Funding search · EIN 912000453 · Seattle, WA
Goodfellow Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 84
- grants reported
- $2.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
preservationconservationeducationculturalgivingglobalmusicscholarships
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4 grants matching “music education” · $32,000
- $10,000
Kexp - Public Radio · Seattle, WA · 2024
Global music/ education
- $1,000
Kbcs - Public Radio · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Global music/ education
- $20,000
Kexp - Public Radio · Seattle, WA · 2023
Global music/ education
- $1,000
Kbcs - Public Radio · Bellevue, WA · 2023
Global music/ education
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Sama Seattle Sacred Music and Art3 grants · $1.2M
- Meridith Matthews Ymca3 grants · $201,000
- Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building3 grants · $151,000
- Mercy Corps3 grants · $80,000
- Seattle Opera2 grants · $40,000
- National Trust for Historic Preservation2 grants · $40,000
- Puget Sound Maritime3 grants · $38,000
- Kexp - Public Radio2 grants · $30,000
- Nw Seaport3 grants · $21,000
- San Juan Preservation Trust3 grants · $21,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 84 reported grants, largest first.
- $460,000
Sama Seattle Sacred Music and Art · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural preservation
- $400,000
Sama Seattle Sacred Music and Art · Seattle, WA · 2023
Cultural preservation
- $350,100
Sama Seattle Sacred Music and Art · Seattle, WA · 2022
Cultural preservation
- $100,000
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building · Port Hadlock, WA · 2024
Art/education
- $100,000
Meridith Matthews Ymca · Seattle, WA · 2023
Sports/education
- $51,000
Meridith Matthews Ymca · Seattle, WA · 2022
Sports/education
- $50,000
Meridith Matthews Ymca · Seattle, WA · 2024
Sports/education
- $50,000
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building · Port Hadlock, WA · 2023
Art/education
- $50,000
Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2022
Charitable giving
- $25,000
Puget Sound Maritime · Seattle, WA · 2023
Education/scholarships
- $20,000
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Washington, DC · 2024
Conservation and preservation
- $20,000
Seattle Opera · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural preservation
- $20,000
Kexp - Public Radio · Seattle, WA · 2023
Global music/ education
- $20,000
Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2023
Charitable giving
- $20,000
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Washington, DC · 2023
Conservation and preservation
- $20,000
Seattle Opera · Seattle, WA · 2023
Cultural preservation
- $11,000
Nevada Northern Railway Museum · Ely, NV · 2023
Conservation and preservation
- $11,000
Puget Sound Maritime · Seattle, WA · 2022
Education/scholarships
- $10,000
Friends of Waterfront Park · Seattle, WA · 2024
Conservation and preservation
- $10,000
Kexp - Public Radio · Seattle, WA · 2024
Global music/ education
- $10,000
Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2024
Charitable giving
- $10,000
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship · Dallas, TX · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Nw Seaport · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural preservation
- $10,000
San Juan Preservation Trust · Friday Harbor, WA · 2024
Conservation and preservation
- $10,000
Center for Wooden Boats · Seattle, WA · 2023
Art/education
- $10,000
Friends of the Delaware Canal · New Hope, PA · 2023
Conservation and preservation
- $10,000
Great Peninsula Conservancy · Bremerton, WA · 2023
Conservation and preservation
- $10,000
Northwest Maritime Center · Port Townsend, WA · 2023
Education
- $10,000
Nw Seaport · Seattle, WA · 2023
Cultural preservation
- $10,000
San Juan Preservation Trust · Friday Harbor, WA · 2023
Conservation and preservation
- $10,000
Ski for Light · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Charitable giving
- $10,000
Pratt Fine Arts Center · Seattle, WA · 2022
Art/education
- $10,000
Virginia V Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Conservation and preservation
- $3,500
Nevada Northern Railway Museum · Ely, NV · 2024
Conservation and preservation
- $2,500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable giving
- $2,000
Puget Sound Maritime · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education/scholarships
- $1,500
Town Hall Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023
Cultural preservation
- $1,000
Burke Museum · Seattle, WA · 2024
Art/education
- $1,000
Center for Wooden Boats · Seattle, WA · 2024
Art/education
- $1,000
Delaware & Lehigh Heritage Corridor · Easton, PA · 2024
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Friends of the Delaware Canal · New Hope, PA · 2024
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Historic Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Hunterdon Land Trust · Flemington, NJ · 2024
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Kbcs - Public Radio · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Global music/ education
- $1,000
Meany Center Arts · Seattle, WA · 2024
Art/education
- $1,000
Orangutan Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Conservation and education
- $1,000
Pratt Fine Arts Center · Seattle, WA · 2024
Art/education
- $1,000
Seattle Parks Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Ski for Light · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Charitable giving
- $1,000
The Collings Foundation · Stow, MA · 2024
Education
- $1,000
Town Hall Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
Cultural preservation
- $1,000
Virginia V Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Volunteer Park Trust · Seattle, WA · 2024
Conservation and education
- $1,000
Washington Farmland Trust · Seattle, WA · 2024
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Burke Museum · Seattle, WA · 2023
Art/education
- $1,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable giving
- $1,000
Historic Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Hunterdon Land Trust · Flemington, NJ · 2023
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Kbcs - Public Radio · Bellevue, WA · 2023
Global music/ education
- $1,000
Lummi Island Heritage Trust · Lummi Island, WA · 2023
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Meany Center Arts · Seattle, WA · 2023
Art/education
- $1,000
Orangutan Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Conservation and education
- $1,000
Pratt Fine Arts Center · Seattle, WA · 2023
Art/education
- $1,000
The Collings Foundation · Stow, MA · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Burke Museum · Seattle, WA · 2022
Art/education
- $1,000
Coolspring Power Museum · Coolspring, PA · 2022
Conservation and education
- $1,000
Country Doctor Community Health Centers · Seattle, WA · 2022
Charitable giving
- $1,000
Delaware & Lehigh Heritage Corridor · Easton, PA · 2022
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable giving
- $1,000
Friends of Miller Bay · Suquamish, WA · 2022
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Friends of the Delaware Canal · New Hope, PA · 2022
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Hunterdon Land Trust · Flemington, NJ · 2022
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Mohai · Seattle, WA · 2022
Education
- $1,000
Nevada Northern Railway Museum · Ely, NV · 2022
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building · Port Hadlock, WA · 2022
Art/education
- $1,000
Nw Seaport · Seattle, WA · 2022
Cultural preservation
- $1,000
Orangutan Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Conservation and education
- $1,000
San Juan Preservation Trust · Friday Harbor, WA · 2022
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Seattle Parks Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Conservation and preservation
- $1,000
Ski for Light · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Charitable giving
- $1,000
Volunteer Park Trust · Seattle, WA · 2022
Conservation and education
- $500
Lummi Island Heritage Trust · Lummi Island, WA · 2022
Conservation and preservation
- $200
Black Diamond Historical Society · Black Diamond, WA · 2022
Conservation and preservation
- $100
The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2024
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