Funding search · EIN 651264215 · Th Ave Ne, WA
Douglas and Maria Bayer 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.
- 403
- grants reported
- $330,293
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $510
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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2 grants matching “dust” · $2,000
- $1,000
We Are From Dust · Sparks, NV · 2023
General operating funds
- $1,000
We Are From Dust · Sparks, NV · 2022
General operating funds
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Meadows Montessori4 grants · $20,298
- National Park Foundation4 grants · $13,000
- Friends of the Boundary Waters4 grants · $10,237
- Bellingham Food Bank4 grants · $8,337
- The Nature Conservancy4 grants · $8,120
- Northwest Youth Services4 grants · $7,170
- Donors Choose4 grants · $6,974
- Planned Parenthood4 grants · $6,500
- The Crucible - An Educational Collaboration of Art Industry Community4 grants · $6,000
- Alameda County Community Food Bank4 grants · $6,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 403 grants.
- $5,149
Meadows Montessori · Ferndale, WA · 2025
General operating funds
- $5,149
Meadows Montessori · Ferndale, WA · 2024
General operating funds
- $5,000
Meadows Montessori · Ferndale, WA · 2023
General operating funds
- $5,000
Meadows Montessori · Ferndale, WA · 2022
General operating funds
- $4,000
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating funds
- $3,000
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating funds
- $3,000
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating funds
- $3,000
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating funds
- $2,581
Friends of the Boundary Waters · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operating funds
- $2,581
Friends of the Boundary Waters · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operating funds
- $2,575
Friends of the Boundary Waters · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operating funds
- $2,500
Friends of the Boundary Waters · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operating funds
- $2,167
Donors Choose · New York, NY · 2024
General operating funds
- $2,131
Bellingham Food Bank · Bellingham, WA · 2025
General operating funds
- $2,131
Bellingham Food Bank · Bellingham, WA · 2024
General operating funds
- $2,093
Crohns and Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General operating funds
- $2,093
Crohns and Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General operating funds
- $2,080
Northwest Youth Services · Bellingham, WA · 2022
General operating funds
- $2,075
Bellingham Food Bank · Bellingham, WA · 2022
General operating funds
- $2,060
Northwest Youth Services · Bellingham, WA · 2024
General operating funds
- $2,060
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
General operating funds
- $2,060
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
General operating funds
- $2,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating funds
- $2,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating funds
- $2,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2025
General operating funds
- $2,000
Bellingham Food Bank · Bellingham, WA · 2023
General operating funds
- $2,000
Northwest Youth Services · Bellingham, WA · 2023
General operating funds
- $2,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
General operating funds
- $1,856
Donors Choose · New York, NY · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,850
Rainier Scholars · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,657
Donors Choose · New York, NY · 2023
General operating funds
- $1,534
Lighthouse Mission · Bellingham, WA · 2022
General operating funds
- $1,500
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,500
Alameda County Community Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,500
La Clinica De La Raza · Oakland, CA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,500
Rainier Scholars · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,500
The Crucible - An Educational Collaboration of Art Industry Community · Oakland, CA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,500
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,500
Alameda County Community Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,500
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,500
International Refugee Assistance Project · New York, NY · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,500
La Clinica De La Raza · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,500
National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,500
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,500
The Crucible - An Educational Collaboration of Art Industry Community · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,500
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General operating funds
- $1,500
Alameda County Community Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2023
General operating funds
- $1,500
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating funds
- $1,500
Rainier Scholars · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating funds
- $1,500
The Crucible - An Educational Collaboration of Art Industry Community · Oakland, CA · 2023
General operating funds
- $1,500
Alameda County Community Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2022
General operating funds
- $1,500
Path With Art · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating funds
- $1,500
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating funds
- $1,500
The Crucible - An Educational Collaboration of Art Industry Community · Oakland, CA · 2022
General operating funds
- $1,294
Donors Choose · New York, NY · 2022
General operating funds
- $1,200
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,200
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,200
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General operating funds
- $1,055
Path With Art · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,054
Lighthouse Mission · Bellingham, WA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,054
Lighthouse Mission · Bellingham, WA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,050
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating funds
- $1,040
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating funds
- $1,033
Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth · Bellingham, WA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,033
Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth · Bellingham, WA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,030
Northwest Youth Services · Bellingham, WA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,030
Solid Ground · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,030
Symphony Tacoma · Tacoma, WA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
International Refugee Assistance Project · New York, NY · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
Kronos Performing Arts Association · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
Motivating Inspiring Supporting & Serving Sexually Exploited Youth · Oakland, CA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
National and Community Service · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
Northwest Avalanche Center · North Bend, WA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
Oakland Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
One Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
Opportunity Council · Bellingham, WA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
Propublica · New York, NY · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
Protect Our Winters · Boulder, CO · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
Prx · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
Regional Park Foundation · Castro Valley, CA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
Ruby'S Place · Castro Valley, CA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
Sierra Avalanche Center · Truckee, CA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
Youth Uprising · Oakland, CA · 2025
General operating funds
- $1,000
Deployus · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,000
Elevate Oakland · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,000
Kronos Performing Arts Association · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,000
Motivating Inspiring Supporting & Serving Sexually Exploited Youth · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,000
National and Community Service · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,000
Northwest Avalanche Center · North Bend, WA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,000
Oakland Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,000
One Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,000
Propublica · New York, NY · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,000
Protect Our Winters · Boulder, CO · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,000
Regional Park Foundation · Castro Valley, CA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,000
Ruby'S Place · Castro Valley, CA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,000
Sierra Avalanche Center · Truckee, CA · 2024
General operating funds
- $1,000
Symphony Tacoma · Tacoma, WA · 2024
General operating funds
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