long Now $25,821 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Doctors Without Borders $296,942 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Innocence Project $296,942 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
International Rescue Committee $296,942 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Worldreader $335,673 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
American Jewish World Service $395,922 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Democracy Now $395,922 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Naacp Legal Defense Fund $395,922 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Global Press Institute $490,599 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Sightline Institute $490,599 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Cascade Public Media - Crosscut $51,642 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Aclu $593,883 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Neo - Funders Committee For Civic Participation $6,455 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
National Center For Family Philanthropy $49,884 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2022
Arts Fund $141,981 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
California Rural Legal Assistance Inc $62,539 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2021
Campaign Legal Center $131,840 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Casa Latina $96,085 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Chances For Children $131,959 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Support 2021
Codeorg $189,308 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
College Possible $48,042 Carmichael, CA, US General Support 2021
Committee To Protect Journalists $96,085 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Crosscut $47,327 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Fairvote Wa $192,170 Bothell, WA, US General Support 2021
Families Against Mandatory Minimums $92,964 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Feeding America $126,969 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2021
Food Lifeline $48,042 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Fred Hutch $144,127 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Free Press $92,964 Florence, MA, US General Support 2021
Fuse Innovation $85,790 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Global Fund For Women $62,539 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Hias (hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) $50,708 Silver Springs, MD, US General Support 2021
Jewish Voice For Peace $190,454 Berkley, CA, US General Support 2021
Kbcs - Bellevue College Foundation $56,621 Bellevue, WA, US General Support 2021
Long Now $47,327 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Naacp Legal Defense Fund $199,033 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
National Parks Conservation $98,529 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Nature Conservancy $190,454 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Northwest Harvest $47,327 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Philanthropy Northwest $5,135 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Playing For Change Foundation $48,721 Santa Monica, CA, US General Support 2021
Pro Publica Inc $62,539 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Progress Alliance $96,085 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Raices $191,699 San Antonio, TX, US General Support 2021
Rainforest Alliance $92,964 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Rainier Scholars $48,042 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center (earc) $131,840 Goldsboro, NC, US General Support 2021
Results Education Fund $94,654 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2021
Santa Cruz Radio - Natural Bridges $30,425 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2021
Seattle Foundation - Fund For Inclusive Recovery $126,658 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Seattle Library Foundation $62,539 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Seattle Tilth $47,327 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Techbridge Girls $94,654 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2021
Union Of Concerned Scientists $92,964 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2021
Upaya Social Ventures $74,371 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Wikimedia $190,454 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Win-win Network $75,495 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Year Up $47,327 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Youthcare $94,654 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Aclu $437,465 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Center For Constitutional Rights $471,117 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Code For America $336,512 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Democracy Now $471,117 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Desc $403,814 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Fairvote $471,117 Takoma Park, MD, US General Support 2021
Maplight $403,814 Berkley, CA, US General Support 2021
Natural Resource Defense Council $403,814 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Northwest Immigrants Rights Project $479,257 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Planned Parenthood $471,117 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Sightline Institute $466,906 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Town Hall $403,814 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Uw Medicine $471,117 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
World Central Kitchen $336,512 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Worldreader $746,455 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Center For Reproductive Rights $466,906 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Neo -four Freedoms Fund $471,117 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Neo - State Infrastructure Fund $466,906 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
United Way Of King County $479,257 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Voter Participation Center $336,512 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Voting Works $466,906 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Doctors Without Borders $257,623 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Electronic Frontier Foundation $257,623 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Global Partnerships $257,623 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Innocence Project $257,623 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
International Rescue Committee $257,623 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Pro Mujer $285,134 Manhasset, NY, US General Support 2021
