Funding search · democracy and civic engagement · Washington
Who funds democracy and civic engagement work in Washington
15 funders have a record of paying for democracy and civic engagement work by Washington recipients: 64 grants totaling $4.5M, most recently in 2024 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are The Oregon Community Foundation ($1.2M), California Community Foundation ($267,345) and Alliance for Youth Organizing ($806,390).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Washington recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
The Oregon Community FoundationPortland, ORCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $425,000 to Community Foundation for Southwest Washington — civic engagement
California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $267,345 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES — civic engagement
Alliance for Youth OrganizingWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $806,390 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to ALLIANCE FOR A JUST SOCIETY — civic engagement
Whatcom Community FoundationBellingham, WACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to INSTITUTE FOR BLACK JUSTICE — civic engagement & advocacy
Largest: $200,000 to MOMSRISING EDUCATION FUND — core support for the maternal justice program to broaden the base of support for reproductive rights and justice for mothers through message, organizing, and civic engagement
State VoicesWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $311,192 · through 2024Largest: $172,592 to WINWIN NETWORK — public education and nonpartisan civic engagement
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
3 matching grants · $398,352 · through 2022Largest: $100,000 to ALLIANCE FOR A JUST SOCIETY — develop a native community organizing model on how to strengthen and expand native leadership in native communities through indigenous-based research that shapes roadmaps for socia…
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $22,500 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to SOMALI HEALTH BOARD — to support a cohort of east african high school and young adults from seatac/tukwila in a community advocacy and civic engagement project focused on educating and advocating for is…
Ocf Joseph E Weston Public FoundationPortland, ORCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $18,700 · through 2024Largest: $6,500 to United Way of the Columbia-Willamette — civic engagement
Largest: $180,000 to NATIONAL URBAN INDIAN FAMILY COALITION — general support; for its civic engagement work in arizona, nevada, and new mexico
Alliance for Youth ActionWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $103,250 · through 2023Largest: $18,440 to WASHINGTON PROGRESS ALLIANCE — civic engagement
Committee On StatesRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $125,000 · through 2023Largest: $75,000 to WASHINGTON PROGRESS ALLIANCE — to support efforts to recruit donors, increase professional development opportunities, and review and vet non-partisan civic engagement plans
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