Funding search · EIN 912088813 · Seattle, WA
Cooper-Newell 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.
- 63
- grants reported
- $5.8M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $20,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Fidelity Charitable1 grant · $2.0M
- National Nordic Museum4 grants · $1.4M
- Northwest Maritime Center3 grants · $970,000
- Wakefield Museum Association2 grants · $236,365
- College Unbound1 grant · $200,000
- Audubon Washington2 grants · $150,000
- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation1 grant · $100,000
- Earthjustice1 grant · $100,000
- Daci3 grants · $70,000
- Ballard Senior Center2 grants · $70,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 63 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.0M
Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
Cooper-newell donor advised fund
- $1.0M
National Nordic Museum · Seattle, WA · 2022
Education, arts, environment
- $650,000
Northwest Maritime Center · Port Townsend, WA · 2023
Education
- $325,600
National Nordic Museum · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education, arts, environment
- $200,000
Northwest Maritime Center · Port Townsend, WA · 2024
Education
- $200,000
College Unbound · Providence, RI · 2023
Education
- $136,365
Wakefield Museum Association · Wakefield, KS · 2022
Education
- $120,000
Northwest Maritime Center · Port Townsend, WA · 2022
Education
- $100,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Education
- $100,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environment
- $100,000
Wakefield Museum Association · Wakefield, KS · 2023
Education
- $100,000
Audubon Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
Environment
- $50,000
Grist Magazine · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environment
- $50,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho · Yakima, WA · 2024
Education
- $50,000
Audubon Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Environment
- $50,000
Ballard Senior Center · Seattle, WA · 2022
Arts, education
- $30,000
Daci · 2025
Support of research, twinning and outreach activities preceding the 2027 daci conference in malaysia
- $30,000
National Nordic Museum · Seattle, WA · 2025
For use on east garden projects
- $30,000
Daci · 2023
Arts, education
- $25,000
Common Power Future · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education
- $25,000
Early Music Guild of Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education, arts
- $25,000
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
- $25,000
Northwest Abortion Access Fund · Portland, OR · 2024
Education
- $25,000
Renewable Northwest Project · Portland, OR · 2024
Environment
- $25,000
Sunset Hill Community Hall · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education, arts
- $25,000
Voter Registration Project · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
- $25,000
Washington Conservation Action Education Fund · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education
- $25,000
National Nordic Museum · Seattle, WA · 2023
Education, arts, environment
- $20,000
Jefferson County Historical Society · Port Townsend, WA · 2024
Education
- $20,000
Sound Generations · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education
- $20,000
Aclu · New York, NY · 2023
Education
- $20,000
Ballard Senior Center · Seattle, WA · 2023
Arts education
- $20,000
Early Music Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023
Education and arts
- $20,000
Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Education
- $20,000
Early Music Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022
Education, arts
- $10,500
Jefferson County Historical Society · Port Townsend, WA · 2023
Education
- $10,000
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2024
Environment
- $10,000
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environment
- $10,000
Center for Contemporary Music · Oakland, CA · 2023
Education
- $10,000
Eli Whitney Museum · Hamden, CT · 2023
Education
- $10,000
Puget Soundkeeper · Seattle, WA · 2023
Environment
- $10,000
Daci · Philedelphia, PA · 2022
Education, arts
- $5,000
Burke Museum Association · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education
- $5,000
E B Dunn Historic Garden Trust · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environment
- $5,000
Seattle Bach Festival · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education, arts
- $5,000
United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2024
Education
- $5,000
Burke Museum Girls in Science Camp · Seattle, WA · 2023
Education
- $5,000
Dunn Historic Garden Trust · Seattle, WA · 2023
Environment
- $5,000
Pacific Music Works · Seattle, WA · 2023
Arts
- $5,000
Unicef (Ukranian Childrens Fund) · New York, NY · 2023
Education
- $5,000
Burke Museum Girls in Science Camp · Seattle, WA · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Dunn Historic Garden Trust · Seattle, WA · 2022
Environment
- $5,000
Jefferson County Historical Society · Port Townsend, WA · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Puget Soundkeeper · Seattle, WA · 2022
Environment
- $5,000
Unicef (Ukranian Childrens Fund) · New York, NY · 2022
Education
- $2,500
Medieval Womens Choir · Seattle, WA · 2024
Arts
- $2,500
Medieval Womens Choir · Seattle, WA · 2023
Arts
- $2,500
Medieval Womens Choir · Seattle, WA · 2022
Arts
- $2,000
Ballard Historical Society · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Ballard Historical Society · Seattle, WA · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Sound Action · Vashon, WA · 2023
Environment
- $1,000
Sound Action · Vashon, WA · 2022
Environment
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