Funding search · EIN 910712539 · Bellingham, WA

Whatcom Educational Credit Union

Name: Whatcom Educational Credit Union grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

41
grants reported: $845,266
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $15,000
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.

What they fund

education scholarships advocacy

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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Western Washington University Foundation3 grants · $270,100
Whatcom Literacy Council3 grants · $60,000
Children of the Valley2 grants · $40,500
Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth2 grants · $40,000
Bellingham Childcare & Learning Center2 grants · $40,000
Pickford Film Center2 grants · $40,000
Skagit Valley College Foundation2 grants · $33,000
Whatcom Dream2 grants · $31,000
Gowest Credit Union Association1 grant · $30,366
Whatcom Center for Early Learning2 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$110,000

2022

$261,500

2023

$222,050

2024

$251,716

2025

Grant history

All 41 reported grants, largest first.

$128,000
Western Washington University Foundation · Bellingham, WA · 2023
Scholarships
$71,350
Western Washington University Foundation · Bellingham, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$70,750
Western Washington University Foundation · Bellingham, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$30,366
Gowest Credit Union Association · Seatac, WA · 2025
Advocacy
$20,500
Children of the Valley · Mt Vernon, WA · 2024
Education grant
$20,500
Skagit Valley College Foundation · Mt Vernon, WA · 2023
Education grant and scholarships
$20,000
Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth · Bellingham, WA · 2025
Education grant
$20,000
Communities in Schools of Whatcom County · Bellingham, WA · 2025
Education grant
$20,000
Whatcom Literacy Council · Bellingham, WA · 2025
Education grant
$20,000
Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth · Bellingham, WA · 2024
Education grant
$20,000
Whatcom Literacy Council · Bellingham, WA · 2024
Education grant
$20,000
Bellingham Childcare & Learning Center · Bellingham, WA · 2023
Education grant
$20,000
Children of the Valley · Mt Vernon, WA · 2023
Education grant
$20,000
Pickford Film Center · Bellingham, WA · 2023
Education grant
$20,000
Bellingham Childcare & Learning Center · Bellingham, WA · 2022
Education grant
$20,000
Pickford Film Center · Bellingham, WA · 2022
Education grant
$20,000
Whatcom Literacy Council · Bellingham, WA · 2022
Education grant
$16,000
Whatcom Dream · Bellingham, WA · 2024
Education grant
$15,000
Futuresnw · Bellingham, WA · 2025
Education grant
$15,000
Whatcom Center for Early Learning · Bellingham, WA · 2024
Education grant
$15,000
Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association · Bellingham, WA · 2023
Education grant
$15,000
Whatcom Center for Early Learning · Bellingham, WA · 2023
Education grant
$15,000
Whatcom Dream · Bellingham, WA · 2023
Education grant
$15,000
Futuresnw · Belligham, WA · 2022
Education grant
$15,000
Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association · Bellingham, WA · 2022
Education grant
$14,250
The Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center · Bellingham, WA · 2025
General support
$13,750
Wild Whatcom · Bellingham, WA · 2025
Education grant and scholarships
$12,500
Skagit Valley College Foundation · Mt Vernon, WA · 2024
Education grant and scholarships
$11,500
Skagit Preschool Association and Resource Center · Mt Vernon, WA · 2025
Education grant
$11,500
Skagit Preschool Association and Resource Center · Mt Vernon, WA · 2024
Education grant
$11,000
Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County Foundation · Mt Vernon, WA · 2025
Education grant
$11,000
Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County Foundation · Mt Vernon, WA · 2024
Education grant
$10,000
Explorations Academy · Bellingham, WA · 2022
Education grant
$10,000
Wild Whatcom · Bellingham, WA · 2022
Education grant
$8,500
Skagit Valley College · Mt Vernon, WA · 2025
Education grant
$8,500
Skagit Valley College · Mt Vernon, WA · 2024
Education grant
$8,300
Bellingham Technical College · Bellingham, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$8,000
Bellingham Technical College · Bellingham, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$8,000
Whatcom Community College Foundation · Bellingham, WA · 2025
Education grant
$8,000
Whatcom Community College Foundation · Bellingham, WA · 2024
Education grant
$8,000
Bellingham Technical College · Bellingham, WA · 2023
Scholarships

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.