Funding search · EIN 916531936 · Mercer Island, WA

The Higgins Family Foundation

Name: The Higgins Family 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.

76
grants reported: $1.7M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
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

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Seattle Aquarium2 grants · $250,000
Forterra Nw4 grants · $225,000
Wild Salmon Center4 grants · $140,000
Seattle Children'S Hospital2 grants · $100,000
Swedish Hospital Foundation3 grants · $100,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center1 grant · $100,000
American Red Cross4 grants · $100,000
Children'S Hospital Circle of Care3 grants · $100,000
College Is Real4 grants · $90,000
Rainer Scholars3 grants · $85,000

Giving over time

$440,000

2022

$516,000

2023

$343,500

2024

$446,000

2025

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

$125,000
Seattle Aquarium · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$125,000
Seattle Aquarium · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support
$100,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$100,000
Forterra Nw · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support
$55,000
Wild Salmon Center · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Seattle Children'S Hospital · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$50,000
Forterra Nw · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Seattle Children'S Hospital · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Children'S Hospital Circle of Care · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Forterra Nw · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Rainer Scholars · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Swedish Hospital Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Rainier Scholars · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support
$35,000
Uw Medicine · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support
$30,000
Uw Medicine Development · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$30,000
Wild Salmon Center · Portland, OR · 2025
General operating support
$30,000
Wild Salmon Center · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating support
$25,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2025
General operating support
$25,000
Children'S Hospital Circle of Care · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$25,000
College Is Real · Danville, CA · 2025
General operating support
$25,000
Forterra Nw · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$25,000
Swedish Hospital Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$25,000
The Seattle Aquarium Society · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$25,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
Children'S Hospital Circle of Care · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
College Is Real · Danville, CA · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
Rainer Scholars · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
Swedish Hospital Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
Uw Medicine Development · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
Wild Salmon Center · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
American Red Cross · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$25,000
American Red Cross · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support
$25,000
College Is Real · Danville, CA · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
American Civil Liberties Union of Washington · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$20,000
Represent US · Florence, MA · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
College Is Real · Danville, CA · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Rainer Scholars · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Represent US · Florence, MA · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
American Civil Liberties Union of Washington · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Represent US · Florence, MA · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
American Civil Liberties Union of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
American Civil Liberties Union of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support
$10,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support
$5,000
Long Live the Kings · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Stewardship Partners · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Long Live the Kings · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$5,000
Stewardship Partners · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$5,000
Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating support
$5,000
Ethical Apparel Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General operating support
$5,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$5,000
Long Live the Kings · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$5,000
Methow Conservancy · Winthrop, WA · 2023
General operating support
$5,000
Methow Housing Trust · Twisp, WA · 2023
General operating support
$5,000
Room One · Twisp, WA · 2023
General operating support
$5,000
Soulimination · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$5,000
Stewardship Partners · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$5,000
Trust for Public Land · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support
$5,000
Long Live the Kings · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support
$5,000
Stewardship Partners · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support
$5,000
Trust for Public Land · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support
$2,500
Methow Housing Trust · Winthrop, WA · 2024
General operating support
$2,500
Fare Start · Seattle, WA · 2022
General operating support
$2,500
Methow Housing Trust · Twisp, WA · 2022
General operating support
$1,000
Soulimination · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Soulimination · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Fare Start · Seattle, WA · 2023
General operating support

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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.