Funding search · EIN 832091267 · Medina, WA

Bernier McCaw Foundation

Name: Bernier McCaw Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

116
grants reported: $19.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $100,000
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

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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

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Independent Sector3 grants · $2.5M
Sacred Land Collective4 grants · $1.9M
Byrd Barr Place5 grants · $1.5M
Southwest Indigenous Women'S Coalition2 grants · $1.2M
Ywca of Seattle-King-Snohomish County3 grants · $1.0M
Tubman Center for Health and Freedom2 grants · $833,332
Northwest Film Forum3 grants · $812,750
President & Fellows of Harvard College4 grants · $800,000
Tubman Center for Health & Freedom1 grant · $666,666
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center4 grants · $660,000

Giving over time

$1.5M

2022

$3.7M

2023

$9.5M

2024

$4.5M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 116 grants.

$1.0M
Independent Sector · Washington, DC · 2024
Nonprofit workforce initiatives & center on excellence for the nonprofit workforce
$1.0M
Independent Sector · Washington, DC · 2024
Nonprofit workforce initiatives & center on excellence for the nonprofit workforce
$666,666
Tubman Center for Health & Freedom · Seattle, WA · 2025
Ashay
$600,000
Southwest Indigenous Women'S Coalition · Mesa, AZ · 2024
Capacity-building grant for 2spirit center
$600,000
Southwest Indigenous Women'S Coalition · Mesa, AZ · 2024
Capacity-building grant for 2spirit center
$600,000
Sacred Land Collective · Auburn, WA · 2023
Capacity building grant.
$503,500
Northwest Film Forum · Seattle, WA · 2025
Wa na wari general operating support
$500,000
Independent Sector · Washington, DC · 2025
Center on excellence for the nonprofit workforce
$475,000
Sacred Land Collective · Auburn, WA · 2024
Capacity building grant
$475,000
Sacred Land Collective · Auburn, WA · 2024
Capacity building grant
$440,000
Byrd Barr Place · Seattle, WA · 2024
Bipoc ed coalition
$440,000
Byrd Barr Place · Seattle, WA · 2024
Bipoc ed coalition
$420,000
Byrd Barr Place · Seattle, WA · 2023
Bipoc ed coalition.
$416,666
Tubman Center for Health and Freedom · Seattle, WA · 2024
Capital campaign
$416,666
Tubman Center for Health and Freedom · Seattle, WA · 2024
Capital campaign
$400,000
350 Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2025
Seattle king county african american reparations committee
$400,000
Sacred Land Collective · Auburn, WA · 2025
General operating support
$400,000
The Who We Are Project · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$333,334
Ywca of Seattle-King-Snohomish County · Seattle, WA · 2023
Strategic direction initiatives.
$333,333
Ywca of Seattlekingsnohomish County · Seattle, WA · 2025
Strategic direction initiatives
$333,333
Ywca of Seattle-King-Snohomish County · Seattle, WA · 2024
Strategic direction initiatives
$333,333
Ywca of Seattle-King-Snohomish County · Seattle, WA · 2024
Strategic direction initiatives
$300,000
Southwest Indigenous Womens · Mesa, AZ · 2023
Capacity-building grant for 2spirit center.
$257,500
Northwest Film Forum · Seattle, WA · 2022
Capital campaign contribution for arte noir
$256,250
Realize Impact · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2023
Denkyem pooled loan fund.
$250,000
Arte Noir · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support.
$215,000
Washington Bus Education Fund · Seattle, WA · 2024
Washington power building table
$215,000
Washington Bus Education Fund · Seattle, WA · 2024
Washington power building table
$200,000
Byrd Barr Place · Seattle, WA · 2025
Bipoc ed coalition now known as ile kimoyo
$200,000
Davidson College Annual Fund · Davidson, NC · 2025
Thelma adair pavilion at the george lawrence abernethy library
$200,000
Renton Regional Community Foundation · Renton, WA · 2025
Capacity building
$200,000
Commonweal · Bolinas, CA · 2024
Center for healing & liberation and the three black men project
$200,000
Commonweal · Bolinas, CA · 2024
Center for healing & liberation and the three black men project
$200,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2024
Wildcat women fund
$200,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2024
Wildcat women fund
$200,000
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Seas dean's innovative fund for diversity, inclusion & belonging
$200,000
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Seas dean's innovative fund for diversity, inclusion & belonging
$200,000
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Seas dean's innovation fund for diversity, inclusion & belonging
$200,000
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Seas dean's innovation fund for diversity, inclusion & belonging
$180,000
Native Action Network · Seattle, WA · 2022
Vision for urban indian report
$175,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Seattle, WA · 2025
Support of gynecologic research and cancer equity
$175,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2024
Support of gynecologic research and cancer equity
$175,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2024
Support of gynecologic research and cancer equity
$175,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2023
Support of gynecologic research and cancer equity (grace) center.
