Funding search · EIN 680537904 · Seattle, WA
Scan Design 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.
- 77
- grants reported
- $3.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- University of Washington Foundation1 grant · $518,983
- Uw College of Built Environment1 grant · $329,688
- Center for Sustainable Infrastructure3 grants · $319,800
- National Foundation for Danish America3 grants · $280,275
- University of Wisconsin Foundation2 grants · $218,700
- University of Washington - Meany Theatre1 grant · $216,832
- National Nordic Museum3 grants · $160,000
- Uw School of Medicine - Anestheology1 grant · $155,000
- Uw College of Environment1 grant · $133,248
- University of Oregon Foundation2 grants · $124,757
Giving over time
Grant history
All 77 reported grants, largest first.
- $518,983
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $329,688
Uw College of Built Environment · Seattle, WA · 2022
2022 grant award
- $245,275
National Foundation for Danish America · Wilmette, IL · 2023
2023 grant award
- $216,832
University of Washington - Meany Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $170,000
Center for Sustainable Infrastructure · Olympia, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $155,000
Uw School of Medicine - Anestheology · Seattle, WA · 2022
2022 grant award
- $133,248
Uw College of Environment · Seattle, WA · 2022
2022 grant award
- $118,700
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
2023 grant award
- $110,000
Center for Sustainable Infrastructure · Olympia, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $110,000
Uw - Madison · Madison, WI · 2022
2022 grant award
- $100,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
2024 grant award
- $79,552
Furturewise Courban · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $62,615
University of Oregon Foundation · Eugene, OR · 2024
2024 grant award
- $62,142
University of Oregon Foundation · Eugene, OR · 2022
2022 grant award
- $61,725
Community Roots Housing · Seattle, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $60,000
City of Bellevue · Bellevue, WA · 2022
Sustain trip to denmark
- $60,000
National Nordic Museum · Seattle, WA · 2022
2022 grant award
- $59,000
Museum of Danish America · Elk Horn, IA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $50,000
National Nordic Museum · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $50,000
Nordic Northwest · Portland, OR · 2024
2024 grant award
- $50,000
National Nordic Museum · Seattle, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $50,000
Rebild National Park Society · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2023
2023 grant award
- $49,991
Washington State University Foundation · Pullman, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $45,000
City of Tacoma · Tacoma, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $40,000
Nordic Northwest · Portland, OR · 2023
2023 grant award
- $39,800
Center for Sustainable Infrastructure · Olympia, WA · 2022
2022 grant award
- $38,375
The Museum of Danish America · Elk Horn, IA · 2022
2022 grant award
- $35,422
Courban · Bellevue, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $30,500
Nordic Northwest · Portland, OR · 2022
2022 grant award
- $27,500
Northwest Danish Association · Seattle, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $26,200
American Scandinavian Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
2022 grant award
- $25,000
American Scandinavian Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
2024 grant award
- $25,000
National Foundation for Danish America · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2024
2024 grant award
- $25,000
Portland State University Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
2024 grant award
- $25,000
Rebild National Park Society · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2024
2024 grant award
- $25,000
American Scandinavian Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
2023 grant award
- $23,000
The Museum of Danish America · Elk Horn, IA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $21,000
Northwest Danish Association · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $20,000
National Film Festival for Talented Youth · Seattle, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $20,000
Portland State University Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $17,000
Courban · Bellevue, WA · 2022
To coordinate student activities in denmark
- $15,000
Artist Trust · Seattle, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $15,000
Hawaii Community Foundation · Kahului, HI · 2023
2023 grant award
- $10,000
American Friends of Statens Museum for Kunst · New York, NY · 2024
2024 grant award
- $10,000
Climate Solutions · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $10,000
New Impact · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $10,000
City of Bellevue · Bellevue, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $10,000
The Museum of Human Achievement · Austin, TX · 2023
2023 grant award
- $10,000
The Seattle Athenaeum · Seattle, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $10,000
Artsfund · Seattle, WA · 2022
2022 grant award
- $10,000
Global Giving · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for ukrainian crisis relief program
- $10,000
National Foundation for Danish America · Wilmette, IL · 2022
2022 grant award
- $10,000
Portland State University Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
2022 grant award
- $9,000
Uw Seattle Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $7,500
Artist Trust · Seattle, WA · 2022
2022 grant award
- $6,000
Northwest Danish Association · Seattle, WA · 2022
2022 grant award
- $5,000
Friends of the Waterfront Park · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $5,000
Historical Society of Seattle and King County · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $5,000
Seattle Architecture Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $5,000
Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $5,000
West Denmark Heritage Council · Barron, WI · 2023
2023 grant award
- $5,000
Rebild National Park Society · Hoffman Estates, IL · 2022
2022 grant award
- $4,500
Historylink · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $3,721
The Seattle Athenaeum · Seattle, WA · 2022
Library organization event
- $3,000
Danish American Heritage Society · Elk Horn, IA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $3,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Book on danish architecture
- $2,500
Vashon Repertory Theatre · Vashon, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $2,500
Danish American Heritage Society · Elk Horn, IA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $2,500
Razom · New York, NY · 2022
2022 grant award
- $2,500
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
2022 grant award
- $2,000
California Art & Nature Museum · Solvang, CA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $2,000
Wilding Museum · Solvang, CA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $2,000
World Affairs Council · Seattle, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $1,000
Earthcorps West Seattle Fauntleroy · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $881
First Student · Seattle, WA · 2023
2023 grant award
- $500
Seattle Parks Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
- $310
Birds Connect Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024 grant award
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