Funding search · EIN 260378733 · Seattle, WA
Lenore Hanauer 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.
- 157
- grants reported
- $3.9M
- 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
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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.
- Civic Education Fund2 grants · $800,000
- Earthjustice3 grants · $300,000
- Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $225,000
- Neighborcare Health3 grants · $200,000
- Seattle Opera Association3 grants · $150,000
- Movement Advancement Project2 grants · $150,000
- Workmoney Foundation2 grants · $150,000
- King County Sexual Assault Resource Center3 grants · $135,000
- Conservation Northwest3 grants · $130,000
- Rave Foundation3 grants · $110,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 157 grants.
- $400,000
Civic Education Fund · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
- $400,000
Civic Education Fund · Seattle, WA · 2023
Social services
- $200,000
Earthjustice · Seattle, WA · 2022
Environmental services
- $125,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Medical services
- $100,000
Neighborcare Health · Seattle, WA · 2022
Medical services
- $100,000
Seattle Opera Association · Seattle, WA · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $75,000
Movement Advancement Project · Boulder, CO · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $75,000
Workmoney Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $75,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Medical services
- $75,000
Movement Advancement Project · Boulder, CO · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $75,000
Workmoney Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $50,000
Earthjustice · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental services
- $50,000
Neighborcare Health · Seattle, WA · 2024
Medical services
- $50,000
Rave Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $50,000
Earthjustice · Seattle, WA · 2023
Environmental services
- $50,000
Neighborcare Health · Seattle, WA · 2023
Medical services
- $50,000
Rave Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $50,000
Conservation Northwest · Bellingham, WA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Habitat for Humanity · Tukwila, WA · 2022
Social services
- $50,000
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center · Renton, WA · 2022
Social services
- $50,000
Mercy Corps · Seattle, WA · 2022
Social services
- $45,000
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center · Renton, WA · 2024
Social services
- $40,000
Conservation Northwest · Bellingham, WA · 2024
General support
- $40,000
Reprohub · Kirkland, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $40,000
Conservation Northwest · Bellingham, WA · 2023
General support
- $40,000
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center · Renton, WA · 2023
Social services
- $40,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $40,000
Youthcare · Seattle, WA · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $35,000
Friends of the Children · Seattle, WA · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $30,000
Low Income Housing Inst · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
- $30,000
Rainier Valley Food Bank · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $30,000
Low Income Housing Inst · Seattle, WA · 2023
Social services
- $30,000
Low Income Housing Inst · Seattle, WA · 2022
Social services
- $25,000
American National Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $25,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Medical services
- $25,000
Friends of the Children · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $25,000
Seattle Opera Association · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $25,000
Seattle Symphony Orchestra · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $25,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestriced support
- $25,000
West Seattle Food Bank · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $25,000
Youthcare · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $25,000
Friends of the Children · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $25,000
Reprohub · Kirkland, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $25,000
Seattle Chamber Music Society · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $25,000
Seattle Opera Association · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $25,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestriced support
- $25,000
Youthcare · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $25,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
Unrestriced support
- $20,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of King County · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
- $20,000
Upstream USA · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Social services
- $20,000
Rainier Valley Food Bank · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $20,000
Upstream USA · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Social services
- $20,000
West Seattle Food Bank · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $20,000
Rainier Valley Food Bank · Seattle, WA · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $20,000
Upstream USA · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Social services
- $15,000
Chaps · Mercer Island, WA · 2024
Medical services
- $15,000
Friends of the Children - Tacoma · Tacoma, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of King County · Seattle, WA · 2023
Social services
- $15,000
Chaps · Mercer Island, WA · 2023
Medical services
- $15,000
Friends of the Children - Tacoma · Tacoma, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of King County · Seattle, WA · 2022
Social services
- $15,000
Friends of the Children - Tacoma · Tacoma, WA · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $12,500
Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Assoc · Seattle, WA · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Birds Connect Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Grandmother Against Gun Violence Fund · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Growing Veterans · Lynden, WA · 2024
Social services
- $10,000
Highline Area Food Bank · Burien, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Homeward Pet Adoption Center · Woodinville, WA · 2024
Animal services
- $10,000
Kcts9 · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Kitsap Humane Society · Silverdale, WA · 2024
Social services
- $10,000
Kuow · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Paws · Lynnwood, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Seattle Art Museum · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Seattle Humane Society · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Animal services
- $10,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Water First International · Seattle, WA · 2024
Social services
- $10,000
Woodland Park Zoo · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Growing Veterans · Lynden, WA · 2023
Social services
- $10,000
Homeward Pet Adoption Center · Woodinville, WA · 2023
Animal services
- $10,000
Kcts9 · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Kitsap Humane Society · Silverdale, WA · 2023
Social services
- $10,000
Kuow · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Paws · Lynnwood, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Seattle Art Museum · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Seattle Audubon Society · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Seattle Humane Society · Bellevue, WA · 2023
Animal services
- $10,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Water First International · Seattle, WA · 2023
Social services
- $10,000
Woodland Park Zoo · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture · Seattle, WA · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Chaps · Mercer Island, WA · 2022
Medical services
- $10,000
Classic King Fm · Seattle, WA · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Dads · Seattle, WA · 2022
Social services
- $10,000
Growing Veterans · Lynden, WA · 2022
Social services
- $10,000
Homeward Pet Adoption Center · Woodinville, WA · 2022
Animal services
- $10,000
Kcts9 · Seattle, WA · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $10,000
Kitsap Humane Society · Silverdale, WA · 2022
Social services
- $10,000
Kuow · Seattle, WA · 2022
Unrestricted support
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