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 20222024. 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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Top recipients

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  • 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

$79,250
2022
$73,894
2023
$85,150
2024

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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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.