Funding search · EIN 464105873 · Seattle, WA

Washington Research Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

454
grants reported
$55.4M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$47,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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1 grant matching “engineering research · $250,000

  • $250,000

    Seattle Children'S Research Institute · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Oda: engineering dcrs to improve t cell function

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • University of Washington285 grants · $27.1M
  • Seattle Children'S Research Institute7 grants · $10.9M
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center19 grants · $5.8M
  • Washington State University49 grants · $5.4M
  • Fred Hutchinson Crc22 grants · $1.2M
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Cen13 grants · $1.1M
  • Allen Institute1 grant · $1.0M
  • Institute for Systems Biology5 grants · $601,000
  • Western Washington University9 grants · $522,221
  • Benaroya Research Institute at Virg3 grants · $248,151

Giving over time

$13.1M
2021
$9.4M
2022
$17.0M
2023
$15.8M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 454 grants.

  • $3.2M

    Seattle Children'S Research Institute · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Scri: rawlings: ind

  • $2.6M

    Seattle Children'S Research Institute · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Scri: postdoc scholars program

  • $2.5M

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Wrf-r.howell distinguished faculty fellowship program

  • $2.0M

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Fhcrc: meschinchi: ind-enabling

  • $2.0M

    Seattle Children'S Research Institute · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Scri: rawlings: ind

  • $1.8M

    Seattle Children'S Research Institute · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Sc postdoc scholars program

  • $1.4M

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Uw: seabridge

  • $1.0M

    Seattle Children'S Research Institute · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Postdoc scholars program

  • $1.0M

    Allen Institute · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Ai: levi: phase iii

  • $1.0M

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Fhcrc: technology commercialization

  • $1.0M

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Fhcrc tech comm fy23

  • $1.0M

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Buerke center student innovation fund

  • $937,500

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Fhcrc: chapuis: ind-enabling

  • $900,000

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2021

    Arcs fellowships endowment

  • $750,000

    Fred Hutchinson Crc · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Phase i & ii technology grants

  • $750,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Arcs fellowships endowment

  • $700,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Berger: phase 3

  • $600,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Uw biology faculty recruitment

  • $500,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Uw: carlson law in life science

  • $500,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Uw undergraduate research prog

  • $498,804

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Uw lazarovits/ueda: phase 2/3

  • $387,050

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Uw: hicks: phase iii

  • $350,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Uw: comotion gap fund

  • $300,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Uw: clinician-scientist fellows

  • $300,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Uw biology faculty recruitment

  • $275,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Uw: koelle: phase ii

  • $275,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Uw: wang: phase ii

  • $250,000

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2024

    Wsu: technology gap fund

  • $250,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Uw: barria: phase 2

  • $250,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Uw: theberge: phase ii

  • $250,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Uw: comotion gap fund

  • $250,000

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2023

    Wsu: technology gap fund

  • $250,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Uw hicks: phase ii

  • $250,000

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2022

    Wsu gap fund

  • $250,000

    Seattle Children'S Research Institute · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Oda: engineering dcrs to improve t cell function

  • $250,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Kraemer: phase ii

  • $250,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Uw bioengineering: chair recruitment

  • $250,000

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2021

    Technology gap fund

  • $249,950

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Uw: pravetoni: phase ii

  • $245,133

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Institute for protein design: phase ii

  • $237,500

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Uw: postdoc entrepreneur program

  • $236,300

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2024

    Wsu: postdoc entrepreneur program

  • $232,171

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Uw: li: phase ii

  • $230,052

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Hinds: urea photo-oxidation to enable portable/wearable hemodialysis phase 2

  • $223,000

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2023

    Wsu: postdoc entrepreneur program

  • $212,800

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Uw: postdoc entrepreneur program

  • $209,900

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Uw postdoc entrepreneur program

  • $200,000

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Fhcrc: adair: planning grant

  • $200,000

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Fhcrc: hsieh: planning grant

  • $200,000

    Institute for Systems Biology · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Isb: technology commercialization

  • $200,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Uw: stevens: planning grant

  • $200,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Uw: sakiyama: planning grant

  • $200,000

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2023

    Wsu: oatley: planning grant

  • $200,000

    Western Washington University · Bellingham, WA · 2023

    Wwu: student fellowship program

  • $199,462

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Uw: davis: planning grant

  • $199,314

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Uw: baker: planning grant

  • $198,995

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Uw: nance: planning grant

  • $197,888

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Fhcrc: hill: planning grant

  • $197,784

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2023

    Wsu: murphy: planning grant

  • $197,200

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2022

    Wsu postdoc entrepreneur program

  • $187,500

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Uw: biology faculty recruitment

  • $179,107

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2023

    Wsu: roberts: planning grant

  • $150,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Uw biology faculty recruitment

  • $150,000

    Institute for Systems Biology · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Technology commercialization

  • $150,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Biology faculty recruitment

  • $125,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Uw comotion gap fund

  • $125,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Fall 2021 innovation gap fund cycle

  • $125,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Comotion innovation gap fund

  • $114,974

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2023 o'connor

  • $114,728

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2023 liu

  • $112,250

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Uw: panyam: planning grant

  • $111,551

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2023 poudel

  • $110,144

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2023 pillai

  • $110,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Uw: garge: phase i

  • $110,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Uw: carroll: phase i

  • $110,000

    Western Washington University · Bellingham, WA · 2024

    Wwu: o'neil: phase i

  • $109,597

    Seattle University · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Su: ren: phase i

  • $109,471

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Cen · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2023 larsen

  • $109,416

    Benaroya Research Institute at Virg · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Wrf postdoc fellowship 2023 verma

  • $109,126

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2023 anderson, m.

  • $108,985

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2023 kim

  • $107,475

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Cen · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2023 depierreux

  • $106,940

    Seattle Children'S Research Institu · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Wrf postdoc fellowship 2024 wrenn

  • $106,875

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2023

    Wrf postdoc fellowship 2021 armstrong

  • $106,250

    Pacific Northwest National Laborato · Richland, WA · 2023

    Wrf postdoc fellowship 2022 du

  • $105,048

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2023 tanshi

  • $105,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2022 tatapudy

  • $105,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2022 lee

  • $105,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Seahub: planning grant

  • $104,792

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2022 michaelsen

  • $104,375

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2022 rafiq

  • $104,375

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2022 levin

  • $103,487

    Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2024 yoshida

  • $103,146

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2024 sutherland

  • $102,474

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2023 clare

  • $101,834

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2024 ragotte

  • $101,695

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2024 whitebirch

  • $101,680

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Cen · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2024 vasanthakumar

  • $101,680

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Cen · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2024 toure

  • $101,680

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Cen · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Postdoc 2024 gomez garzon

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