$150,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Newton, MA · 2024
The three black men project
$150,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Newton, MA · 2024
The three black men project
$150,000
Justice Funders · Oakland, CA · 2023
Operating support for creation and launch of just transition investment pooled fund.
$150,000
National Urban Indian Family Coalition · Seattle, WA · 2022
Digital equity fund
$135,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2022
Dr. Kemi doll's sister study
$109,000
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support for cypress fund
$109,000
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating support for emerging practitioners in philanthropy
$107,000
Latino Community Fund · Seattle, WA · 2023
Grant for washington community alliance.
$100,000
Africatown Community Land Trust · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$100,000
Washington Community Alliance · Bellingham, WA · 2025
Building to last campaign
$100,000
Seattle Children'S Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Invest @ sc fund
$100,000
Seattle Children'S Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Invest @ sc fund
$100,000
Davidson College Wildcat Women Fund · Davidson, NC · 2023
Wildcat women fund.
$100,000
Rvc Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023
General opearting support.
$100,000
Realize Impact · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2022
Non-recoverable grant for operations of denkyem co-op
$95,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2023
Grant support for lgbtq+ counseling position at davidson college sudent health & counseling center.
$95,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2022
Lgbtq counseling position
$62,000
Fair Work Center · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support.
$60,000
Na'Ah Illahee Fund · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support.
$53,500
Alliance for Global Justice · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Grant for taking b(l)ack pride.
$52,500
Policylink · Oakland, CA · 2023
Grant for liberation ventures.
$51,750
Northwest Film Forum · Seattle, WA · 2023
Grant for wa na wari.
$50,000
Cierra Sisters · Renton, WA · 2025
General operating support
$50,000
Native Action Network · Seattle, WA · 2025
Native women's leadership forum
$50,000
The Seattle Times Community Impact Fund · Seattle, WA · 2025
Investigative journalism fund
$50,000
Liberation Ventures · Wilmington, DE · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Liberation Ventures · Wilmington, DE · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Na'Ah Illahee Fund · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Na'Ah Illahee Fund · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Seattle Girls' School · Seattle, WA · 2024
Support of the sgs get in the game campaign
$50,000
Seattle Girls' School · Seattle, WA · 2024
Support of the sgs get in the game campaign
$50,000
Center for Children & Youth Justice · Seattle, WA · 2023
General opperating support.
$50,000
Children of the Setting Sun Productions · Bellingham, WA · 2023
General opperating support.
$50,000
Neighborhood Funders Group · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Grant for amplify fund.
$50,000
Utopia Washington · Kent, WA · 2023
General operating support.
$50,000
Childhaven · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support
$40,000
The Wildseed Society · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support.
$25,000
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center · Renton, WA · 2025
General operating support
$25,000
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2025
Economic recovery and reconciliation alliance with respect campaign
$25,000
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center · Renton, WA · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center · Renton, WA · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
Renton Regional Community Foundation · Renton, WA · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
Renton Regional Community Foundation · Renton, WA · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
Byrd Barr Place · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support/executive director transition.
$25,000
Gathering Roots Wellness Retreat Center · Auburn, WA · 2023
General operating support.
$25,000
Renton Regional Community Foundation · Renton, WA · 2023
General operating support.
$25,000
Gathering Roots Wellness Retreat Center · Auburn, WA · 2022
General operating support
$25,000
Renton Regional Community Foundation · Renton, WA · 2022
General operating support
$25,000
Uw Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
I-labs ready mind project
$25,000
Washington Women'S Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Bellevue Lifespring · Bellevue, WA · 2025
General operating support
$20,000
Bellevue Lifespring · Bellevue, WA · 2025
Uncork the night sponsorship
$20,000
Youth Services America · Washington, DC · 2025
Guides.vote general operating support
$20,000
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center · Renton, WA · 2023
General operating support/capacity building.
$20,000
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center · Renton, WA · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
Business Impact Nw · Tukwila, WA · 2025
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