Funding search · EIN 911621484 · Spokane, WA
The Bergquist 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.
- 90
- grants reported
- $950,500
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $7,500
- 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
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Funding pattern
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7 grants matching “spokesman” · $80,000
- $22,500
Volunteers of America · Spokane, WA · 2025
$20,000 To support Crosswalk program and $2,500 to the Spokesman Review X-mas Fund.
- $2,500
Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support the Spokesman Review X-mas Fund
- $22,500
Volunteers of America · Spokane, WA · 2024
$20,000 To support charitable operations and $2,500 to the Spokesman Review X-mas Fund.
- $2,500
Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support the Spokesman Review X-mas Fund
- $22,500
Volunteers of America · Spokane, WA · 2023
$20,000 To support charitable operations and $2,500 to the Spokesman Review X-mas Fund
- $2,500
Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support the Spokesman Review X-mas Fund
- $5,000
Spokesman Review Christmas Fund · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery3 grants · $120,000
- Union Gospel Mission3 grants · $73,500
- Volunteers of America3 grants · $67,500
- Spokane Parks Foundation3 grants · $60,000
- Spokane Symphony Society3 grants · $45,000
- Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery1 grant · $40,000
- Maddie'S Place2 grants · $40,000
- Northwest Museum of Arts Culture3 grants · $37,500
- Second Harvest Food Bank3 grants · $30,000
- The Salvation Army3 grants · $30,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 90 reported grants, largest first.
- $40,000
Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $40,000
Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $40,000
Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $40,000
Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Maddie'S Place · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $25,000
Maddie'S Place · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $24,500
Union Gospel Mission · Spokane, WA · 2025
$12,500 To support charitable operations $12,000 to support the Anna Odgen Hall Shelter
- $24,500
Union Gospel Mission · Spokane, WA · 2024
$12,500 To support charitable operations $12,000 to support the Anna Odgen Hall Shelter
- $24,500
Union Gospel Mission · Spokane, WA · 2023
$12,500 To support charitable operations $12,000 to support the Anna Odgen Hall Shelter
- $22,500
Volunteers of America · Spokane, WA · 2025
$20,000 To support Crosswalk program and $2,500 to the Spokesman Review X-mas Fund.
- $22,500
Volunteers of America · Spokane, WA · 2024
$20,000 To support charitable operations and $2,500 to the Spokesman Review X-mas Fund.
- $22,500
Volunteers of America · Spokane, WA · 2023
$20,000 To support charitable operations and $2,500 to the Spokesman Review X-mas Fund
- $20,000
Spokane Parks Foundation · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $20,000
Spokane Parks Foundation · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $20,000
Spokane Parks Foundation · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $20,000
Volunteers of America · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $16,000
Spokane Parks Foundation · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Maddie'S Place · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $15,000
Spokane Symphony Society · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $15,000
Spokane Symphony Society · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $15,000
Providence Health Care Foundation · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $15,000
Spokane Symphony Society · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $15,000
Daybreak Youth Services · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Providence Health Care Foundation · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $12,500
Northwest Museum of Arts Culture · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $12,500
Second Harvest Food Bank · Spokane, WA · 2025
$7,500 to support charitable operations and $5,000 designated for the Bite-to-Go program.
- $12,500
Northwest Museum of Arts Culture · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $12,500
Northwest Museum of Arts Culture · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $12,500
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Anna Schindler Foundation · Post Falls, ID · 2025
To support construction campaign
- $10,000
Friends of Ksps Tv · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $10,000
Mid City Concerns Senior Center · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $10,000
The Salvation Army · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $10,000
Anna Schindler Foundation · Post Falls, ID · 2024
To support charitable operations & construction campaign
- $10,000
Mid City Concerns Senior Center · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $10,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $10,000
The Salvation Army · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $10,000
Mid City Concerns Senior Center · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $10,000
The Salvation Army · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $10,000
Anna Ogden Hall · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Spokane Symphony · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
The Salvation Army · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Union Gospel Mission · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $7,500
Friends of Ksps Tv · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $7,500
Friends of Ksps Tv · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $7,500
Second Harvest Food Bank · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $7,500
Friends of Ksps Tv · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $7,000
Mid-City Concerns Senior Center · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Communities in Schools of Spokane County · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $5,000
Family Promise of Spokane · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $5,000
Joya Child & Family Development · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $5,000
Providence Health Care Foundation · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $5,000
Side By Side · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $5,000
Truth Ministries of Spokane · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $5,000
Communities in School Spokane · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $5,000
Family Promise of Spokane · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $5,000
Joya Child & Family Development · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $5,000
Side By Side · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $5,000
Truth Ministries of Spokane · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $5,000
Anna Schindler Foundation · Post Falls, ID · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $5,000
Communities in School Spokane · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $5,000
Joya Child & Family Development · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $5,000
Anna Schindler Foundation · Post Falls, ID · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Joya Child & Family Development · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Spokesman Review Christmas Fund · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $4,000
Transitions · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $4,000
Transition · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $4,000
Spokane Humane Society · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $4,000
Transition · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $4,000
Spokane Humane Society · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $4,000
Transitions · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Boys and Girls Club of Spokane County · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $2,500
Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support the Spokesman Review X-mas Fund
- $2,500
Cup of Cool Water · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $2,500
Feast World Kitchen · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $2,500
Girls On the Run of Spokane County · Spokane, WA · 2025
To support charitable operations
- $2,500
Boys and Girls Club of Spokane County · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $2,500
Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support the Spokesman Review X-mas Fund
- $2,500
Girls On the Run · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $2,500
Partners With Families and Children · Spokane, WA · 2024
To support charitable operations
- $2,500
Boys and Girls Club of Spokane County · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $2,500
Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support the Spokesman Review X-mas Fund
- $2,500
Family Promise of Spokane · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $2,500
Partners With Families and Children · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $2,500
Side By Side · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $2,500
Truth Ministries of Spokane · Spokane, WA · 2023
To support charitable operations
- $2,500
Boys and Girls Clubs of Spokane County · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Communities in School Spokane · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Partners With Families & Children · Spokane, WA · 2022
Charitable
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