Funding search · EIN 760702130 · Mercer Island, WA
Shirley & David Allen 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.
- 212
- grants reported
- $238,294
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $700
- 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.
- Kiwanis Club2 grants · $51,535
- Kiwanis Club of Lindsay1 grant · $26,000
- Salvation Army3 grants · $6,791
- Ronald McDonald House Charity3 grants · $5,907
- League To Save Lake Tahoe3 grants · $5,434
- St Jude Children'S Research Hospit3 grants · $4,953
- Food Lifeline3 grants · $4,074
- Compassion Without Borders3 grants · $4,024
- Uplift Northwest3 grants · $3,803
- Mary'S Place3 grants · $3,727
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 212 grants.
- $26,000
Kiwanis Club of Lindsay · Lindsay, CA · 2024
Community services
- $25,885
Kiwanis Club · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Community services
- $25,650
Kiwanis Club · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Community services
- $5,000
Ronald McDonald House Charity · Seattle, WA · 2024
Community services
- $2,317
Salvation Army · Seattle, WA · 2022
Humanitarian services
- $2,250
Salvation Army · Seattle, WA · 2024
Humanitarian services
- $2,224
Salvation Army · Seattle, WA · 2023
Humanitarian services
- $1,854
League To Save Lake Tahoe · South Lake Tahoe, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,800
League To Save Lake Tahoe · Lake Tahoe, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,780
League To Save Lake Tahoe · South Lake Tahoe, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,685
Divine Alternatives for Dads Servic · Seattle, WA · 2022
Community services
- $1,685
St Jude Children'S Research Hospit · Memphis, TN · 2022
Community services
- $1,685
Uplift Northwest · Seattle, WA · 2022
Community services
- $1,650
Divine Alternatives for Dads Servic · Seattle, WA · 2024
Community services
- $1,650
St Jude Children'S Research Hospit · Memphis, TN · 2024
Community services
- $1,618
St Jude Children'S Research Hospit · Memphis, TN · 2023
Community services
- $1,618
Uplift Northwest · Seattle, WA · 2023
Community services
- $1,390
Brian Othmer Foundation · Woodland Hills, CA · 2022
Community services
- $1,390
Compassion Without Borders · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
Animal protection
- $1,390
Food Lifeline · Seattle, WA · 2022
Community services
- $1,350
Food Lifeline · Seattle, WA · 2024
Community services
- $1,334
Compassion Without Borders · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
Animal protection
- $1,334
Food Lifeline · Seattle, WA · 2023
Community services
- $1,300
Compassion Without Borders · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
Animal protection
- $1,264
Aauw · Washington, DC · 2022
Humanitarian services
- $1,264
Mary'S Place · Seattle, WA · 2022
Community services
- $1,250
Aauw · Washington, DC · 2024
Humanitarian services
- $1,250
Mary'S Place · Seattle, WA · 2024
Community services
- $1,213
Aauw · Washington, DC · 2023
Humanitarian services
- $1,213
Mary'S Place · Seattle, WA · 2023
Community services
- $1,000
A Way Home Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Community services
- $1,000
Beloved Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2024
Community services
- $1,000
Catching the Dream · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Arts education
- $1,000
Compass Housing Alliance · Seattle, WA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Fox Cultural Hall · Kings Beach, CA · 2024
Children's programs
- $1,000
Gary Senise Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2024
Community services
- $1,000
Literacy Volunteers of Tucson · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Community services
- $1,000
Manna Food Bank · Mills River, NC · 2024
Community services
- $1,000
Metropolitan Opera Guild · New York, NY · 2024
Arts enrichment
- $1,000
Mountain True · Asheville, NC · 2024
Environmental protection
- $1,000
National Parks Conservation Assoc · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
- $1,000
National Resource Defense Council · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
- $1,000
Nature Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
- $1,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Sierra Senior Services · Truckee, CA · 2024
Community services
- $1,000
Sioux Nation Relief Fund · Rapid City, SD · 2024
Community services
- $1,000
Tahoe Rim Trail Assn · Stateline, NV · 2024
Environmental protection
- $1,000
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Humanitarian services
- $1,000
Treehouse · Seattle, WA · 2024
Community services
- $1,000
Ua Foundation-Allen Family Lib Fund · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Community services
- $1,000
Ua Foundation-Library Endowment · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Community services
- $1,000
USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2024
Humanitarian services
- $1,000
Vishal Himalaya Foundation · Mercer Island, WA · 2024
Humanitarian services
- $1,000
Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
- $1,000
Yosemite Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
- $927
Arts for the Schools · Truckee, CA · 2022
Children's programs
- $927
Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Humanitarian services
- $927
Catching the Dream · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Arts education
- $927
Compass Housing Alliance · Seattle, WA · 2022
General support
- $927
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Humanitarian services
- $927
Irish Terrier Rescue Net · Laurel, MD · 2022
Animal protection
- $927
Literacy Volunteers of Tucson · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Community services
- $927
Metropolitan Opera Guild · New York, NY · 2022
Arts enrichment
- $927
National Resource Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
Environmental procetion
- $927
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Environmental protection
- $927
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $927
Red Badge Project · Seattle, WA · 2022
Community services
- $927
Sierra Club · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Environmental protection
- $927
Sierra Senior Services · Truckee, CA · 2022
Community services
- $927
Sioux Nation Relief Fund · Rapid City, SD · 2022
Community services
- $927
Tahoe Rim Trail Assn · Stateline, NV · 2022
Environmental protection
- $927
Treehouse · Seattle, WA · 2022
Community services
- $927
Ua Foundation-Allen Family Lib Fund · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Community services
- $927
Ua Foundation-Library Endowment · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Community services
- $927
USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2022
Humanitarian services
- $927
Vishal Himalaya Foundation · Mercer Island, WA · 2022
Humanitarian services
- $927
Wilderness Society · Seattle, WA · 2022
Environmental protection
- $927
Yosemite Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Environmental protection
- $890
A Way Home Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Community services
- $890
Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Humanitarian services
- $890
Catching the Dream · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Arts education
- $890
Compass Housing Alliance · Seattle, WA · 2023
General support
- $890
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Humanitarian services
- $890
Fox Cultural Hall · Kings Beach, CA · 2023
Children's programs
- $890
Literacy Volunteers of Tucson · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Community services
- $890
Metropolitan Opera Guild · New York, NY · 2023
Arts enrichment
- $890
National Parks Conservation Assoc · Washington, DC · 2023
Environmental protection
- $890
National Resource Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
Environmental procetion
- $890
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Environmental protection
- $890
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $890
Red Badge Project · Seattle, WA · 2023
Community services
- $890
Sierra Club · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Environmental protection
- $890
Sierra Senior Services · Truckee, CA · 2023
Community services
- $890
Sioux Nation Relief Fund · Rapid City, SD · 2023
Community services
- $890
Tahoe Rim Trail Assn · Stateline, NV · 2023
Environmental protection
- $890
Treehouse · Seattle, WA · 2023
Community services
- $890
Ua Foundation-Allen Family Lib Fund · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Community services
- $890
Ua Foundation-Library Endowment · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Community services
- $890
USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2023
Humanitarian services
- $890
Vishal Himalaya Foundation · Mercer Island, WA · 2023
Humanitarian services
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Similar grant size
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