American Jewish World Service $243,341 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Brennan Center For Justice $243,341 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Global Press Institute $243,341 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
National Abortion Federation $243,341 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Newsmatch (miami Foundation) $243,341 Miami, FL, US General Support 2021
Opensecrets (center For Resp Politics) $243,341 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2021
Plymouth Housing $244,025 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Proteus Fund - More Equitable Democracy $243,341 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2021
Donorschooseorg (two Screens For Teachers) $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Earth Economics $100,000 Tacoma, WA, US General Support 2021
Hispanics In Philanthropy $25,000 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2021
Sugar Pine Foundation $50,000 South Lake Tahoe, CA, US General Support 2021
Worldreader $150,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Laboratoria $150,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2021
College Advising Corps $100,000 Chapel Hill, NC, US General Support 2021
Washington Center For Equitable Growth $100,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2021
Capital & Main $50,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2021
National Center For Family Philanthropy $25,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2021
Funders Committee For Civic Participation $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Global Wa $1,500 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Rainier Scholars $5,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Aclu $329,333 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
California Rural Legal Assistance Inc $50,000 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2020
Campaign Legal Center $102,088 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Center For Constitutional Rights $556,981 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Chances For Children $100,704 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Support 2020
Code For America $252,522 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2020
College Possible $65,000 Carmichael, CA, US General Support 2020
Democracy Now $550,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Desc $303,666 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Doctors Without Borders $201,408 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Donorschooseorg (two Screens For Teachers) $100,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Earth Economics $75,000 Tacoma, WA, US General Support 2020
Election Administration Resource Center $100,704 Goldsboro, NC, US General Support 2020
Electronic Frontier Foundation $201,666 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2020
Fairvote $453,901 Takoma Park, MD, US General Support 2020
Fairvote $100,000 Takoma Park, MD, US General Support 2020
Families Against Mandatory Minimums $75,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Feeding America $100,704 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2020
Fred Hutch $151,056 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Free Press $75,000 Florence, MA, US General Support 2020
Fuse Innovation $90,634 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Global Fund For Women $50,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2020
Global Partnerships $205,239 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Hias (hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) $40,000 Silver Springs, MD, US General Support 2020
Hispanics In Philanthropy $100,000 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2020
Innocence Project $201,408 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
International Rescue Committee $201,408 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Jewish Voice For Peace $151,056 Berkley, CA, US General Support 2020
Kbcs - Bellevue College Foundation $45,000 Bellevue, WA, US General Support 2020
Long Now $60,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2020
Maplight $407,735 Berkley, CA, US General Support 2020
More Equitable Democracy - Proteus Fund $75,000 Amherst, MA, US General Support 2020
Naacp $151,056 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
National Parks Conservation $76,566 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Natural Bridges Media Ksqd $25,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2020
Natural Resource Defense Council $303,666 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Northwest Immigrants Rights Project $405,954 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Path $50,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Philanthropy Northwest $107,756 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Planned Parenthood $453,901 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Playing For Change Foundation $37,500 Santa Monica, CA, US General Support 2020
Pro Publica Inc $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Raices $201,408 San Antonio, TX, US General Support 2020
Rainforest Alliance $75,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Seattle Foundation (all In Wa -digital Equity) $105,624 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Seattle Tilth $37,500 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Sightline Institute $380,382 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Sugar Pine Foundation $37,500 South Lake Tahoe, CA, US General Support 2020
The Nature Conservancy $151,056 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
The Seattle Public Library Foundation $50,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
The Voter Participation Center $250,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Town Hall $303,666 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Union Of Concerned Scientists $75,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2020
Upaya Social Ventures $60,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Uw Medicine $453,901 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
Washington Progress Fund $105,624 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
We The Protesters $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Wikimedia $151,056 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2020
Win-win Network $60,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2020
World Central Kitchen $251,760 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Worldreader $408,754 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2020

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Contact Information

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EIN 65-1211107
Website N/A
Address PO BOX 18801 Seattle, WA 98118-0801

Key People (2)

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President, Treasurer Sheldon J Kaphan
Vice President, Secretary Erica Locke

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.