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 2021–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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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
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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