Funding search · EIN 911265474 · Kirkland, WA

The Foster Foundation

Name: The Foster Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

182
grants reported: $6.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $10,000
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

services social medical education

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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.

Uw Athletic Department3 grants · $1.5M
Overlake School3 grants · $650,000
Swedish Medical Center Foundation3 grants · $580,000
Seattle Foundation3 grants · $357,469
St Thomas School1 grant · $300,000
University of Washington - Foster School Building3 grants · $300,000
Montlake Futures2 grants · $260,000
Together Center3 grants · $180,000
Paws- Progressive Animal Welfare Society3 grants · $157,500
Overlake Medical Center Foundation3 grants · $155,000

Giving over time

$1.9M

2022

$2.2M

2023

$2.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 182 grants.

$750,000
Uw Athletic Department · Seattle, WA · 2024
General
$500,000
Uw Athletic Department · Seattle, WA · 2023
General
$325,000
Overlake School · Redmond, WA · 2023
Social services
$300,000
Overlake School · Redmond, WA · 2022
Social services
$300,000
St Thomas School · Medina, WA · 2022
Education
$260,000
Swedish Medical Center Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Medical
$250,000
Uw Athletic Department · Seattle, WA · 2022
General
$210,000
Swedish Medical Center Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Medical
$160,000
Montlake Futures · Seattle, WA · 2024
General
$135,000
Overlake Medical Center Foundation · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Social services
$127,792
Seattle Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
General
$122,043
Seattle Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
General
$110,000
Together Center · Redmond, WA · 2023
Social services
$110,000
Swedish Medical Center Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Medical
$107,634
Seattle Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
General
$100,000
University of Washington - Foster School Building · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education
$100,000
Montlake Futures · Seattle, WA · 2023
General
$100,000
University of Washington - Foster School Building · Seattle, WA · 2023
Education
$100,000
University of Washington - Foster School Building · Seattle, WA · 2022
Education
$60,000
Northwest Harvest · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$60,000
Northwest Harvest · Seattle, WA · 2023
Social services
$60,000
Paws- Progressive Animal Welfare Society · Lynnwood, WA · 2023
Social services
$60,000
Together Center · Redmond, WA · 2022
Social services
$50,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2024
Medical
$50,000
Seattle Art Museum · Seattle, WA · 2024
General
$50,000
Seattle Art Museum · Seattle, WA · 2023
General
$50,000
Overlake Hospital · Bellevue, WA · 2022
General
$50,000
Paws- Progressive Animal Welfare Society · Lynnwood, WA · 2022
Social services
$50,000
Seattle Art Museum · Seattle, WA · 2022
General
$47,500
Paws- Progressive Animal Welfare Society · Lynnwood, WA · 2024
Social services
$35,000
Make-a-Wish · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$25,000
Overlake School · Redmond, WA · 2024
Social services
$22,500
University of Washington - Tougher Together · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education
$22,500
University of Washington - Tougher Together · Seattle, WA · 2023
Education
$22,500
University of Washington - Tougher Together · Seattle, WA · 2022
Education
$20,000
Seattle Children'S Hospital · Seattle, WA · 2024
Medical
$20,000
Youthcare · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$20,000
Seattle Children'S Hospital · Seattle, WA · 2023
Medical
$20,000
Ywca of Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023
Social services
$20,000
Seattle Children'S Hospital · Seattle, WA · 2022
Medical
$20,000
Ywca of Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022
Social services
$14,500
Outdoor for All Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Social services
$12,000
Conservation International · Arlington, VA · 2022
Education
$10,000
Akin · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Amara · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Bellevue Schools Foundation · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Education
$10,000
Boyer Children'S Clinic · Seattle, WA · 2024
Medical
$10,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Camp Korey · Mount Vernon, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Cancer Lifeline · Seattle, WA · 2024
Medical
$10,000
Compass Housing Alliance · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Downtown Emergency Service Center · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Evergreen Goodwill · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Farestart · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Hamlin Robinson School · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education
$10,000
Healthpoint · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Hopelink · Redmond, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Jubilee Reach · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Jubilee Women'S Center · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Kindering Center · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Lahai Health · Lynnwood, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Low Income Housing Institute · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Mary'S Place Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Neighborcare Health · Seattle, WA · 2024
Medical
$10,000
New Beginnings · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Northwest Center · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Outdoor for All Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Pacific Science Center Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
General
$10,000
Providence Hospice of Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
Medical
$10,000
Rainier Scholars · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education
$10,000
Rise Above · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer · Seattle, WA · 2024
Medical
$10,000
Ryther · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Seattle Opera · Seattle, WA · 2024
General
$10,000
Sound Generations · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
St Martin De Porres Shelter · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
The Big Table · Spokane, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Tilth Alliance · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Together Center · Redmond, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Treehouse · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education
$10,000
University of Washington Libraries · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education
$10,000
Upower · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Wa Women in Need · Kirkland, WA · 2024
Education
$10,000
Wellspring Family Services · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Ymca of Greater Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Youth Eastside Services · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Social services
$10,000
Amara · Seattle, WA · 2023
Social services
$10,000
Bellevue Schools Foundation · Bellevue, WA · 2023
Education
$10,000
Boyer Children'S Clinic · Seattle, WA · 2023
Medical
$10,000
Camp Korey · Mount Vernon, WA · 2023
Social services
$10,000
Cancer Lifeline · Seattle, WA · 2023
Medical
$10,000
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Social services
$10,000
Childhaven · Seattle, WA · 2023
Social services
$10,000
Compass Housing Alliance · Seattle, WA · 2023
Social services
$10,000
Conservation International · Arlington, VA · 2023
Education
$10,000
Downtown Emergency Service Center · Seattle, WA · 2023
Social services
$10,000
Evergreen Goodwill · Seattle, WA · 2023
Social services
$10,000
Farestart · Seattle, WA · 2023
Social services
$10,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2023
Medical
$10,000
Hamlin Robinson School · Seattle, WA · 2023
Education

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.